Ram Jam

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Ram Jam (RJ, 1989-1997, http://www.ramjam.org)

ITA> Dr.G (Fabio Vitale, axcode trade sysop 'THE HOUSE' WHQ, 02/96), Kreex
     (gfx raytrace, new 02-04/96), N-Joy (music, 02/96), Randy (Fabio
     Ciucci, code gfx edit, 95-04/96), The Trendy Dealer (Eugenio Gori, swap
     html, 94-02/96).
GER> Fashion (Andreas Keirat, swap, new 02/96-01/97), Shamrock (music, ex
     Frantic).
NOR> Mystra (music swap, new 02-04/96).
SWE> Twilek (gfx music).
???> Achernar (gfx), Fxart (trade, ex Outlaws), Ilian (gfx), Mr.Buck (code).

PREVIOUS MEMBERS>

ITA> Case (Guglielmo Bottin, music), Filippetto (Filippo Rizzi, code music),
     Levin (sysop 'ELECTRIC CHAIR', old handles Godfather and Grizzly).
HUN> Messerschmitt (ex Surprise! Productions, new end94).
FRA> Squale (trade, new mid93).
USA> Planet Master (sysop 'THE EDGE').
???> Digi, Duke (ex Damian), Lancelot (old handle Asso).

Boards; CODERS DREAM.

Ram Jam was a mainly italian demo group, formed in 1989. They were known for
their chartmag "The Charts", which was eventually closed down. Their next
project in the same vein, years later, was the magchart "Showtime" which saw
a handful of issues released before KaosMaster took the mag to Darkage.
Thanks to Vega and Twilek for information!
  1995 - French swapper Hysteric (Jean-Francis Lopez, early95) and Pseudonym
were both kicked late in the year. Flender, M.A.S.E, Maxime, Posdnuos (ex
Backstage, but not alone) and Rocketeer (ita swap) left late in the year.
They did NOT leave the scene, as stated in some mags, but formed a new crew
to develop games, called The Spooky Fellows (TSF). All this was in a
newsfile I once found on aminet :) Swedish swapper and organizer Cybergod
left late this year, to be a Delight only member again. He later returned to
the group (pc/java) as a graphician. New swedish organizers were Klorathy
and Payday.
  1996 - Swedish musician Atheist, who was a Balance doublememb for a while,
left to be in Balance only again, early96. Around the middle of the year,
swedish sysop Nightshade ('WASTELANDS', new 02/96) decided to leave the
scene.
  1997 - The beginning of the year brought some turmoil for the swedish
members. A big fight ensued between Payday and italian organizer Vega, after
Vega had let a swedish trader (General Lee) join without notifying the
swedish members, and the discussion concluded with Payday (swap sysop), Loop
(gfx, ex Vision, new 02/96-), Krustur (code, ex Insane) and Klorathy (code
music) all leaving the group for Rebels. Klorathy stayed in the Ram Jam
java-section though, and Loop later rejoined under the handle Oyiseer, on a
sidenote. Then key members like founder ACBS (code) and main organizer Vega
(Giuseppe Galluzzo, swap) left the scene later the same year, and the amiga
section died. Surfing (also in Fairlight and Damones) took over organizing,
and much of the group moved on to other platforms. Ram Jam has since
released productions for both the java and the pc scene.

Italian coder Modem (ex X-Zone) apparently left the group after RJ used his
  routines without crediting him in their demo "Massive Killing Capacity".
  He formed a new group called Darkage. Twilek/RJ tells me this is bull, and
  that Modem was kicked.
American sysop Slinger ('GRAND ILLUSION') got kicked.
Italian coder Darkman (ex Zero Defects, 02/96) joined Elven 11.
Italian raytracer and editor KaosMaster (ex Technology, new early96-
  04/96) joined Darkage with the mag "Showtime".
Jesus and BAR left the Amiga for the PC scene (ROM7).
Moone (old handle Raiser) left to form Fresh 04/96.
Rip is no longer a member.
Italian coder Maverick left, after having produced NOTHING for RJ! 02/96.
  He is the coder of the two 'Virtual Karts' games.
Tex (music), Pedro and Van Halien was kicked due to inactivity late95.
French swapper Mogul left the scene late95.
Frenchmen Guille (code) and Okeanos (gfx music) left with Jibe (gfx swap)
  for Syndrome.
Swedish coder Prospect joined C-Lous.
Italian swapper Gurgle (early93-late93) joined Mad Elks.
Mr.Fear left the scene.

  Can't Be Done (Demo).

  Hot Music #4 (1990?, ECS Musicdisk).
  Information: 8 tunes by BAR with a CD player design.

  The Charts #1 (1993, early, Chartmag).
  INT - Code: M.A.S.E., Gfx: n/a, Music: Tex.
  MAG - Code: n/a, Gfx: Deus (title), Jones (logo), Tex (music).

  The Charts #2 (1993, early, Chartmag).

  The Charts #3 (1993, Chartmag).

  The Charts #4 (1993, Chartmag).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: Hollywood/Jetset.

  The Charts #5 (1993, 20.07, Chartmag).
  INT - code: Executor, gfx: n/a, music: Bar.
  MAG - code: ACBS, M.A.S.E., gfx: Shadow/Stellar (title), Pedro, Flender,
  Reflex/2D (fonts), Deus (fonts), music: Psimon/Compact, editors: Posdnuos
  (main), M.A.S.E. (main), Rocketeer, Flender, The Ripper/TNF.

  The Charts #11 (Chartmag).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: "Puzzled" by Clawz.

  The Charts #12 (Chartmag).

  The Charts #13 (1994, late, Chartmag).

  Taste The Difference (1994 or pre, AGA, 2 disks).

  The Charts #14 (1995, .02, Chartmag).
  code: n/a, gfx: n/a, music: ??? and Clawz/Bomb! (ProRunner 2.0 format).

  The Charts #16 (Chartmag).
  The last issue released.

  Massive Killing Capacity (1996?, AGA Demo, 2 disks).
  info: MKC was RJ's first major demo in two years. They used routines by
  their member Modem without crediting or even telling him! (source:
  Seenpoint #9). Naturally, he was pissed off and left the group.

  Spaceman (1996, Musicdisk).
  code: Acbs, Ranay, gfx: Ilian, music: En-Joy.
  review: Ram Jam gives you the good advice to link your Amiga to a powerful
  stereo hi-fi and I would do it if I were you... Everythings  starts  with
  a nice chiptune as introduction and a dark-colored voxel routine. Well, of
  course not everything but this small-design musicdisk does it. After you
  were allowed to watch some brilliant logos pixeled by Ilian you make a
  little trip through this voxel-landscape until the music fades out and the
  menu shows up. Also here you will have twice a look at the very modern and
  cyber-like design. Only the scroller graphics look too old for the rest of
  this  production. They give the overall very smart design - which does not
  mean that it is not good - a worse smack! But let us talk about the music
  which is in any case the more important thing while rating a musicdisk.
  En-joy, a musician I haven`t heard about before (Sorry!), composed five
  modules with the good old protracker for us. While sweet melodies - more
  familar with funky styles, a bit hip-hop influenced and inspired by slow
  pop than techno - are played you can also hear some good sampled speeches.
  Especially the voice of the woman in "Music Is My Light" which is by the
  way my favorite tune. Queel guitare sounds in "The Spaceman" and smooth
  pianos in "Endless Mornings" round the whole thing off. The only other
  thing that sucks besides the scroller is the yellow standard font which is
  used to show you the information and titles. [zito]
  ZIT tested A1200/030-42/2mb chip, 8mb fast.

  Showtime issue #2 (1996, .04, AGA Filemag).
  code: Randy, gfx: The Loop, Kreex (title), music: Mystra, editor: ACBS.

  Showtime issue #5 (1996, mid, AGA Filemag).
  code: Randy, gfx: n/a, music: n/a.

  Showtime issue #4 (1996, .11, AGA Filemag).
  code: Randy, gfx: n/a, music: n/a, editors: Magic, ACBS.