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quoted 2 lines This could be a complete coincidence, but back in "the day" of the

>>This could be a complete coincidence, but back in "the day" of the >>(future crew, renaissance, et al) demo scene, people used to write

"chip

quoted 1 line tunes" for competitions; basically that meant the whole song (samples

>>tunes" for competitions; basically that meant the whole song (samples

AND

quoted 1 line patterndata) was less than 3 or 4k, because of the "chips" of samples

>>patterndata) was less than 3 or 4k, because of the "chips" of samples

you

quoted 1 line were required to use, maybe 2 or 3 hundred bytes per sample and that

>>were required to use, maybe 2 or 3 hundred bytes per sample and that

was

quoted 2 lines the limit. the end result was typically very "quirky" and/or

>>the limit. the end result was typically very "quirky" and/or >>"computer-esque" ...anyone know how Ken the Streetfighter got his

start? wait a minute.. how many people on this list are/were involved with the demoscene, especially the good old fun one (as opposed to the 3d vector simulated metal shaded super vga windows95 music scene is separate from demo scene one nowadays)? that's where i got my start, btw chris graves