Tera (demogroup)

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Tera (Australia) was a Commodore 64 software production group, formed in 1989 by the merging of Tour de Future (Australia) and Reflex (Australia). The group developed leading and lasting reputation in the international Commodore 64 scene, based upon high quality software releases, notably a world-record RLE packer, continuance of the famous notemaker series and quality demos. From late 1989 across 1990, the group gained a bulletin board in the United States and members in Europe admist further expansion in Australia, but rapidly lost steam and by 1991 was alive only in name, to formally declare itself dead in 1992. Members included matt', xlr8, boss, bullet, mistic, hex-hacker,snoop and kilenemy

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The first home-grown Australian group to develop a solid presence in the United States and Europe
Produced the world-record shortest RLE packer, called 'beeftrucker'
Continued the famous Tour de Future (Australia) notemaker series
Obtained 1st place in demo comp at The Force Party (Australia) copy-party 1989, with 'damnable'
Produced a wide variety of world-class demos, intros, magazines, and tools
Developed a leading, continuing and long-lasting reputation as a leading Australian group