This document...
This document contains information on contacts 'on-the-scene'
so to speak. Including people you can write to, or sometimes
email for services and clubs. Plus of course all those demo
groups. It's quite big, so to speed it up there's some internal
links below. There is also a seperate list of clubs,
usergroups, and magazines.
I'd like to make this database as conclusive as possible - so if
all those old/current demo coders out there, or just anyone who's
been interested in the Spectrum PD scene would like to be included
or put an email address in or other details... Please do get in touch
at jmg7@ukc.ac.uk.
Please bear in mind that the programming
groups are not PD libraries and won't usually just send you
stuff for nothing - it's a good idea to have new programs to
swap with them.
Only the coders and PD Libraries known to me can be listed
here. So if you know of another, or indeed are another libary
or Speccy group, I would very much like to hear from you. If
you think there is some missing information you can supply, do
not hesitate to contact me also!
KEY TO SYMBOLS
I have tried to include for each group:
Name
Type - an individual or a group
Country
Members (if a group)
List of programs produced
If I have been bothered, there may well be a seperate page linked
in to the list containing more info and graphics.
The country is specified by a [xx] where xx is one of the
following. If none specified then they're English, and if unknown
it'll be a [??].
- AU=Austria
- CZ=Czech Republic
- DE=Denmark
- EN=England/United Kingdom
- FR=France
- GE=Germany
- GR=Greece
- HN=Hungary
- IT=Italy
- LA=Latvia
- NE=Netherlands
- NW=Norway
- PO=Poland
- SC=Scotland
- SK=Slovakia
- ??=Unknown as yet (do you know it?)
If the country is next to a group name, all the group come
from that country (AFAIK) unless there is a specific [??] mark
next to a person's name/pseudonymm, in which case only that
person is from the specified country.
Three dots (...) represent missing info, badly needed (!).
PD Libraries are where the bigger collections of PD hang-out,
and you can 'order' a collection or specific ones from these
places. They are allowed to charge for postage and other running
costs, but not to sell the actual PD itself for profit.
- Alchemist PD and catalogue information: Andy Davis,
62 Tithe Barn lane, Woodhouse, Sheffield. S13 7LN
- Fountain PD: 11 Camel Road,
Silvertown, London. E16 2DE. Lots of demos, the catalogue
is on-line in their section.
- Impact PD: Paul Howard, 36 Bridges Road, Wokingham, Berkshire. RG40 1PJ
- MDL: Minds Demo Library - specialising in Audio/Visual programs ie
demos. Write to the United Minds.
- MGPD: 1 Pelham St., Sutton in Ashfield, Notts. NG17 2EF
- Prism PD: Martyn
Sherwood, 13 Rodney Close, Bilton, Rugby. CV22 7HJ
- Sinclair Freak'eren: [DE] See the usergroups
section.
- WoMo: [GE] Ernastraße 33, D-51069, Köln. Germany
- ... MORE!
Among the deceased that used to be here include Propac PD,
RAS PD, Rasputin PD, Rave PD(I think),
Total PD. So don't try writing to any address you may
have for one of those - they've given it up.
What follows is a list of quite a few coding teams and
people who either have been, or still are, writing things for
the Spectrum.
- The format of the listing is as follows:
- The name is first, as a link if there is anything more
about them.
- The programs produced by them are stored sperately via
links, or below the name after 'Programs' if there is no
other information in a seperate file. m..n represent
succesive demos with the same name ie CIR 1..4 means
there are demos: CIR 1, CIR 2, CIR 3, CIR 4.
NOTE: It's supposed to be in alphabetical order, but it's
my order not a program's. So there may be a few out of place.
Words like "The" are placed at the end, and spaces are
ignored, so "The Mad Guys" would be indexed as
"Mad Guys The".
There is also an index to all the groups with more detailed information.
-
Black Knight Software (BKS)
-
BusySoft [SK]
Programs: Blava demo, ...
-
Cadmium
Probably don't exist now. Don't know anything else
about them.
- Hacker Chris
(email: chris@phantom.riviera.pl) [PO]
Was also a member of Pentagram, but did quite a bit before this
so has been included seperately.
Has a demo ftp site: phantom.riviera.pw.edu.pl in directory /pub/speccy.
Not sure if it's still accessible...
- Mirage 1..5
- Big Shit 1..8
- Great Shit
- Dream Warrior
- Kix
- Sky
- Unreal
-
CIR Team [GE]
Programs: CIR 1..4, ...?
-
Convention [EN]
- Icabod (email rjc94@ecs.soton.ac.uk)
(Rob Cooper, 60 Glebelands, Merriott, Somerset. TA16 5RE)
- Death (Gavin Harrison, Trelawne, Pakenham, Bury
St. Edmunds. Suffolk. IP31 2LS) (used to be called
Twix, then Gangster)
-
Cool Guys Limited (CGL)
-
Spirit
Programs: Lots of cracked games, some useful +D EXECUTE type files,
and +D utilities. Also gave several ideas for demos.
-
Datasoft (email
jmg7@ukc.ac.uk)
-
Doc.R
-
Dynamite Dynastie [GE]
-
Jordan (email: borowinw@ee.pw.edu.pl) [PO]
In a group, but if you can read this I haven't remembered which one before I uploaded
the pages...
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Ethanol Soft Incorporated
(ESI) [PO]
-
Exodus [PL]:
-
Extacy-3 (Bogie's email al5701@bristol.ac.uk)
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Fleshbrain [??]
-
Fuxoft (email: fuxoft@mbox.vol.cz
[CZ]
Programs: Bits of 'Song In Lines' demos
-
Illusion [PL]
-
The
Interceptors [??]
-
Jaxxon Hollis [??]
Programs: Mr. Vain, also helped in others, can anyone
supply more details?
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K3L [CZ]
Not a lot known - a fairly new group
-
Kassoft [PO]
Programs: Kassoft 1..6, ...?
-
The Knuckle Girls
Note: The only all-girl coding team there is!
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The Lords [NE]
(an email address exists!)
-
The Mad Guys
-
Megavision [GR]
Well, I think its a group...
-
Mikropol [PO] (Tomasz Puwalski, Moczynskiegol/14, 85-016 Bydgoszcz,
Poland)
Programs: Signal 1..3, Screen$ compressor, CODE compressor, ...?
-
MQM Team [CZ]
Not entirely sure about the country
-
Nick Snake (email immortal@compulink.gr)
Real nameo: Nickitas Koziaris
Programs: Not many written, but lots of games hacked, onto +D. Still
has an interest - using the emulators.
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Noro Hard/Soft [SK]
Programs: LCD demo, ...?
-
Omega [CZ]
Programs: Omega 1, Ugly, part of Unused, ...?
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Pentagram [PO]
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Phantasy [LA]
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Phantom [FR]
-
The President [NW]
Used to be known as Alfasoft
Programs: TNT 1..4, Got To Get, Buffalo, Jukebox, Straight, Heart,
loverights, Woodpecker From Space, Baby, IQ_Test, Popcorn
-
Roberto [IT]
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Sgt. Pepper [??]
Programs: Sgt. Pepper demos 1..11, ...
-
Spectec [AU]
Programs: Spectec 1..7, ...?
-
Substance []
Probably don't exist anymore
Programs: The Real Deal, Ceremony, ...?
-
Saposoft [??]
Programs: Sapo 1..4, ...?
-
SSC [??]
Programs: Bateria, ...
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Technium 220
(email addresses exist for both!)
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TFF Team [HN]
-
Theo Develegas (email:
icarus@acropolis.gr) [GR]
Programs: Music demos 1..10 (for SU mag), VGA 128, Piggy Punks,
EEC 1993, Dinosaurs, Black/White 1, Black/White 2, ...???
The link is to his own brand new site.
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Tigers Claw [IT]
Programs: Advanced Patience (card game)
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Total Eclipse
-
Unbelievables [GE]
-
United
Minds:
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Wonder [FR]
Programs: First Wonder, ...?
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Zack
(email djm8@ukc.ac.uk)
[UK]
Programs: Magican, Quark, Chef's Mate, ST-Ripper, Crystal, Megatron,
I'm No God, ...
Although 'officially' a member of Extacy 3, he's currently in
Germany as part of his degree.