Static Bytes

Static Bytes (STB, 1990-)
Static Bytes was a danish demogroup, likely formed around 1990. They are probably most known for being the group chosen to take over the job of publishing the Eurocharts when Crusaders quit. They were given the go-ahead in July 1992, and released the first issue of the NEW Eurocharts shortly after. Christian Estrup, the editor, later worked as a professional journalist for a big Danish computer magazine. He is also the author of the ProTracker module packer/optimizer ProPacker.

Members

 * DEN:
 * Armalyte (Søren Nielsen, code gfx, 05/'90)
 * Buck (Jacob Buck, org code gfx, 05/'90-12/'92)
 * Daae (ex Dali/Majic 12)
 * DJ Discoleif (music, 07/'90-11/'91)
 * Estrup (Christian Estrup, code editor, ex The One/Euphoria, 09/'91-01/'94)
 * Free (swap, 11/'91)
 * Howard (sysop 'ELYSIUM', earlier 'SUPER TROUPER', opened 09-11/'91)
 * Ice (code, 11/'91)
 * JC-Zoon (music, 05/'90-11/'91)
 * John Doe (code, 11/'91)
 * JTF (gfx, new 11/'91)
 * Playboy (Mads Pedersen, swap, ex Prologic, new 09/'91-01/'94)
 * Quackbuster (Rasmus Hougaard, gfx swap pack, 08/'90-01/'94)
 * Sonny (gfx, 09/'91)
 * Stranger (gfx, 05/'90-11/'91)
 * Timer (code, 07/'90-11/'91)


 * GER:
 * Fashion Design (Andreas Keirat, swap, ex Prime Design)
 * Friendly (gfx, ex Damian, later X-Trade, 12/'94)


 * Exit (code, 07/'90)
 * Jack (gfx, 07/'92)
 * MonBoot (gfx, 12/'92)
 * The R (den? gfx, 05/'91)
 * The R (den? gfx, 05/'91)


 * Danish swapper Jones (ex Rednex, new early '92-07/'92) joined the new Rednex.
 * Graphician Sauron (ex Equinox, 07/'92) moved back to Norway and joined Scoop. He won the graphics competition at The Gathering '92 with "The Beauty and the Beast". In addition, he started working at the game making company DiMaga Studios.
 * Norwegian graphician Marvel (02-12/'92) changed his handle to Joachim and joined The Crusaders. This is highly ironic, since he made the graphics for several issues of the old Crusaders production "EuroChart" when it became a Static Bytes production :-)

Group History

 * 1991: In November Gawk and Trace were kicked due to inactivity, and The R and Elin helped form a new group called Focus Design. The group was further weakened when Hawkeye (ex Prologic, new 09/'91) left for the new Kefrens, but some of the damage was perhaps repaired with the joining of graphician JTF. While all of this was going on, they still managed to release lots of products, making the final months of the year some of their busiest ever. Norwegian graphician TMB Designs also joined The Silents around this time.


 * 1995: Danish musician Cutcreator (09/91-), responsible for most of the soundtracks on the Eurocharts, left for Passion late '95.

Releases


DJ Discoleif Musicdisk (ECS Musicdisk)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * n/a
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * Dj Discoleif

Megademo #1 (1990, 10.05, ECS Trackmo)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Armalyte, Buck
 * gfx:
 * Armalyte, Stranger, Buck
 * music:
 * "Octav", "13.Skovtur" by Metal/Humanoids, "Naniga.jc-zoom", "Music For You.jc" by Jc-Zoom (ProTracker MOD format).

DJ Discoleif Greatest Hits II (1990, 01.07, ECS Musicdisk)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Timer, Buck, Exit
 * gfx:
 * Stranger
 * music:
 * "Loader vol.2", "Bee", "Leif Is Scratching" by DJ Discoleif


 * Info: Released at the Amiga Conference '90.

DJ Discoleif Intro (1990, 31.08, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Buck
 * gfx:
 * Quackbuster (logo), Stranger (bigfont), Defeat/Direct (minifont)
 * music:
 * "Piano-Plasma" by DJ Discoleif


 * Info: Released at the Bounty Party.

DJ Discoleif Greatest Hits III (1991, 31.08, ECS Musicdisk)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Buck
 * gfx:
 * Quackbuster (logo), Stranger (bigfont), Defeat/Direct (minifont)
 * music:
 * DJ Discoleif


 * Info: Released at the Bounty Party.

Broadcasting #4 (1991, 21.05, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Buck
 * gfx:
 * The R (fonts), Stranger (logo)
 * music:
 * JC-Zoom (Future Composer 1.4 format, 15328 bytes)


 * Info: Packmenu for "Broadcasting".

Lowlife Party Invitation (1991, ECS Demo)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Dezz/Light
 * gfx:
 * The R (logo), Caveman/Light (logo), Chain/Light (font)
 * music:
 * "Black Cat" by Cutcreator (ProTracker MOD format)


 * Info: Cooperation with Light.

Summit 91 Party Slideshow (1991, ECS Fileslide)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * The One/Prologic
 * gfx:
 * The R, TMB/Prologic (font), Playboy/Prologic (photos)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (NoisePacker 2 format, 105524 bytes)

Delirium -Too-Many-Sines-Intro- (1991, 28.09, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * TMB/The Silents (main), Sonny (logo)
 * music:
 * "Mask of Joy.cut" by Cutcreator (ProTracker MOD format)


 * Info: Released at the Static Bytes and Light - Lowlife - Party.

Lowlifeslide (1991, late, ECS Slideshow)

 * Info: Released within six weeks before Glenspiration.

Glenspiration (1991, 26.11, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * TMB Designs/The Silents
 * music: Cutcreator (NoisePacker 2 format, 100808 bytes)

Cutcreations (1992, .02, ECS Musicdisk)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Marvel
 * music:
 * "Afrodite", "Sstronomical Clock", "Bombs Away", "Cutting Through", "Outburst of Feeling", "Plundering", "The Stalactites", "Tunetime", "Underground" by Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format)

Intro

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Quackbuster (logo), Djengis Khan/Talent (scrollfont)
 * music:
 * Nuke/Anarchy (ProPacker 2.1 format, 12064 bytes)

Music

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * none
 * gfx:
 * none
 * music:
 * "3d Demo Tune_mf_" by Mad Freak/Anarchy, "Global Trash 3 v2" by Jesper Kyd/The Silents, "Hazey Waves" by Nuke/Anarchy, "Overload" by Tip and Mantronix/Razor 1911, "The Return of Yeti" by Axel/Brainstorm


 * Info: A collection of the best, ripped tunes lately.

Intro

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Quackbuster (logo), TMB/The Silents (other)
 * music:
 * Djengis Khan/Talent (ProPacker 2.1 format, 12040 bytes)

Music

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * n/a
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * n/a


 * Info: Released at The Gathering '92.

New Eurocharts Informer (1992, 18.04, ECS Intro)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Marvel (main), Blizzard/Kefrens (kefrens logo)
 * music:
 * "Dream On" by Cutcreator


 * Info: Released at The Gathering '92. This intro was mentioned in the first issue of the new Eurocharts, and was apparently some kind of promotional intro. In this intro, it was announced that Kefrens were going to coproduce it with Static Bytes, but in the end this never happened.

Roede Hunde (1992, ECS Demo)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Buck
 * gfx:
 * MonBoot
 * music:
 * Cutcreator

Eurocharts #15 (1992, 01.07, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Marvel (main), Jack (clip), Sauron (clip), Thanatos/Pure Metal Coders (clip)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 135178 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup


 * Info: Probably released on or right after the Hurricane Party.

Eurocharts #16 (1992, .09, ECS Multifile Chartkmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Marvel (main)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 177420 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup

Eurochart #17 (1992, .11, ECS Multifile Chartkmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Sauron (main)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 152784 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup (main), Quackbuster (news)

Jones for President (1992, .12, ECS Demo)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Buck
 * gfx:
 * Marvel (title), Monboot (digitized)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 197594 bytes)

Eurocharts #18 (1993, 03.01, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Marvel, Playboy
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 141874 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup

Kuglep0len (1993, .01, ECS Musicdisk)

 * Credits:
 * code
 * Joachim (Estrup)
 * gfx:
 * Joachim (Estrup)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator

Eurocharts #19 (1993, .05, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Sauron, Mount/Parasite
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 154828 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup

Eurocharts #20 (1993, .05, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Mount/Parasite, D-Sign/The Silents
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 153786 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup

Eurocharts #21 (1993, .09, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * D-Mage/Virtual Dreams (title), Mount/Parasite
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 153848 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup

The Official Eurocharts issue #22 (1993, .11, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Tin/BRS Productions (title), Mega Madness/Warpigs (main)
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 174252 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup

Euro Charts issue #23 (1994, .01, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Mount/Parasite (main), Blizzart/Kefrens
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 174178 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup (main), Quackbuster

Euro Charts issue #24 (1994, .03, ECS Multifile Chartmag)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * Facet/Spaceballs
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 179348 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup (main), Quackbuster

Intro

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Slammer
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * "Stardance" by Dr.Awesome.

Magazine

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * Dr.Awesome
 * editor:
 * Estrup

Euro Charts issue #26 (1994, .11, ECS Multifile Chartmag, 2 disks)

 * Credits:
 * code:
 * Estrup
 * gfx:
 * n/a
 * music:
 * Cutcreator (ProPacker 2.1 format, 166130 bytes)
 * editor:
 * Estrup