Baldur's Gate beta

[GL1zdA]

Does anyone have any information about Baldur's Gate betas? Someone just posted a scan from a polish magazine with 2 screenshots of a game called "Iron Throne" that became Baldur's Gate. The UI looks quite different from the released version, but you can identify the buttons that were also in the final version.

[Hallfiry]

There's an early self-running demo of BG that is essentially a prototype. I've never managed to crack it, but it appears to be theoretically functional. You can even see the interface buttons highlight when you move the invisible cursor over them.

There's also a set of screenshots of Iron Throne from March 1997 or earlier.