SCENE-RELATED DATES AND EVENTS

 

Below you will find an overview of dates of birth of people who are (or were) in one way or another involved in the Atari scene, ST NEWS, or both, as well as some events. At the moment, 167 dates and events are chronicled here.

 

Day Month Year Person
1 1 1969 Gunter Bitz (6719 OF tex), Atari computer programmer
2 1 1972 Fabien Masson (Marlon of ST Connexion), Atari computer programmer
5 1 1973 Christian Limpach (The Fate of ULM), Atari computer programmer ("Dark Side of the Spoon")
7 1 1974 Jean-Baptiste Queru (Djaybee of Megabusters), Atari computer programmer
8 1 1956 Tony Greenwood, STOSSER software person
8 1 1973 Katja Kladnik (Lucky Lady), ST/PC computer virus creator
8 1 1965 Volker Söhnitz, Atari computer programmer ("Virendetektor")
10 1 1972 Diederik Hoogenboom (CIA of Galtan Six), Atari computer programmer ("STabloid", "MiNT Control")
15 1 1967 Karsten Köper, computer games designer ("Amberstar", "Ambermoon")
16 1 1971 Vincent Pomey, Atari computer programmer ("ST Zip")
16 1 1993 First issue of Atari ST Disk Magazine "Pure Bollocks" (Issue #21) released
21 1 1959 Bernhard Artz, Atari computer programmer ("Poison!", "Printing Press")
22 1 1969 Slimer of Delta Force, Atari computer graphics artist
27 1 1971 Stefan Kimmlingen (Tyrem of The Respectables), Atari computer programmer
29 1 1972 Arnaud Linz, Atari computer programmer ("Lasers and Men")
11 2 1990 The last official issue of "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine (Volume 5 Issue 1) released
15 2 1968 Lars-Erik Osterud, Atari computer programmer
18 2 1974 Dave Moss, computer graphics (Spaz of the Lost Boys)
19 2 1971 Tim Moss, computer programmer (Manikin of the Lost Boys)
19 2 1972 Damien M. Jones, Atari computer programmer ("View II")
20 2 1969 Michael Raasch (Daryl of The Exceptions), Atari computer programmer ("Syntax Terror")
24 2 1970 Cyrille Dupuydauby, Atari computer programmer ("Backward")
4 3 ? Anders Nilsson (An Cool), Atari computer programmer (The Carebears)
5 3 1966 Claus Brod, Atari computer programmer and writer ("Scheibenkleister", "CBHD")
5 3 1973 Niclas Malmqvist, Atari computer graphics (Tanis of the Carebears)
6 3 1972 Dave Oldcorn, Atari computer programmer (Volume 11 - "Starball")
7 3 1973 Risto Kowaczweski (STRych of Team from the East), Atari computer programmer
17 3 1966 Tony Cooper, computer programmer ("Cybernoid")
18 3 1963 Ian Oliver, computer programmer ("Carrier Command")
18 3 1968 Tjeerd Bruinsma (Mysteria of Synergy), computer programmer ("Crapman")
23 3 1973 Griff (Martin David Griffiths), computer programmer (Inner Circle, Resistance, Electronic Images)
25 3 2005 Start of Outline 2005
26 3 1988 The second virus on Atari ST discovered ("Mad" virus)
28 3 1970 Patrick Reynaud (Krazy Rex of ST Connexion), Atari computer graphics artist
28 3 1997 Start of Silliconvention
28 3 2005 End of Outline 2005
29 3 1966 Jeremy (Jez) San, computer programmer ("Starglider", SNES S-FX chip)
31 3 1976 Zeme of Dawn, Atari computer programmer ("DFC")
31 3 1997 End of Silliconvention
1 4 1967 Georges Kesseler (Gunstick of Unlimited Matricks), Atari computer programmer
1 4 1989 The first "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine (Volume 4 Issue 2) with a hidden article released
1 4 1994 Start of Fried Bits 2
2 4 1999 Start of Error In Line 99
4 4 1952 Steve Bak, computer programmer ("Goldrunner", "Fire & Brimstone")
4 4 1954 Bob Brodie, Atari Corp. (USA) Director of Communications
4 4 1994 End of Fried Bits 2
5 4 1950 Sam Tramiel, Atari Corp. (USA) executive
5 4 1996 Start of Symposium 96
5 4 1999 End of Error In Line 99
6 4 1988 First "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine (Volume 3 Issue 2) with real-time article released
7 4 1963 K-Klass, Atari computer graphics (K-Klass of Lemmings)
7 4 1970 Mike Mee, Atari computer programmer ("PVK 3", "Making Sweet Music")
8 4 1996 End of Symposium 96
9 4 1993 Start of Fried Bits 1
9 4 2004 Start of Outline 2004
12 4 ? Dave Small, programmer ("Spectre", "Magic Sac")
12 4 1994 End of Fried Bits 1
12 4 2004 End of Outline 2004
13 4 ? Charles F. Johnson, shareware programmer
13 4 2001 Start of Error In Line 2
14 4 1966 Stefan Posthuma, computer programmer (Digital Insanity of the Lost Boys)
14 4 1969 Alex Herbert, computer programmer ("Goldrunner II")
14 4 1970 Ronny Hatlemark, ex-Norwegian distributor of "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine
14 4 1995 Start of Fried Bits 3
16 4 2001 End of Error In Line 2
17 4 1995 End of Fried Bits 3
19 4 1970 New Mode of Delta Force, Atari computer programmer
21 4 2000 Start of Sillyventure
22 4 1962 Jeff Minter, computer programmer (Llamasoft - "Gridrunner", "Llamatron", "Llamazap")
24 4 1957 David Whittaker, computer game musician ("Panther", "Sidewinder")
24 4 2000 End of Sillyventure
28 4 1970 Sietse Postma, disk magazine writer (Slimer of Disk Busters Association)
28 4 1971 Richard Spowart (Felice of "Maggie" team), Atari disk magazine writer
2 5 ? Mike Montgomery, a Bitmap Brother computer programmer ("Gods", "Magic Pockets")
6 5 1966 Thomas Quester, Atari computer programmer ("PFX Pak", "AFX", "LZHarc", "MiShell")
9 5 1964 Jürgen Verwohlt, Atari computer programmer ("Thriller", "Shocker", "Shocker II")
9 5 ? Carsten Frischkorn, Atari computer programmer ("Virentod")
10 5 1974 Leon O'Reilly (Pele of Lemmings a.k.a. Mr. Pink of Reservoir Gods), Atari computer programmer "Tautology")
13 5 1976 Kevan (Kev) Davis, editor of "ST Beermat" disk magazine
14 5 1970 Phil Graham, Atari computer programmer (Grazey of PHF)
15 5 1971 Bryan Kennerley, writer and computer programmer (The Android)
18 5 1974 Martijn Wiedijk, computer programmer (Lucifer, ex-Spirits of Doom)
19 5 1972 Jeroen Tel, computer musician (Maniacs of Noise - "Scoop", "Cybernoid II")
27 5 1974 Roland Zwaga, computer graphics (Evil TS of Spirits of Doom)
28 5 1972 Wolf R. Gross (Jacky of ACF Design Team), computer programmer
30 5 1998 Start of Interjam 98
31 5 1974 Michael Noyce, British computer person and assistant in compilation of this database
1 6 1998 End of Interjam 98
3 6 1990 First issue of "Disk Maggie", Atari ST disk magazine, released
10 6 1956 Jake Bain, Proprietor of Caledonia PDL, once a highly rated Atari ST Public Domain Library in Inverness, Scotland
11 6 1973 Michael Schüssler, computer group PR person/magazine writer (Sammy Jo of TLB/Delta Force)
16 6 1974 Krzysztof Wroblewski (Mr. Wrobel of Acid Team), Polish computer .MOD writer), distributor of "ST News"
17 6 1974 Jakub Kruszona, Polish Atari computer programmer (Acid Maker)
18 6 1898 Maurice C. Escher, Dutch graphics artist
20 6 1966 Stefan Radermacher, Atari computer programmer ("Selectric")
21 6 1970 Torbjørn Ose, computer programmer (Lord Hackbear of Delta Force)
26 6 1973 Marc Palmer, computer programmer (ex-Sprog of TLB)
3 7 1963 Peter Johnson, computer programmer ("Arkanoid", "Wizzball")
7 7 ? Stephen Kelly, a Bitmap Brother computer programmer ("Speedball", "Gods")
9 7 1965 Udo Fischer, computer programmer (-ME- of The Exceptions)
20 7 1980 Thomas Heimann (Tommy of Cosmic Pirates), programmer and designer
26 7 1986 First issue of "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine published
26 7 1996 Final issue of "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine published
27 7 1975 Dodge (Ray Donnelly), Atari computer programmer (Digital Chaos)
28 7 1973 Paul Clegg, computer programmer and Project Galactic Guide Catalyst
28 7 1975 Barry Scott Munro, Atari computer programmer ("GfA Basic Shell")
31 7 1966 Ben Dalglish, computer musician ("Trap", "Loco")
1 8 1991 Start of the Delta Force International Coding Conference 2, Leutenbach, Germany
4 8 1991 End of the Delta Force International Coding Conference 2, Leutenbach, Germany
5 8 1970 Jean-Yves Loze (Mordor of ST Connexion), Atari computer programmer
5 8 1975 Lars Johansson (Dark Shadow of The Invizibles of Flexichron), computer artist
11 8 1971 Karl Anders Øygard (Wizzcat of Delta Force), Atari computer programmer ("Protracker", "GEMLib")
12 8 1969 Klaus Berg (Vantage of ST Connexion), PR and writer in a computer demo group
18 8 1991 First "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine lustrum issue (Volume 6 Issue 2) released
19 8 1966 Stefan Becker, Atari computer programmer ("Papillon", "Morpher")
19 8 1969 David George Hollis, Atari computer disk magazine editor ("ST+")
19 8 1973 Gard Eggesbø Abrahamsen, computer programmer (Zealot of OUCH)
20 8 1974 Kai Holst, Atari computer programmer ("Antidote")
21 8 1971 Helmut Neukirchen, computer programmer ("Multi Dialog")
22 8 ? Marc Rosocha, computer programmer ("Wings of Death")
25 8 1971 Thomas Sandberg, computer programmer (Illegal Exception of Scum of the Earth)
31 8 1971 Andrew Pomianiowski, computer graphics artist (Andy of Volume 11 - "Starball")
4 9 1972 Fabian Hammer (Oxygene of ex-TLB and Delta Force), computer programmer
14 9 1969 John Dower, computer graphics artist ("Goldrunner II")
17 9 ? Eric Matthews, a Bitmap Brother computer programmer ("Gods", "Magic Pockets")
19 9 1969 Eloy Wouters (Apache of the Quartermass Xperiment), computer programmer ("Aenigmatica Demo")
30 9 1976 Vincent Queru (Grizzo of Megabusters), graphics person
5 10 1958 Keith Lord, Atari computer programmer ("DSP")
6 10 1964 Olaf Meisiek, Atari computer programmer ("Interface", "Zoom!")
11 10 1970 Gero Zahn, Atari computer programmer ("UnARJ ST")
14 10 1971 Jochen Hippel, computer musician (Mad Max of the Exceptions)
17 10 1962 John Phillips, computer programmer ("Nebulus", "Eliminator")
17 10 1963 Lance Fredrick Squire (Glankonian Software), Atari computer programmer ("Ham View")
22 10 1962 Karsten Isakovics, Atari computer programmer ("Chameleon", "SysMon")
24 10 ? Niclas Thisell, computer programmer (Nic of the Carebears), inventor of sync scrolling
25 10 1955 Dave Mooney, ex-editor of Atari disk magazine "ST Enthusiasts Newsletter"
27 10 1967 Frank Lemmen, computer programmer ("Virus Fixer")
29 10 1949 George Woodside, Atari computer programmer ("Vkill")
31 10 1950 Pete Lyon, computer graphics artist ("Goldrunner", "Astaroth")
1 11 1964 Christopher Ian (Chris) Holland (CIH), editor of "Maggie" ST/Falcon disk magazine
3 11 1967 Richard Karsmakers, PR person and magazine writer (Cronos of Quartermass Xperiment)
4 11 1948 John Eidsvoog, Atari computer programmer (Codehead, "Warp 9")
7 11 1970 Stéphane Catala (Belzebub of ST Connexion), Atari computer programmer
7 11 1972 Dan Hollis (of TPPI), ex-American distributor of "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine
7 11 1995 Delta Force Virtual International Coding Conference takes place on the Internet
8 11 1948 Robert K. Jung, computer programmer ("ARJ")
10 11 ? Jan Willekens, Zokathra of Aenigmatica
12 11 1964 Martin Hintzen, Atari computer programmer ("Thriller", "Shocker", "Shocker II")
16 11 ? Michael Bittner, computer programmer ("Warp", "Trex Warrior")
18 11 1969 Tim Coupe, computer programmer ("Dogs of War", "James Pond")
19 11 1964 Ofir Gal, Atari computer programmer ("GEMBench")
19 11 ? Henrik Alt, Atari computer programmer ("Sagrotan", "Toxic")
20 11 1962 Anita Sinclair, computer programmer ("The Pawn", "Wonderland")
20 11 ? Christian Jungen, computer programmer ("No Second Prize")
22 11 1987 First computer virus discovered on Atari ST ("Signum" or "BPL" virus)
24 11 1990 First 'undead' issue of "ST News" Atari ST/TT/Falcon disk magazine (Volume 5 Issue 2) released
25 11 1955 Bill Aycock, Atari computer programmer ("Cal", "CalShow", "WhatIs")
28 11 1969 Julian Jacobs (2-Stein of ST Connexion), Atari computer programmer
28 11 1973 Gunnar Gaubatz, computer musician (Big Alec of Delta Force)
4 12 1967 Alexander de Vries, Atari computer programmer (Bonus of DBA)
7 12 1967 Markus Fritze, Atari computer programmer ("Midi Maze II", "Bugaboo", "Turbo Ass")
10 12 1970 Oliver Schmidt, Atari computer programmer ("Everest" text editor)
12 12 1972 Marinos Yannikos, Atari computer programmer (Zork of Scum of the Earth)
15 12 1973 Arjen (Cthulu), computer programmer (ex-Spirits of Doom)
15 12 2000 Start of "ST News International Christmas Coding Convention 2000"
17 12 1963 Erik Simon, graphics (ES of the Exceptions)
17 12 2000 End of "ST News International Christmas Coding Convention 2000"
18 12 1970 Stuart Coates, computer programmer ("Revenge Doc Displayer")
19 12 1970 Thorsten Mutschall, computer graphics artist (Gogo of the Carebears)
21 12 1990 Start of "ST News International Christmas Coding Convention", Netherlands
22 12 1967 Dan Wilga, Atari computer programmer ("Geneva", "NeoDesk", "NeoDesk CLI")
23 12 1971 Fabrice Odéro, computer programmer (Fury of Legacy)
24 12 1990 End of "ST News International Christmas Coding Convention", Oss, Netherlands
26 12 ? Natasha Lomas (Nice Guy Eddie of Reservoir Gods), computer graphics artist

 

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