THE ELECTRONIC KNIGHTS ACTIVITY TIMELINE ===================================================================================== By Bifat, last update: 13.10.2022 Several releases under The Electronic Knights (TEK) appeared in 1986. TEK went "official" between late 1986 and early 1987, merging in other former labels such as Knights of the Roundtable, International Bytebuster Manufactory (IBM) and ACS. White Wizard, Mac, Banana, BAT, Mr. L, Degauss, Elvis, Ramsau, Iraner, Bifat and others were all from the same small town where the group emerged. From the same town were members of Exhaust Port (Atari ST). 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 C64: (1) (3) ------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- White Wizard (code) ??########??? Mac (swap,gfx) ??#############??????????? Banana (music,code,gfx) ??############???????? BAT (code,gfx) ???######??? Plus4/C16: (5) (B) (D) (E) ------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Mr. L (code) ??#################???? Degauss (code,music) ????################???? ??????????#############################################===============???????????????? Elvis (music) ????##############???? Amiga: (2) (4) (6) (8) (F) (G) (H) ------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Ramsau (sysop,code) ??=====================?? Banana (music,gfx) ??######========###################===== ===##= Mac (swap,org) ??==########################=======?????????? Iraner (code) ==############=== Bifat (code,music,gfx) ==###################==============#####======= =====################################### Prince/Seal (gfx) ??#########?? Plasma (gfx) ???#####???? Fuszy (code) ??#########?? Degauss (code,music) ???????????????????? Plex (code,sysop) ???==#############======== Cybin (music,gfx) ??===############==============?????? Blue (gfx,code) ==============##===== ==== Ok3anos (music,code) ##################### Ozan (gfx) ################ Slash (music,swap) ######### 4pLaY (support,testing) ######## Archimedes: (7) ------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Plex (code) ??===######===?? Playstation 2 (as Neoscientists): (A) (C) ------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Blue (code,gfx) ====############################## Bifat (code) ====################### Other platforms, Streaming music, etc.: (9) ------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+--------- Plex (code) ==================================?????????? Degauss (music,code) ===========================###########==== Banana (music) =====#######================== Some notable events and releases: (1) IBM Music VIII (1986) (2) mod.echoing (3) Tuff'e'Nuff demo (4) Banana designs the TEK emblem (much later dubbed 'Hologon') (5) Brainwash Megademo (6) Rampage (7) Intro at Yelling Jam party (8) Electrons at Work (9) Staatsfreund Nummer 1 (A) Megadentro (B) Notizen aus der Provinz (C) d136b (D) States United (E) Rocket Science (F) Dandelion (G) Hologon (H) Transhuman/Pachinkoland Notes: According to my research, TEK is one of the world's oldest demogroups still active. TEK was a central group in the emergence of what was later called demoscene, i.e. distinct from the cracking scene.