Paracon3 invitation by Paranoia [web]
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: The current year is 2001.
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: A lot has happened in the year 2001.
: A lot of bad things.
: A lot of good things.
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: When the year was still young, a very wise programmer asked wether
: reality was just repeating itself, a mirror of the past.
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: When the year was maturing, reality was repeating itself and
: the Error in Line #2, one of the best things that happened in
: 2001, was held in Dresden and attracted a lot of creative people
: using their Atari computers to express themselves.
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: Now that the year is slowly fading away,
: reality is going to repeat once more.
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: The ParaCon 3 in the heart of Germany is about to take place.
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The ParaCon 3 is going to take place from :
Friday, November the 30th, 19:00 :
to :
Sunday, December the 2nd, 14:00 :
in the :
DLRG Heim of the Ortsgruppe Selters :
65618 Selters/Ts. :
Germany :
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Attendance fee is 20.- DM :
10.- DM for the location :
10.- DM for the breakfast :
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: What we offer:
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: - Room for 20 to 25 people
: - Cosy sleeping area
: - Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday
: - Supermarket nearby
: - Pizza- and other food-services
: - Competitions
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What you can bring :
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- Atari 8-, 16/32-, 32-bit or Commodore 64 computer :
(or a PC if you really prefer it) :
- Suitable Monitor :
- All peripherals you need :
- Powercords (and suitable adapter when needed) :
- Sleeping bag :
- Everything you need to live for 3 days :
- Humour and a bit patience :
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Please note that the location is small and space is limited. :
We therefore ask you to bring as little equipment as necessary. :
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What you should not bring :
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- Microwave ovens, toasters, coffee machines :
- Peripherals you do not necessarily need (scanners, printers) :
- Any kind of narcotics not legal in Germany :
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What you should know :
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- We cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your :
equipment or your health :
- We cannot be held responsible for any kind of theft. :
You will have to look for your equipment yourself. :
- Smoking is not allowed in the main area :
- Pizza and other food is being ordered regularly, please :
ask the organizers if you like to order :
- Organizers have the right to remove any person from the party :
without prior notice and without money refund. :
- Trading and exchange of software or other media that is :
illegal in Germany will be prohibited. :
- Abuse of illegal narcotics is strictly prohibited. :
(Please note that 'weed' is illegal in Germany) :
- Please mind that the location is small and we therefore :
rely on your sensibility about electric equipment, water, :
beverage containers etc. in the main area : :
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: What you can expect
: - Friday:
: - Atari ST, STE and Falcon demos on the big screen
: - Commodore 64 demos on the big screen
: - Classic Atari TV commercials
: - Movie: 2001 - Odyssey in Space
: - Saturday:
: - Various demos on various computers
: - Competitions
: - Movie: 2010 - The year we made contact
: - Sunday:
: - Prizing ceremony
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: On Saturday and Sunday, we serve breakfast with Coffee.
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: What Competitions are planned
: - Demo competition:
: - Atari ST, STE or Falcon demo
: Demo must run on one of these computers
: Maximum RAM usage 4 MB
: Maximum usage of diskspace 4 MB
: Minimum playtime 1 minute
: No files of pure animation or playback
: - Graphics: A still picture
: Various formats accepted in various
: Colourdepths and Resolution (640x480 max)
: No scanned pictures allowed
: - Music: For replay on Atari Falcon or ST
: Chip- and Sample-based music allowed
: Maximum playtime 2:30 minutes
: No files of pure samples
: - Game: Commando
: All through the party, you can play
: Commando on a Commodore 64. Highscores
: will be recorded and awared.
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What prizes you can expect :
- Demo competition: - ParaCon 3 T-Shirt :
- Graphics: - ParaCon 3 T-Shirt :
- Music: - ParaCon 3 T-Shirt :
- Game: - 3 Liters of Afri-Cola :
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Every competition entry will be introduced including the :
required hardware-specifications. :
Each competition requires at least 2 entries. If less than :
2 contributions are handed in, the contribution will just be :
presented on the big screen. :
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: How to find us
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: The location is the DLRG-Heim Selters, Am Schwimmbad 1,
: 65618 Selters/Ts., Germany.
: It is next to a "Minimal"-Supermarket and the Sports-Stadium
: of Selters, very close to the Bundesstrasse B8.
: It is roughly 50km northwest of Frankfurt and
: about 120km to the south/southeast of Cologne (Koeln).
: Depending on wether you come from the north or northwest,
: you should look for Cologne, Bonn or Koblenz as waypoint,
: or from the south or southeast, you should look for
: Frankfurt as your waypoint. Coming straight from the east
: will lead you over Giessen.
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By train : By car
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Depending on where you come from, : Again, it depends on where
there are 2 ways. : you come from.
Selters/Ts. is between Frankfurt : Selters is between Frankfurt
am Main and Limburg an der Lahn. : and Cologne on one of the
Whichever way you go, you have : biggest highways in Germany,
either to go to Frankfurt or : the A3. You will have to take
Limburg. : a route that leads you to the
In Frankfurt, buy a ticket to : A3 between these 2 big cities.
Selters/Ts. and take a train : The next exit of the highway
to Limburg/Lahn. Make sure this : is Bad Camberg between Limburg
train is called a Regionalbahn : and Idstein.
or Stadtexpress. :
In Limburg, buy a ticket to : Take this exit (be careful,
Selters/Ts. and take a train to : the exit is tricky, read the
Frankfurt, Niedernhausen or : signs !) and follow the yellow
Wiesbaden (they are all okay.) : signs to Bad Camberg.
Make sure this train is called a : This will imply going left
Regionalbahn or Stadtexpress. : directly behind the exit.
: This road will lead you down-
Once in Selters (an ugly green : hill directly into Bad Camberg.
station) leave the station by : You enter Bad Camberg in an
walking past the green building. : industrial area and just above
Cross the street. You see a pub : the train-station.
named "Zum Bahnhof" (orange) on : Follow this road until you have
the other side of the street. : to turn either left or right
On the right side of the pub you : on a crossing with traffic
see a small road leading down. : lights. Turn left there, going
Follow that road to a bridge : to Limburg (18km).
crossing a little stream. : This is the B8, stay on this
Walk over the bridge and straigt : road for about 5-6km.
on. You pass the stadium and : You will see a cross-section
just before you reach the super- : with traffic lights, the
market you see the DLRG heim on : public swimming pool is on the
your right side. : left as well as the Minimal
: supermarket.
: Turn left on this cross-
: section, go straight forward
: and you pass the DLRG Heim.
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In case you get lost you can reach the organizers via :
telephone: :
- Paranoid: +49 (0)177 4315 344 :
- Der Komtur +49 (0)163 7358 377 :
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If you are connected using a german provider on your mobile :
phone, you should deal the 0 instead of the 49. :
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Also mind the Degas-Pictures enclosed in the archive you found :
this README-file in. ROUTE1.PI1 displays the area and the way :
from Frankfurt to the partyplace, ROUTE2.PI1 is a closeup of :
the region from the exit of the highway, ROUTE3.PI1 is actually :
a roadmap of the village itself with PARACON II marked. :
ParaCon 2 was exactly where the ParaCon 3 will take place, too. :
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: Who you can expect:
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: - MC Laser, Scy and Dynacore of .tSCc. (Germany)
: - No and Spex of Escape (Germany)
: - 505 of Checkpoint (Germany)
: - Oliver Kotschi of Frontier Systems (Germany)
: - Oliver Schlesier (Germany)
: - EarX and D-Force of FUN Industries (Holland)
: - ST Survivor of LouD! (France)
: - Zerkman of Sector One (France)
: - Matt US'Alem of Troll & Co. (France)
: - ST Cooper (France)
: - Otto Fuchs, the sponsor (Germany)
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: and some more, yet unregistered people that still might
: decide to come after all.
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Credits for everything on the party: :
- Breakfast :
Der Komtur, Marcstar, J :
- Finances :
Der Komtur :
- Location :
DLRG Selters/Ts :
- Video beamer :
Strange :
- DVD equipment :
Der Komtur :
- Internet page, registration :
The Paranoid :
- Sponsoring :
Otto Fuchs :
- Maintenance :
Der Komtur, Marcstar, Strange, The Paranoid :
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: Credits for the intro
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: - Music and Logo
: Luebke
: - Graphics and Code
: The Paranoid
: - Additional logos
: TNT
: - Demoengine
: Evil/DHS
: - Help with the font
: Strange
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See you on the ParaCon 3
November 30th 2001
to December 2nd 2001
DLRG-Heim
65618 Selters/Ts.
Germany
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