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a computer crew with a higher destination

multimedia, processor speed and useless features as a means without an end,
profits from updates for buggy software,
we don't play that game of greed and delusion.
the insane profits in current computer industry misguide civilisation and lead to technological devolution.
The Electronic Knights are devoted to technology, not to profit.

Systems we pioneered...

  • Acorn
  • Amiga
  • C16
  • C64
  • Linux
  • Macintosh
  • Playstation
  • Roland JW-50
  • Windows 95/NT

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.

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

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