Quartex (old)

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Quartex [old] (QTX, 1988-)

FRA> Alex (ex Agile, new late91), Hoan (crack, 12/90), Kid (ex Agile, new
     late91), Patriot (ex Agile, new late91), Shocker (ex Agile, new
     late91).
GER> Red Rock (sell sysop 'RED ROCKS', 09/90-early92), Rob (Robin
     Wunderlich, crack, 89), Selim (trade, 12/90), Skyline (sysop 'LITTLE
     AMERIKA', 01/91).
ENG> Acid (91), ADS (later Paradox new, 91), Batman (91), Beast (sysop
     'ARCADIA', ex Dual Crew, 91-04/93), Executioner (sysop 'TREASURE
     ISLAND'), Jester (91), Speedy Dennis (later Quartex new, 01/90).
SWE> Mogwai (sysop 'STREETS OF FIRE'), Virus (music, ex Legend).
FIN> Raze (nor? sysop).
NOR> Lame Brain (swap).
ITA> Shark (sysop, 91), Tom-Cat (trade sysop, 91).
DEN> Babykiller, Mad Max (sysop 'DANISH DELIGHT').
KUW> Desert Rat (sysop 'FREE KUWAIT').
AUS> Ginnie (sysop 'THE BREWERY', later in Quartex new, 08/92).
CAN> Devious Doze (trade, ex sysop 'AKIRA PROJECT', previously Nemesis
     07/92, 92).
USA> Bigfoot (Pete, sysop 'BIGFOOT'S BBS', 91), Fletch (sysop 'HMS BOUNTY').
???> Ace, Anon, Bill and Ted (sysops 'CRIME ZONE', ex Offence old),
     BlackBurst (91), Flex (91), Magnetic (91), No Limit (sysop 'TEMPLE OF
     DREAMS'), Predator (91), Spreadline, Trackmaster (91), XTC (91).

Boards; CANDYLAND (usa, 09/90), DARK SIDE OF THE MOON (usa), GREYHAVEN
     (usa), REVELATION (usa), SLEEPY HOLLOW BBS (usa), NO NAME BBS (ger),
     EUROPOLIS (fra), BLACK HOLE (ita), INFINITE DREAMS (ita), PIRATE'S
     HEAVEN (ita, old name DARK DATA SECURITY, 09/90), PARADISE CITY (+34),
     INIVISBLE SUN (hol, 09/90).

Quartex was born in the summer of 1988, and was an amazingly arrogant
cracking group in the early days... :) For some demos often listed as QTX
releases (i.e. "Substance"...), see the entry for their previous subgroup
Alliance Design, who later left to be on their own. German cracker Rob was
also previously a profiled cracker on the c64, where he was one half of
Dynamic Duo.
  1991 - Skywalker joined Skid Row around the mid of the year. Late this
year, Furax joined Paradise and opened 'FANTASIA', Spirit (Oliver) left the
scene and Black Ninja (sysop of 'PARADISE') joined Skid Row. The French
section split up late 91, after experiencing some problems with the APP
(french software police). Tagada and Clash (91) were both busted by the
French police, and Olivier closed his board 'OLIVIER'S PLACE' late91.
  1993 - While it was claimed in a news item in Spaceballs' "R.A.W. #5"
[05/93] that Virus joined Legend, the truth is that he joined FROM Legend!
In late 1993, the swedes in Agile (Elric, Conqueror etc) merged into
Quartex. This was also around the same time the English sysops Undertaker
and Sabbath ('GRAVEYARD') joined from Fusion (both had also previously been
in Agile). American sysop Waremonger (Steve George, 'YOUR LINK TO
PERFECTION' WHQ, new 03/89-) finally closed his legendary board this year.

English sysops Undertaker and Sabbath ('GRAVEYARD', both ex Fusion) both
  left. The Undertaker went to the pc scene, while Sabbath discontinued his
  scene life. Some confusion exists in that some people think that the two
  joined Alpha Flight - but that is a different Sabbath.
Gizam (eng? ex Crystal), Slayer, Megadrive (eng sysop 'LIVING HELL') and
  Scrote (eng sysop 'THE KRYPT') left.
Dutch sysop BamBam ('DOWNTOWN', ex Classic) joined Agile.
UK members N.O.M.A.D (crack), Action Man (supply), Zelnik and Infiltrator
  (all ex Crystal, new 91) took important members like The Surge (crack, 91)
  and TIC (crack, both ex Paradox, 09/91) with them and formed Nemesis.
English sysop Image ('IMAGEWORKS', ex Eclipse) joined M.A.D, but was busted
  the following morning. The then retired from the scene for a while, before
  returning as The Undertaker/Agile - and was later back in Quartex.
Sysop Scout ('METROPOLIS', old handle Face The Facts, 91) joined Skid Row.
Danes Paleface and Seen left to form legendary demogroup Melon Dezign.

  Wat Een Gore Kop (1994, 28.12, 40k Intro).
  18th in The Party 4 40k intro competition.