Editing Demoscene (section)

==64K intro==
A '''64K intro''' is a [[Demo (computer programming)|demo]] with an executable file size limit of 64 [[kibibyte]]s, or 65,536 [[byte]]s. This is a traditional limit inherited from the maximum size of a [[COM file]]. Demos traditionally were limited by RAM size, or later by storage size. By the early 1990s, demo sizes grew, so categories were created for limited sizes that forced developers to not simply stream data from storage.

To reduce the file size, 64K intros often use [[executable compression]] and [[procedural generation]], such as [[sound synthesis]], [[mesh generation]], [[procedural textures]], and [[procedural animation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gizmodo.com/this-incredible-animation-was-made-by-code-that-could-f-1565294456|title=This Incredible Animation Was Made By Code That Could Fit on a Floppy|last=Campbell-Dollaghan|first=Kelsey|work=Gizmodo|access-date=2018-03-16|language=en-US|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210205426/https://gizmodo.com/this-incredible-animation-was-made-by-code-that-could-f-1565294456|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://64k-scene.github.io/resources.html|website=64K Scene|title=Resources|access-date=10 April 2024|archive-date=10 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410004412/https://64k-scene.github.io/resources.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

fr-08, a 64k PC demo by [[Farbrausch]] released at [[The Party (demoparty)|The Party]] 2000 in [[Aars]] has since been claimed<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bitfellas.org/page.php?170 |title=BitJam Episode #39 interview with Boyc that sums up how 64k's changed around 2000, because of fr-08. Features music from 64k intros. |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210205437/http://www.bitfellas.org/page.php?170 |url-status=live }}</ref> to mark a [[wikt:watershed moment|watershed moment]] in the popularity of the category. Others include [[Chaos Theory (demo)|Chaos Theory]] by [[Conspiracy (demogroup)|Conspiracy]] (2006), Gaia Machina by Approximate (2012),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://demozoo.org/productions/31427/|title=Gaia Machina by Approximate|access-date=2018-07-28|date=2012-04-08|archive-date=10 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210205428/https://demozoo.org/productions/31427/|url-status=live}}</ref> F — Felix's Workshop by Ctrl-Alt-Test (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://s2013.siggraph.org/attendees/daytime-selects-demoscene.html|title=Daytime Selects - Demoscene {{!}} SIGGRAPH 2013|last=|first=|date=2017-03-27|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327165532/http://s2013.siggraph.org/attendees/daytime-selects-demoscene.html|archive-date=2017-03-27|access-date=2018-03-19}}</ref> Fermi paradox by Mercury (2016),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/5/11/11656690/fermi-paradox-demoscene-explore-space-64k |title=To explore space all you need is 64K |first=Paul |last=Miller |date=11 May 2016 |via=The Verge |access-date=10 November 2021 |archive-date=16 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916173418/https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/5/11/11656690/fermi-paradox-demoscene-explore-space-64k |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="siggraph">{{cite web |title=Siggraph 2016 Advance Program |url=http://s2016.siggraph.org/sites/default/files/S16_AP_070616.pdf |page=16 |date=2016-07-06 |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319115256/http://s2016.siggraph.org/sites/default/files/S16_AP_070616.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and Darkness Lay Your Eyes Upon Me by Conspiracy (2016).<ref name="siggraph"/>