Software of Sweden

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Software of Sweden (SOS, -1991)

SOS was an exclusively Swedish (duh!) demo group.

Members

SWE
Bandit (music, 02/89-04/90)
Blitz (music, 04/90)
Coma (gfx, 04/90)
Darkwolf (Magnus Mickelsson, code gfx music, new 07/89-91)

.Firewalker (code gfx, 06/89)

Groo the Wanderer (Pal Ragnarsson, swap, '89)
Hellcat (code gfx, ex Macron, new '89)
Joe ('88)
Max (code)
Mindbender (Andreas Persson, swap, '89)
Nuke (gfx)
Ron (founder mainorg code gfx music, 12/88-'90)
Spite (code, '91)
Starfighter (code stickers, '89)
Tripod (gfx, '89)
WhiteKnight (code, 04/90)
Wibbe (code gfx, '89-'90)
Zozz (new '91)

Group History

1989
Darkwolf joined from Triangle at the Digitech - IBB Summer Conference '89. Hellcat (code gfx) joined from Macron, and his first release for the group

was the musicdisk "Sound De Light".

1991
"Spite's Intro" announced Zozz had joined the group. SOS died, and 5 of the members formed Empire. Raduis joined Byterapers.

Releases

Bionic Bytes (ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Max
gfx
Nuke, Coma
music
"Bionic Bits" by Darkwolf (MOD format)
Info
Released at a party in Borlänge, Sweden.

Samanta Fox (1988, ECS Slideshow)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
n/a
music
Ron (sample data)

Sound Select (1988, ECS Demo)

X-Mas (1988, .12, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron
music
"Too Good2" by Ron (15 instrument SoundTracker format)
Info
Original music made by Yankee/Asia.

Amiga Night (1989, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron
music
"My Tune" by Ron (15 instrument SoundTracker module)
Info
Ron's first real Amiga demo.

Ball Demo (1989, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron
music
"Back To Standard" by Bandit (15 instrument SoundTracker format)

Megademo (1989, ECS Trackmo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron, Wibbe
music
Ron (sample data), "Rockbox" by Bandit (MOD format), one tune of unknown origin

Muzic Mix Dizc II (1989, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits
code
Dr.Diskdoctor
gfx
n/a
music
"Steve B" and "Angie S" by Banana/TEK, "Too Good2" by Ron, "cf5ii" by ???/Swedish Imperial, "Greenberet" by ???, "Rsi- SLL" by SLL/RSI, "Jompa" by Jolic/IT, "Ninja" by ???, "Out Run" by Fred/Ackerlight, "Sll3.3" by SLL/BS1-Quoram, "Saoteus" by ???/Triangle, "Telephone" by Romeo Knight/RSI, "The Link" by ???/Beastie Boys (all 15 instrument SoundTracker format)

Sound De Light (1989, ECS Musicdisk)

Credits
code
Hellcat
gfx
Hellcat
music
"pr1", "Music Maestro", "She Drives Me Crazy" "Straight Up", "All She Wants Is", "Jeff Minters Ballad", "Charlie Chaplin", "The Lucky One" - all composers unknown
Info
This musicdisk announced Hellcat joining from Macron.

New Intro (1989, 28.02, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron
music
"Senap" by Bandit (15 instrument MOD format)
Info
This intro announced Tripod left for Ipec Elite, Coma joined up.

Musicselector II (1989, .04, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron, Coma (font)
music
"Arkanoid 2 (trigon)" by Trigon, "Technopop" by Bandit, (both MOD format)

Firewalkers First (1989, 08.06, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Firewalker
gfx
Firewalker
music
"Hymn To Jazz" by SLL/BS1 (15 instrument SoundTracker format)

Firewalkers 2nd (1989, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Firewalker
gfx
Firewalker
music
"Enough" by Firewalker (15 instrument SoundTracker format)

Plotty (1989, .07, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Starfighter
gfx
Bandit (font), Ron (logo)
music
"Defi-Lame" by Trgion (MOD format)
Info
Released at the Digitech - IBB Summer Conference '89. This intro announced Darkwolf joined from Triangle.

Bit For Bit -preview- (1990, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron
music
"So Beautiful" by Darkwolf (4ch MOD format)

Clicopperdemo (1990, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Ron
music
Jochen Hippel (Future Composer 1.3 format, 7090 bytes)

New Sinescroller Demo (1990, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Wibbe
gfx
n/a
music
"Slam" by Bandit (MOD format)

Tampong (1990, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Dr.Diskdoctor
gfx
n/a
music
"Kawai-K2" by Starbuck/Spreadpoint (MOD format)

ZuttZutt (1990, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron
gfx
Coma
music
"Rhythm Master" by Darkwolf (MOD format)

Small Lame Pack Intro (1990, 21.03, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Darkwolf
gfx
Darkwolf
music
n/a

$180 Demo (1990, 14.04, ECS Demo)

Credits
code
Ron, WhiteKnight
gfx
Coma
music
"Skystorm" by Blitz, "Audion" by Bandit
Info
Released at the Swedish Elite Easter Conference.

Cool Pack Intro (1990, 25.05, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Armageddon/Tyrants-SOS
gfx
Darkwolf
music
Darkwolf (Future Composer 1.3 format, 7670 bytes)

Spite's Intro (1991, ECS Intro)

Credits
code
Spite
gfx
Darkwolf
music
"Angel Touch" by Darkwolf (MOD format)
Info
The intro announced Zozz had joined up.