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Computer Freaks Association (CFA) |
- Quality - from the Heart of Europe
AKA:
The CFA
Founded by :
Dan in 1987
Dissolved in :
31 January 1991
Group Types :
Demo Group, Cracker Group, Magazine Staff, Import Group, Swapping Group
Base Country :
Switzerland
Website :
http://www.commodore.64.ms
Trivia :
The CFA was founded in 1987 in Basel, Switzerland, when 3-letter names were still in fashion. CFA stood for Computer Freaks Association. In the first months the CFA was a group of C64 fans and gaming tournaments were held in regular intervals. They organised a gaming room at a local School-Party of the RG in Basel.
The CFA started with pure Demo-Making and Software-Swapping. The first international contact was the Norwegian group The Sinister Realm 2013 Stavanger. One of the early meeting places was the Dial-Club, a local Computer-Center in Basel.
AT this time a regular Exchange-Ring of Software between the members was built up.
The first Copy-Party visited by CFA members was Crazy & ZSS Party 1988 in Pratteln/Switzerland. In 1989 Members of the group was busted by police on a German Copy-Party, but thanks to slow Swiss legislation, no CFA member had any troubles at all after returning to Switzerland.
The CFA took part in Demo-Contests of other Swiss copy parties: Crazy & RCS Party 1989, Crazy + Stardom Copy-Party 1989 and Fresh Party 1990.
In the early days, our strategy was: focus on Switzerland. This changed with the first member expansion outside of Basel:
German members: Snief and The Cure.
Liechtenstein members: Sandman.
War against another Swiss group Fresh, which led to a funny anti demo Fresh on Top. The war was officially ended at the Swiss Pirates Reunion 2002. (nowadays there are many friendship boundaries between the former 2 opponents).
The CFA has in the meantime started importing and cracking games: access to the major US BBS, latest wares and cards agogo.
1990-1991 Cooperation with Italian Cracking Service from Italy.
11/1989-07/1993 reknown Disk Mag Immortal Flash an e-zine that become quite popular in the scene (later released by Atlantis).
In 02/1991 the CFA died and the remaining members built up Atlantis. More info in Joker Note.
All Members :
| Avalanche (ex) | ( -> 31/1-1991) | .... | Coder, Graphician, Swapper |
| Dan (ex) | ( -> 1-1991) | .... | Coder, Cracker, Graphician, Modem Trader, Organizer, Swapper |
| Dr. Science (ex) | ( -> 1-1991) | .... | Coder, Cracker, Diskmag Editor, Graphician, Logo Graphician, Swapper |
| ECF (ex) | | .... | Graphician, Swapper |
| ICS (ex) | | .... | Coder, Graphician, Swapper |
| Nightshadow (ex) | | .... | (unknown function) |
| Pat Boon (ex) | ( -> 1-1991) | .... | Co-Sysop, Graphician, Importer, Modem Trader, Musician, Swapper |
| Phase (ex) | | .... | Cracker |
| Racer (ex) | ( -> 31/1-1991) | .... | Modem Trader, Swapper |
| Raxid (ex) | | .... | Swapper |
| Sandman (ex) | | .... | Swapper |
| Snief (ex) | | .... | Coder, Cracker, Swapper |
| Softvirus (ex) | | .... | Coder, Modem Trader, Swapper |
| Steve (ex) | ( -> 1-1991) | .... | Coder, Cracker, Diskmag Editor |
| Tec (ex) | (3-1990 -> 6-1990) | .... | Coder, Importer, Modem Trader, Swapper |
| Tewin (ex) | | .... | Graphician |
| The Cure (ex) | | .... | Graphician, Swapper |
| Touchstone (ex) | ( -> 1-1991) | .... | Diskmag Editor, Graphician, Swapper |
| Tubbs (ex) | | .... | Coder, Graphician, Logo Graphician, Swapper |
| WHKBF (ex) | | .... | Swapper |
| Zorlac (ex) | (4-1990 -> 1-1991) | .... | Co-Sysop, Coder, Cracker, Diskmag Editor, Modem Trader, Swapper |
BBS's :
Releases : (147)
Organizer of :
User Comment
Submitted by Dr.Science on 11 December 2011
User Comment
Submitted by Freestyle on 24 November 2008
| Yes Pat, "one" of the coolest, right after Fresh, Future Concepts, MDA, SCA, Boonfire, Stardom and Crazy. :-) |
User Comment
Submitted by Pat Boon on 10 July 2003
| One of the coolest Swiss C64 groups ever... |
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