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                        "Introduction to DnA"         
                        Written by All DnA Members    
                        Volume #1, Issue #1, May 1993 
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Introduction To The Introduction
 Written by Pazuzu, 04-27-1993
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Well, people, WELCOME to DnA Volume 1, Issue 1 - our FIRST issue!

This "Intro to DnA" was basically my idea. I thought I'd have everyone in the 
group write a little something about themselves, just to let you all know 
what's up with us. This is our first issue, and we're very interested in 
hearing what everyone thinks, so if you read this, please call up one of our 
Member Systems (they're listed in a separate article), and let us know!



ABOUT THE READER PROGRAM: 

Yeah, I know, I know, the reader isn't a |<-wR/-\|> hi-color, soundblaster 
supported, elite-0 reader. However, we don't care. We believe a magazine is 
about articles, not about flashy readers. It's fine if you want to spend all 
your time on a reader, and almost none on the articles, but that's not what 
we're into. We want to provide quality articles, and that takes time. Also, I 
run a BBS, which is the 714 hub for two worldwide networks, as well as an 
Internet/UUCP/Usenet site, PLUS I program professionally 8 hours a day. So, 
if the reader isn't all you hoped, just remember: Our articles ARE the best 
quality available, because we concentrate on the ARTICLES, not the READER.


On with the intro.


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* Pazuzu: The Daemonlord, SysOp of Minas Morgul/Daemonsgate *
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I consider myself one of the Old Gods of the Underground. I do this partially 
out of arrogance (20%), and partially because it's justified (80%). I started 
the computing addiction 12 years ago (I was 10), when my grandmother gave me 
a Commodore 64 for Christmas. I immediately took to it, and started writing 
games in BASIC. Soon after this, I realized BASIC was a bit slow (yeah, 
right, toooooo slooooowww), so I grabbed a book on 6502 Assembly and was on 
my way. Back in the Commodore days, everyone pirated everything, and no one 
ever considered it "elite", the wares were just there for the taking. No big 
deal. Well, some years later (hell, I don't remember EXACTLY how many), I got 
an Amiga 500, and a *modem*... You, of course, know what THAT led to. I had 
fun with Amiga, which forced me to learn C, which I also learned from a book. 
When I turned 18, I moved out, and got my first IBM Cl0ne. By the time like 
July (I think) 1989 rolled around, my BBS first went on-line as Motel 666. 
This BBS eventually became rather popular in the phreak/hack world. I and The 
Drop Site were definitely the two most active p/h BBS's in Southern 
California, and possibly the country. Around June 1990, I got involved with 
Project Revolution (a long-since-dead BBS software), and started the STILL 
CONTINUING chain Revolution-Revelation-Shroom/Carnage-Melange/Uncanny. My BBS 
has been up and down (and up and down and up and down) since then, due in 
large part to moving, legal problems, and financial problems. But, the 
machine I have now is legit, and Minas Morgul/Daemonsgate is here to stay.

Underground-wise, my specialty is scams. On my first carding run, my take was 
two TI TravelMate 2000 notebooks with 2 megs RAM each, and the 2400 
modem/9600 fax option for each. Back then, each one was $3500 a piece. That's 
7k. Not bad for first run... I also dabble in phreaking (mostly just 
code-jockeying), and anarchy as well, since I live in Little Tijuana. I am 
also a UNIX freak. 


I'd like to say "HI!" to the following: The Thief, The Boozer, N Sult/D ToX, 
Oolon Colluphid/Caramon Majere, Lady in Black, Midnight Sorrow, Claudia de 
Lioncourt/Sweet Thang, and Xiguli.

"FUCK YOU!!!'s" go out to: Griffag and Elrond Halfelven


p.s. - Data: I'm glad you're dead, Tay, you putz.