TEK ABOUT US
TEK - equipment - memberlist - history



a computer crew with a higher destination





TEK pioneered these platforms

Acorn Archimedes Linux
Amiga Macintosh
C 16 Playstation
C 64 Windows95, NT



List of active members

handle activities platforms
Banana
  • design
  • music
  • sophisticated research
  • support
  • Windows 95
Beelzebub
  • programming
  • demo-coding
  • Windows 95
  • Amiga
  • C16
Captain Bifat
  • programming
  • Amiga
Cybin
  • music
  • programming
  • raytracing
  • Linux
Mac
  • sysop
  • organization
  • contacts
  • Amiga
New Mode
  • raytracing
  • programming
  • Amiga
Madman
  • sysop
  • programming
  • Amiga
  • Windows
Plex
  • programming
  • raytracing
  • java
  • Linux
  • Amiga
  • Archimedes
  • Windows NT
Skid
  • organization
  • support
  • Linux
Vocal
  • design/DTP
  • organization
  • commercial contacts
  • Macintosh
former, associated, freelancing members
Iraner
  • scientific research
  • programming
  • Windows 95



History 1987-97

1986
  • Banana and Mac found the International Bytebuster Manufactory (IBM) on the C64.
  • Banana releases several intros and his IBM music series.
1987
  • TEK is found by Banana, Mac and White Knight on the C64.
  • Banana releases Jammaster, the first sample-based music system on the C64.
1988
  • release of the Tuff'e'nuff demo with stunning music and ideas.
  • Banana releases Jammaster II with two digital audio channels plus synthetic sound.
1989
  • a preliminary Amiga division (TEKas) is found by Ramsau.
  • Banana creates the most popular Amiga mod ever: "echoing"
  • Ramsau gets into telecommunication
1990
  • Iraner and Captain Bifat join TEKas.
  • The main section of TEK is re-activated on the Amiga.
  • Beelzebub starts on the C16.
  • Ramsau's BBS goes online.
1991
  • Captain Bifat releases the "Taperecorder" intro.
  • Iraner releases the "This Side Up!" intro.
1992
  • release of the "Vomit Visions" demo.
  • release of "Gosh! I think I ate my baby sister!".
  • Mac starts a pack series called "Weird Science".
  • various BBS go online.
  • releases of "Nearer my god to thee" and two more intros.
1993
  • Crunchy and Fuszy join.
  • Crunchy releases a BBS intro for his BBS.
  • Mac starts the pack-series "Altered State" with a selector by Captain Bifat.
  • Crunchy founds an Acorn division.
  • Captain Bifat and Fuszy release minor intros.
  • Crunchy releases Acorn tools.
1994
  • release of "Rampage" - a major trackmo.
  • Captain Bifat releases a commercial game.
  • Crunchy releases an Acorn intro.
1995
  • Crunchy, Psi, and New-Mode enter the world of raytracing.
  • Captain Bifat does the portation of a commercial game from PC to Amiga.
1996
  • heavy raytracing, music, and video activities.
  • Captain Bifat's commercial game is released.
  • the VRBench idea is born.
  • Captain Bifat, Cybin (former Psi), New-Mode, and Plex (former Crunchy) found a subdivision called "neoscientists".
  • Vocal (active on Macintosh) joins.
  • Captain Bifat starts the render.library project.
  • Iraner creates "unnatural music", a fractal music generator for Windows 95.
1997
  • Beelzebub releases "Beat&Drum Machine" as a commercial product for Windows 95.
  • Cybin, Plex, and $kid found the unix division.
  • Captain Bifat releases render.library and starts the guigfx.library and MysticView projects.



Webnology updated on 24-Jun-97
created on 23-Jun-97
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