{"id":3018,"date":"2019-06-21T14:18:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T14:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gotpapers.scene.org\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:03:30","slug":"swiss-cracking-association-archive-pt-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gotpapers.scene.org\/?p=3018","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Cracking Association Archive, Pt. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we go with the next instalment of the Swiss Cracking Association<\/strong> archive. This time, we bring you the letters received and preserved by Saturnus the Invincible (STI)<\/strong>, the older of the SCA brothers, who was one of the very early crackers<\/abbr> and coders on the Amiga<\/abbr>, programmed the first Amiga virus, and went on to become a game programmer. This batch of letters, encompassing over 120 pages, is a treasure trove for various reasons. Firstly, they document the Amiga scene<\/abbr> when the platform was still brand-new, and enthusiasts had to find out step by step how to work with it. Secondly, the years covered here, 1987-1988, were the ones where SCA gained fame and notoriety with their accidentally-spread virus, and here you can see all sorts of reactions that arrived at SCA’s Zurich post box: from an 11-year-old Norwegian boy who wants to get rid of the virus that infected his game collection, to Commodore User<\/em> journalist Mike Pattenden trying to get in touch with the virus makers. And finally, the letters from 1988-1989 attest to the process of professionalisation that STI underwent, when he began coding games and tools for the Amiga, and received questions for support from “normal” Amiga users as well as correspondence from computer magazines and companies. All this and more you can read in the gallery below, but first, here’s the list of the new additions with metadata links, featuring letters from:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Adam\/The Ice Breakers Int. (Canada) [27\/09\/1988<\/a> | 21\/01\/1989<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Amadeus\/The Movers (Germany) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Amiga Software Freak (Germany) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Anubis\/CFR (Belgium) [20\/04\/1987<\/a>]\u00a0 \u2192 later: Hobbit\/Fairlight [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Arslan\/ACS (Germany) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 BFBS (Germany) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Brigitte Palenschat (Data Becker, Germany) [11\/07\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 CAB\/Danish Gold (Denmark) [24\/03\/1987<\/a> | 14\/06\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Chuck\/UII (USA) [18\/11\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Crackhawk\/Trianon (Germany) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Cygnus X-1 (USA) [15\/04\/1988<\/a> | 23\/05\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Dirk\/D.S.Compware (Germany) [03\/12\/1986<\/a> | 04\/01\/1987<\/a> | 29\/01\/1987<\/a> | 09\/02\/1987<\/a> | 18\/02\/1987<\/a> | 20\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Drago\/Dynamic-Duo (Germany) [12\/1986<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Excalibur\/Fairlight (Sweden) [03\/06\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Explorer (Germany) [1987<\/a> | 1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 FBS\/OGM (Germany) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Game Master\/ACA (USA) [31\/08\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Irata\/RSI (Germany) [1987<\/a> | 1987<\/a> | 03\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Jason W. (Australia) [23\/10\/1987<\/a> | 1988<\/a> | 1988<\/a> | 17\/07\/1988<\/a> | 10\/1988<\/a> | 23\/11\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Jayce (Denmark) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Jens G. (Sweden) [20\/07\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Jimmy S. (Sweden) [07\/11\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 John Inge O. (Norway) [02\/03\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Megaman\/Starlight Strikers (Denmark) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Mike Pattenden (Commodore User, UK) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Mirage 8001 (Germany) [31\/08\/1987<\/a> | 10\/09\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Mr. Henry\/CBI (Denmark) [03\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Munch\/The Quadrant (UK) [03\/09\/1987<\/a> | 03\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Oohoo-Troops (Switzerland) [03\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Pascal\/CBS (France) [1987<\/a> | 12\/02\/1987<\/a> | 12\/09\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Peter\/Berlin-Soft (Germany) [12\/02\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Pirasoft\/ACS (Australia) [30\/03\/1987<\/a> | 01\/05\/1987<\/a> | 13\/09\/1987<\/a> | 15\/10\/1987<\/a> | 05\/11\/1987<\/a> | 12\/1987<\/a> | 28\/01\/1988<\/a> | 02\/02\/1988<\/a> | 23\/03\/1988<\/a> | 22\/04\/1988<\/a> | 04\/1988<\/a> | 10\/06\/1988<\/a> | 02\/1989<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Rainer Bartel (Data Welt, Germany) [16\/06\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Random Access (Belgium) [1988<\/a> | 10\/02\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Rob\/HQC (Germany) [03\/09\/1987<\/a> | 16\/09\/1987<\/a> | 04\/10\/1987<\/a> | 08\/11\/1987<\/a> | 10\/02\/1988<\/a> | 04\/06\/1988<\/a> | 03\/08\/1988<\/a> | 10\/1988<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Shut Berlin\/ICE (Germany) [21\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Skylab\/NBB^The Movers (Germany) [02\/1987<\/a> | 03\/09\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 The Turtle & The Godfather\/TSD (Denmark) [07\/09\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 The Turtle\/TSD (Denmark)[24\/11\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 The Visiter\/ACA (USA) [18\/11\/1987<\/a> | 03\/12\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 The Visitors (Germany) [24\/11\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 someone from Wizax (Denmark) [1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Werewolf\/AAA (Finland) [04\/10\/1987<\/a>]
\n\u2022 Will\/Hotline (Netherlands) [20\/04\/1987<\/a>]<\/p>\n