I got this file from Frosty a while back but because of everything happening i couldn't read it for like 2 to 3 weeks (or so it seemed), otherwise i would have told him we already have "profile" stuff and that he really should "ok" this type of stuff beforehand but as the deal was done, and because of all the time and typing everyone did (some of these guys type really slow:P, I figured  why not.. as NO one spell checked this thing (and as I don't really care, sure it's gonna be released...but NOT without MODIFICATIONS, all places i modify i will type in RED other then that....here it is... -Jashik   컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Icon 101 -- Professor FrostByte PH.D :) Hi all. Wassup? FrostByte here, kickin this out to ya. This is just the first in (hopefully) a per-pak installment of this txt file. In this file you will find small (except for GRiM) "interviews" with some of the iCON members, thier comments on iCON and anything else they wanted to say. So here it is, have fun. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alias : GRiM (aka Phreak) Age : 18 Experiance doing ansi : 2.5 years Experiance doing nothing : 15.5 years :-) Group Status : Senior Staff / Co-Founding Member Group Contributions : ANSi GRiM's version of the history of iCON : "It all started at a user bash in late August of '94. I was approached by Cadderly who introduced me to Chan (now Jashik). He asked me to join an ANSi group called LaMERz. I said sure and heard absolutly nothing about it for about month afterward. I was on House o Boom (now Sanction) and i got pulled into chat and was told that the original LaMERz had since disbanded, and he (Jashik) wanted to start a new group. Unfortunatly we didn't have a name :) . Among the ones tossed around were ViRUS and SiNANJU. We picked SiNANJU and me, Jashik, and Satanic Slayer doing ANSi art with Flea and Crusader coding. Satanic Slayer was dropped for using Kevfonts and Flea left of his on accord. We picked up GArPH and before he could contribute we released the first pak. It had absolutly NO impact. :) :) . A guy named Snoop Dog applied with some pretty nice animation, and i figured he had some talent. Jashik disagreed entirely. We let him in anyway. Then we picked up Rocketman. THEN (to make things complicated on the rest of us) Snoop Dog changed his alias to PRiSM. Released the second pak and got noticed (locally). I, for misc. unknown cosmic reasons, took over pak management ONCE (note emphasis), this was the infamous Christmas Pak. In this pseudo-pak, there were a whopping 4 ansi's 2 .PCX's by our newest member, Strahd! No response was aquired from this pak, thank god. :) We took 2 months off and searched for a new name. Among the ones that were turned down; Blunt, HiV, iON. iON eventually evolved into iCON!" jashik's note: it took us more then 2..:)  "By Febuary we had gained dropped GArPH due to inactivity, picked up the 6'9" giant Koobs :), and fully realized the wonders of VGA. Sadly, our first LD member, Netslider (an Aussie) got dropped for not contributing. This was our first Long Distance spanning pak! This was also the arrival of our first LD Distros. Applications trickled in, we started our new music division."  , we aquired Baron and Necronoumon. Our second Aussie member, Maevewolfe, joined up. Kei, an ANSi artist, also   joined us. Most of these new app's were due to Prism being our Public Relations guy. Without Prism we would still be all local. We rejected alot of new applications, as they weren't that good. At present time we have an ASCII artist in the application stage, GG of DPS." "Jashik is taking his sweet time putting the pak toghether, as we are already 2 weeks behind _HIS_ pre-set due date. In the future i'd like to build up a larger LD user list, and maybe put out a DEMO sometime soon. But who knows. Strahd wants to toss toghether a game," "and Jashik and Crusader are putting an e-mag toghether, look for that!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alias : Crusader Age : 18 Experiance Coding : 2 years Group Status : Senior Member / Senior Coder Group Contributions : Coding Crusader's comments: "I offered to do a viewer for the first SiNANJU pak, and he said ok. A few days later i up'ed it to him, and he that is where it all started. In the next pak i did the application generator, and kept adding to it ever since. The reason i do this is just for something to do, yet another project to put on the backburner :). I wanna make some cool games that are differant from the mainstream, cause i'm sick of Doom clones. Jashik wants me to make the viewer for an e-mag, but i dunno what is going on with that. I'm making a new door game that is going to blow LORD and Usurper out of the water, so look for that." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok, so those were the Senior Staff members, too bad i couldn't get a hold of Jashik, oh well, i will get him later. :-) In the interest of the REST of iCON :) i have tried to include some other members that i could get a hold of (geez, we are all so private) :). So here we go: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alias : Baron Age : 18 Experiance writing computer music : 1.5 years Experiance doing other music : 4 years Group Status : Musician Group Contributions : Music Baron's comments: "I just joined iCON very recently, to gain wider distrobution for my music. I'll probably be in iCON for about a year or so, or until they kick me out, whichever comes first :). iCON has fairly talented members, and thus they have potential to expand, however, i fear that due to a a weak political structure, it's longevity is questionable. But on a lighter note... Hopefully i'll gain a modest reputation" :) "and perhaps move onto composing music for demos and such, maybe some games as well. I'd like to usurp iCON's leadership from Jashik, and place myself on the throne of dictatorship >-)." :) "I have no real ambition in iCON, except for wider distrobution of my music, and gain fame for myself." "I have no last words." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- And now, just cause i was bored, i interviewed MYSELF! :) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alias : FrostByte Age : 15.5 (i am the youngest member!) :) Experiance writing computer music : Almost 2 months now. :) Experiance doing other music : 6.5 years Group Status :  member of Music Division (Musician) Group Contributions : Music, and this text. What I wanna say: "I joined iCON about a month and a bit ago,  I have not been writing computerized music for very long, but i have been in other kinds of music for nearly have of my life. I played the violin for around 4 years, and played guitar for the rest. i am also into writing music for the "bands" my freinds are in, so i guess that is where i get the experiance. Anyways, I joined iCON to try and add some flava to the group, as they didn't have an musicians with them at the time. I didn't join to make money or anything, just to have fun and maybe get some recognition. The guys (and one chick) at iCON are pretty good at what they do, and i have alot of respect for them. I hope that i can help the group out with my music. In the future, i'd like to see iCON release a real demo, and i hope to help along with Crusader and his game. I guess that is really all to say, but thanks for reading this text, and have a great day!" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- iCONMMBER.TXT was written tottaly by FrostByte, and although i don't mind people reading it and talking about it, i don't want it distributed without my consent, and editing of this file (and then distributing it) is strictly prohibited. FrostByte iCON & WaR ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1995 iCON iCON and all applicable names are Copyright (c) 1995 iCON WaR is Copyright (c) 1995 WaR magazine. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � endnote: this file HAS BEEN modified by yours truly; "why" you ask? "because" I say[eof] all "copyrights" and crap go to Frosty, any contribution by me has been "nil" all modifications of this text file has been done by me... Jashik some guy somewhere doing..something. . SAUCE00icon member interviewz Frostbyte iCON 19941221&)P�