COMPUTERS
:. Amiga OCS/AGA, PC( x86) & DOS
:. Backrooms are filled with abandoned used Commodore 64s
DEMO FEATURES AND STYLES
:. Design and Art Demos
:. Tracktros, Dentros, Multros etc.
:. Complex vector routines, effects and objects
TYPICAL PARTIES
:. Hundreds of participants
:. Took Place At High School Gyms and City Arenas
:. Started to focus on Major Cities
:. Long lasting Party Brands were born (The Assembly, The Gathering, The Party)
:. Regular serious competitions and multiple categories
:. First small sponsors and security
:. No more indoor booze
STATUS OF THE FIRST SCENERS
:. Moved into a bigger city to study or work
:. Getting a higher education, working in a small computer company
MUSIC
:. Advanced Amiga trackers, multi channel trackers, first PC trackers
:. Own synthesizers and samples
:. Using ”real” music styles (jazz, quitar)
:. Beat oriented music (Techno, breakbeat, Aphex Twin wannabes)
SPREADING AND TRADING
:. Discs, modem (calling-cards), FTP
THE BIG QUESTION
:. Amiga or PC
:. 3d-accelerated demos or demos using only software rendering