[255D[0mI 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 
[A[79C 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 [31mRED[37m other then that....here it is...

[39C-Jashik
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[A[79C[1m                 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.


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        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 <yawn> :) .  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. :)  <think think> :) .  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!"

        <Editors note: It took them 2 months to find a name... :) >
[8C[0;31mjashik's note: it took us more then 2..:)

[1;37m "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."

        [0;31m<this line has been deleted as it held erroneous information>

[C<this line has been deleted as it held erroneous information...............
 ........................................>[1;37m, we aquired Baron and Necronoumon.
  Our second Aussie member, M[0;31mae[1;37mvewolfe, joined up. Kei, an ANSi artist, also   
[A[79C[0m [1m  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."

        <Editors note: ascii? ASCII? argh... ascii...>

 "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,"

        <Editors note: Yeah, a game, i'm sure :-) >

 "and Jashik and Crusader are putting an e-mag toghether, look for that!"

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        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 <etc..> out
  of the water, so look for that."

        <Editors note: Not to much of a talker this guy.. :-) >

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        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:

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        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 <umm.. think of
  word> a weak political structure, it's longevity is questionable.  But on 
  a lighter note...
  Hopefully i'll gain a modest reputation"

        <Editors note: Modest??? MODEST?? You have never met Baron...> :)

 "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 >-)."

        <Editors note: We should be wary as Jashik is in Korea now.> :)

 "I have no real ambition in iCON, except for wider distrobution of my music,
  and gain fame for myself."

        <Editors note: He really said this, too bad too, as he seemed liked a
         nice guy.  Oh well, we can't all be devoted...>
 
 "I have no last words."

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        And now, just cause i was bored, i interviewed MYSELF! :)

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        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 : [0;31m member[1;37m of Music Division (Musician)
        Group Contributions : Music, and this text.

        What I wanna say:

 "I joined iCON about a month and a bit ago, [0;31m<this line has been removed. blah
[1;37m  [0;31mblah blah.....>[1;37m  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!"

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        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

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        Copyright (c) 1995 iCON 
        iCON and all applicable names are Copyright (c) 1995 iCON
        WaR is Copyright (c) 1995 WaR magazine.

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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.
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