KLAN

KLAN was a pioneering Czech electronic magazine dedicated to computer and video games, published on CD-ROM. It first appeared in December 1996 as issue KLAN 0, created by Jan Eisler (known as ICE), a well-known figure in Czech gaming journalism through his work for the print magazines Excalibur and SCORE. KLAN was the first Czech magazine about games in electronic form, distributed on the then-revolutionary CD-ROM medium. It ran until June 2000, with its final issue being KLAN 42. The magazine covered a wide range of topics beyond games, including film and video, music, comics, hobby games, visual arts, theatre, literature, and travel. Its interface was originally programmed for MS-DOS for issues 0 through 27, and later issues 28 to 42 used a standard Windows application interface. KLAN built a dedicated readership and a group of quality contributors, becoming popular and sought-after in its time. In 2011, Daniel Felix Hrouzek launched the KLAN 2011 project to commemorate the 15th anniversary of KLAN's debut. The project published all issues of the magazine as ISO images in their original form on the website klan2011.cz. In 2023, due to Google Drive flagging some ISO images as problematic, the files were moved to the Internet Archive to ensure their long-term preservation as cultural heritage. KLAN is remembered as a formative influence on the emerging Czech internet generation.

KLAN was founded by Jan Eisler (ICE), a well-known Czech gaming journalist who had written for the print magazines Excalibur and SCORE. The first issue, KLAN 0, was released in December 1996 on CD-ROM, making it the first Czech magazine about games in electronic form. The magazine was published regularly until June 2000, with the final issue being KLAN 42. It covered not only computer games but also film, music, comics, hobby games, visual arts, theatre, literature, and travel. The interface for issues 0–27 was programmed for MS-DOS, while issues 28–42 used a standard Windows application. KLAN attracted a dedicated readership and a group of quality contributors, becoming a popular and influential publication for the emerging Czech internet generation. In 2011, Daniel Felix Hrouzek created the KLAN 2011 project to mark the 15th anniversary of KLAN's debut, publishing all issues as ISO images on the website klan2011.cz. In 2023, the ISO images were moved to the Internet Archive after Google Drive began flagging some as problematic, ensuring their preservation as cultural heritage.

• KLAN 0, the first Czech electronic games magazine on CD-ROM, is released.

• Final issue KLAN 42 is published.

• KLAN 2011 project launches, publishing all issues as ISO images online.

• ISO images are moved to Archive.org for preservation.

First Czech electronic games magazine on CD-ROM; later a digital preservation project.

• KLAN 0

  First issue, released December 1996.

• KLAN 42

  Final issue, released June 2000.

• KLAN 2011 online archive

  Website hosting ISO images of all KLAN issues.

1. 1KLAN 2011 - Časopis nové generace pro novou generaci (po 15 letech)klan2011.cz
2. 2KLAN (časopis) - Wikipediacs.wikipedia.org
3. 3KLAN - Wikidatawikidata.org