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Pure Metal Coders (PMC)

PMC was once a force to be reckoned with. Their coder Cocy was wellknown following his excellent "Alfa Omega" (1991) demo, and their diskmag R.A.W. was rapidly developing into a success. However, when Cocy started coding on a game, and the R.A.W production team joined Spaceballs, there wasn't much left. I'd really like to know what became of their excellent musician Peter, though :)

Members

Norway
Cocy (code, 12/90-12/92)
Darkwalker (swap, ex Visual Bytes)
Designer (code gfx, late '90-04/92)
Mystery (swap, 07/90)
Peter (Peter Salomonsen, music, 06/91-12/92)
Rattle (gfx)
Timewalker (music, ex Cult, new 12/90)
Vanguard (code, 12/90-06/91)
Zorax (code, 12/90-04/92).
Malta
Cyber Pirate (write, ex Cytax)

Group History

1991
Norwegian trader and swapper Flush (Frode, 12/90-05/91) sold his Amiga and left the scene.
1992
"R.A.W #2" [02/92] was released in February, still in cooperation with New Wave, and carrying an intro supplied by Spaceballs. The issue was a major success, boosting the group's popularity by miles. It announced Metal King was still coding on a commercial game; that Lonerider had joined from Visual Bytes; that Flush had now stopped swapping; that Cocy was coding the follow-up to "Alfa & Omega" [91]; and that norwegians Anders Hamre from Amiga Freelancers and Anders from Airborn had joined.
Norwegian coder Anders (ex Airborn, 04-12/92) joined Duplo. Anders was also sysop of 'PURE METAL LINE' until it was busted!
Norwegian graphician Ramjet (ex Cartel, 12/90-12/92) joined Spaceballs.
Thanatos (France gfx, 09/92) and Zapper (Norway music, ex Cartel, 12/90-04/92) both got kicked.
Norwegian graphician Fairfax (ex Beastie Boys, 11/91-12/92) joined Offence 06/92.
1993
At The Gathering '93, Norwegians Lord Helmet (swap edit, ex Cartel, 12/90), Kingpin (swap) and Perplex (code, 11/92, both ex Offence) joined Spaceballs. With the editor, co-editor and coder of "R.A.W." jumping ship, PMC lost one of their greatest assets. Though it was claimed in Generation #6 that Lord Helmet joined Andromeda, this is obviously untrue.
Unsorted
The French section was kicked.
Norwegian coder and musician Copernicus (Anders Hamre, ex Amiga Freelancers) decided to leave the scene.
Asymptotic, Fullstar, Hexogen and Rhah joined Dreamdealers because they were fed up with Thanatos.
Norwegian musician and swapper Dreamer (ex Amaze, early '93) left the scene.
Batman, sysop 'PIECE OF HEAVEN' (05/91), got kicked.
Norwegian swapper Lonerider (ex Visual Bytes, new ca 01/92) sold his Amiga, bought a PC, and consequently got kicked.
The Jack (gfx, 12/90), Leatherface, Achmed B (code, 90), Dr. Feelgood (ex Miranda), Xion and X-Ray (Norway gfx swap, ex Gate, 12/90) all got kicked.
Dr.Feelgood left to form Obituary.

Releases

See Pure Metal Coders/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

Cartel joins... (1990, ECS File)

Credits
code
Achmed B.
gfx
The Jack, Antichrist, Ramjet
music
Zapper
Info
The name of the demo is not accurate, but AFAIK there's no real name for it... It's the one where the group Cartel announces that they're merging into PMC! :)

A Little Intro... (1990, late, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Designer
gfx
Ramjet
music
"Introtune1.4" by Zapper (Protracker MOD format)

Mesmerized (1990, 28.12, ECS File)

Credits
code
Cocy, Vanguard (math)
gfx
Ramjet, The Jack (logo), X-Ray (logo)
music
"Riff-Raff" by Zapper
Info
Released at the Theatre & Network Party '90.

Frontal Lobotomy (1990, 28.12, ECS File)

Credits
code
Zorax
gfx
Ramjet
music
"Credulity" by Øisten Eide/MON
Info
Released at the Theatre & Network Party '90.

Alfa Omega (1991, 30.06, ECS Trackmo)

Credits
code
Cocy, Vanguard (assistant)
gfx
Ramjet
music
"Garbage Collection" by Peter
Info
2nd at the Amega Party.

R.A.W #1 (1991, .11, ECS Diskmag)

Intro

Credits
code
Designer
gfx
J.O.E/TRSI (pic), Fairfax (logo)
music
"Basshigh2c" by Comajim/Network (Protracker MOD format)

Magazine

Credits
code
M.M./Network
gfx
Enigma/Andromeda, Wimme/Network
music
"Tanker" by Mutant/Network, "Bonus" by Peter, "Jakarta" by Comajim/Network
editor
Lord Helmet
Info
Released in cooperation with New Wave.

R.A.W #2 (1992, .02, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Intro

Credits
code
Lone Starr/Spaceballs
gfx
Fairfax/Pure Metal Coders (logo), Sator/Spaceballs (font)
music
"Raw Intromusic" by Vinnie/Spaceballs (Protracker MOD format)

Magazine

Credits
code
M.M./Network
gfx
Fairfax, Wimme/Network
music
"Nightdrizzle" by Mr.Man/Andromeda, "Helmet for Sale" by Jason/Kefrens, "Chroxial" by Dexter/ex Anarchy
editor
Lord Helmet (main), Kingpin/Network
Info
Released in cooperation with New Wave.

BASE Connection (1992, 18.04, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Zorax
gfx
Designer (BC logo), Fairfax (PMC logo)
music
"Activ-Waste!" by Zapper
Info
Released at The Gathering '92.

The Gathering '92 Pictro (1992, late .04, ECS File Slideshow)

Credits
code
Anders
gfx
Fairfax
music
"Yoghurt", "Karsmanatic" and "What..." by Steinar Apalnes/independent (4ch MOD format)

R.A.W #3 (1992, .07, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Intro

Credits
code
Lord Mindless/Offence
gfx
Mystix/Anarchy (picture), Sector 9/Razor 1911 (font)
music
Lizard/Offence

Magazine

Credits
code
M.M/New Wave, Cocy (fixing)
gfx
Fairfax/Offence, Vimme/Offence (fonts)
music
"Wild Impressions.2" by Lizardking/Strange, "Newspaper Groove" by Axel/Brainstorm, and "Movements" by WOTW/Supplex (all 4ch MOD format)
editor
Lord Helmet

R.A.W #4 (1992, .11, ECS Multifile Diskmag)

Intro

Credits
code
Dr.Jekyll/Andromeda
gfx
Fairfax/Andromeda, Duel/Andromeda (font)
music
Lord Interface/Andromeda

Magazine

Credits
code
Perplex
gfx
Facet/Anarchy (intropic), Fairfax/Andromeda (main), Perplex (fonts)
music
"We'll Make It Live" by Soul/Shining, "Slow Motion" by Axel/Brainstorm
editor
Lord Helmet

Alpha and Omega II: Downtown (1992, 28.12, ECS Trackmo, 3 disks)

Credits
code
Cocy
gfx
Ramjet
music
Peter, Onar Am
Info
4th in The Party '92 demo competition.

R.A.W 4½ - Party Edition (1992, 28.12, ECS File Slideshow)

Credits
code
Anders
gfx
Fairfax
music
"Palle's Theme2" by Jester/Sanity (4ch MOD format)
Info
Released at The Party '92.

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