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Yahooooooo!!!!!!! Finally!!! At last we in Deadline and Crusaders can invite all the people out there to an absolutely fab party. We've been planning this event for about 18 months, and we really think that this is gonna be THE party of a lifetime (meaning that if you're only gonna be at one party in your entire life, you should pick this one!!). Well, that was the introduction.... Now I think you should pick a topic from the menu (yep, that's those buttons on the lower right part of your screen). this should hopefully cause your amiga to find the text to that topic and print it to your screen (great or what????). And now for a question... Who's justified and ancient ??? OK, you may be wondering who the chap behind this bull is..... Well, my name is Mike, and I'm a proud member of Deadline (the funniest group in the west). Please don't pay much notice to al te spelin mistejks inn tis txt, b'coz I wrote this (I'm actually writing it right now!!!) pretty late at night, and in some sort of a time pressure. Kinda tight schedule ya know :-) ..... Little messy to Dan/Anarchy.... 'Seeing is believing' is a perfect name on your demo... 'coz it stated that I didn't have enough memory to run it, even though I have 2Mb Chip-ram AND 8Mb Fast-ram :-D Well, as already stated, seeing is believing. I suggest you start looking for mem at $200000 as well ;-) OK, let's not care about that for now. Let's have some more of those public messages now. You should consider writing to us for an invitation it's absolutely the most ravishing Party-invitation you've ever seen. It'll have 16 - sixteen pages (some of them in full color), and it's gonna be printed at a professional print-shop. Pretty cool or what. Well, I don't really feel like writing very much more right now, so you'll have to excuse me, and read some of the bull from some of the other members in Deadline. But first I have some personal messages..... To Jason of Kefrens: I think it's sad that you left us, but I really wish you luck in your new group. Your music is the greatest. To Zeb / Crusaders: Wanna go for a trip to Sweden soon?? We should buy some more cheeze doodles (jumbo, of course!!!), popcorn and Coca Cola. To Falch of Triumph: Man, I really regret that I didn't buy that 2.0 Rom from you at the IMP / Razor - party in Arendal, your friend was sold out when I called him, and now he's stopped making them. Life is tough! And of course I would like to send a big hello to all the Deadliners and Crusaders out there. -=-=- H E L L O -=-=- If somebody would like to join our fan-club you can write to me (my adress is in the 'credits' part). Just send a bottle of something in order to join. Oh, we accept money as well. :-D Well, that's definately it. I'm leaving the keyboard NOW! ..........................................................I ' l l b e b a c k ...........................W A R N I N G !!!! The intellectual level of this scroller is about to drop drastically.... Freaky is back in town Yepp that's me! Hmm, Thanx for that stunning fact, Mike! And to all of you reading this text I have to tell you That's true!!?! Just for your Information this intro does NOT work on Megachip 500/2000! Hehe! To bad for you MIKE! Wonder what's wrong? I bet 100$ That ZEB/CRUSADERS has something to do with it?!?! Ok, Sorry Zeb that was a bad joke! Hmm, Rather funny though!? Just look at this face :-D Looks just like Shady/Deadline! :-) Second important info comming up: This party is NOT a JOKE LIKE THE AMEGA "PARTY" was! If you belive that, you better go and hide your ass behind the nearest TREE and write your name upside down 4 times and think again!! Atleast Cryptoburners/Dexion/Fairlight don't have to bring a Big-Screen to our party! Like WE did for theirs! :-DDDDD BTW, if you wonder why the big-screen was placed in the basement, the explanation is easy... CRB was more busy getting PEPSI (Y U C K) than finding a proper place for the big-screen. Nice chaps. Ok, just one last thing! Don't take my text seriously! and don't get too excited! Please! Remeber it's ONLY A SCROLLER!!! :-DDDD Ok, at last some personal hello's to some friends of mine! Here we go:Jason/Kefrens Headx, Mcs and Wizax/Andromeda Shut Berlin/Infinitive Perfection Odie/Brainstorm Stranger/Aurora D.J.Devil/Motion British Knight/Alpha Flight Defjef/Parallax Doctor No/Razor 1911 Ironhawk/Deaster Area ALL DEADLINE AND CRUSADERS MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Still there???? Phew you poor guys. You must be in a state of shock after this section of hard-packed bull YES, that's right.... MIKE is back on the keys. And I'm ready to take this scroller to a place unseen by the human leg. ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Speaking of legs.. Anybody who knows what running is??? It's to move rapidly on legs. Betcha didn't know that :-) By the way.. The word today is legs.......Spread the word, the rumour (current unproved report) and the disk. Hey, look what I found! A dictionary. Let's check out some common words..... DEADLINE - A painted line in prison yard beyond which prisoners must not pass. (That's the US definition). CRUSADER - A make of tank (W.W. 2). COMMODORE - President of a yacht club. ATARI - Look garbage. SAMPLER - Piece of cloth embroidered to show skill in needlework, often displayed on a wall. (wanna buy a sampler after this). SLOGAN - Warcry of a highland clan in Scotland. OK, that's it. My time's up. I'm beeing sucked away from the keyboard now. Just can't keep typing. Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeee............................................. . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE PARTY OF THE MILLENIUM
We would hereby like to invite everyone around
the world to the event of the millenium. It's
time for Crusaders' and Deadline's gigantic party
in Norway. The party will take place at
"Skedsmohallen", a large sports hall outside
Lillestrom (20 km east of Oslo). The party will
last 5 long days, from April 15th 12:00, to April
19th 16:00 local time, making it a total of 100
hours of partying.
We know most of you are getting real fed up with
badly organized parties. At least here in Norway
this is considered a big problem. In order to
make this one of the best organized parties ever,
we've been planning this since the beginning of
June last year.
We don't consider ourselves to have the greatest
experience in organizing parties, but our two
groups combined make up a bunch of very
resourceful people with the knowledge, the
equipment and the possibility to make this the
best party you have ever attended.
A VOYAGE TO OUR COUNTRY
If you travel to Norway from another country,
perhaps for the first time, we will see to that
you, our guest, are taken good care of, and we
will try to meet everyone who needs to at
airports, bus, train stations and so forth. Just
let us know in advance. If there's something
interesting you'd like to see while you're in
Norway, please let us know and we'll do
everything in our power to get you there and
back.
We promise that this party will encapsule the
best of the scene and beyond by inviting The
World.
COMPETITIONS
One can not have a party without competitions.
You've been promised a number of competitions to
every party you have attended, but apart from the
major competitions like the demo, music and
graphics competitions they never seem to be held.
This time it's different. Though all parties
claim to be well organized this one really is.
Have you ever attended a party where the
competition deadlines actually meant 'deadlines'?
This time deadlines will mean deadlines.
GLOBAL COMPETITION
By the use of modems this will be the first party
ever where EVERYONE, and we mean everyone, can
compete in main competitions. Anyone outside
Europe may compete in the demo, music and
graphics competitions.
If you can't come to the party in Norway, please
contact the Sysop at either of the BBS's you'll
find in the BBS Section, or by write to one of
the contact addresses for more information on how
to compete via modem.
DEMO COMPETITION
The essentials to any party, but this time it
will be like never before.
This time we will be giving away a special award
to those who compete. EVERYONE involved in a
winning entry will be given a special trophy
called 'The Golden Gary'.
Megademo and Multistage demos will be allowed.
Note that the parts in the Megademos and the
Multistage demos should however have some
relation to eachother. A Megademo or a
Multistage demo will be judged based on that it
is a Megademo or a Multistage demo. In other
words, this means that a good one-part demo will
stand a much better chance against a lousy
Megademo.
Please consider that the competing demos should
run on all Amiga models.
GRAPHICS COMPETITION
Everyone who competes in the graphics
competition may have their pictures hard-copied.
(Printed on paper)
MUSIC COMPETITION
The entries for the music competition will be
played out loud on the best of the Hi-Fi scene.
PC DEMO COMPETETION
A PC-demo competition will also be held.
Naturally this depends on the number of
competitors. The PC-demos will be displayed on a
i486 33MHz with a Soundblaster Pro or Roland
Sound System according to your wishes.
JUDGING FOR THE DEMO,
MUSIC AND GRAPHICS COMPETITIONS
At every party you have attended the judging have
been done by the groups arranging the party.
This time it's different. By the use of voting
terminals, you can vote for your favorites and
your vote will be counted before a winner is
announced. Votes from Crusaders or Deadline will
not count more than a vote from anyone else.
This means of course that no one from either The
Crusaders or from Deadline may compete in either
of those competitions.
MOST USELESS UTILITY COMPETITION
Never before witnessed by humans, so please have
the following in mind when developing the most
useless utilities ever.
- The utility should under no circumstances have
any value as a utility what so ever. Except
for creating a slightly humorous mood, of
course.
- The utility will be judged by easy-brided
people with years of experience in this field.
The more useless the better.
CHEEZ DOODLES EATING COMPETITION
The first prize goes to the person who first
wolfs down a bag of Cheez Doodles (250 grams) and
survives. In case of a tie, the first one to
finish a second bag. Paramedics will probably be
present :-)
QUICK DEMO, QUICK GRAPHICS
AND QUICK MUSIC COMPETITION
Years ago, when the first parties were held,
groups usually started on their demos, graphics
and music productions for the competitons at the
party. This is not the case any more. Nowadays
groups have all the time in the world to finish
their productions. So that no one may make a
false start, the rules for this rather special
competition will be given to you when you arrive
at the party.
CALVIN AND HOBBES'
SNOWMAN BUILDING COMPETITION
The biggest, the baddest and the ugliest.
Obscene ways of using snow will not be allowed
(even though we've got very broad minds in this
matter).
THE REGULAR COMPETITIONS
- Outdoor soccer competition
- Kick-Off
- Stunt Car Racer
We have revealed enough. Just to give you a few
hints more there will be an Amiga Quiz
competition, Game Show, something to do with
girls, and a lot of on-the-spot competitions for
your entertainment. Watch for information about
these competitions when you arrive at the party.
COMPETITION PRIZES
Since this will be the party of the millenium, we
thought we ought to have competition prizes so
big they'll make you puke.
Just have a look at the following...
Amiga A3000
Amiga CD-TV
High Speed Modem
Laser
Humorously large RAM-cards
Hard drives
MIDI Synthesizers
GenLock
Diskettes
..and of course shiny Cash
All this and lots more. Due to the special deals
we have with our sponsors we have made this the
biggest pile of prizes presented for any party
since the dawn of time.
BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS
For the purest Amiga pleasure this side of the
galaxy or for the hottest warez not even released
yet, call one of the following boards.
Deadline "The Pyramid"
+47-2-304880
Crusaders "Home Sweet Home WHQ"
Node 1 +47-6-833980
Node 2 +47-6-833981
Node 3 +47-6-833982
Crusaders "Purple Haze"
Node 1 +47-6-833393
Node 2 +47-6-833391
FACILITIES
THE CAFETERIA
Like the name suggests, there will be set up a
cafeteria containing everything (except for
coffee) you need to satisfy your stomach.
Including everything from sandwiches and milk, to
more essential stuff like Coca-Cola, hot-dogs and
pizzas. This cafeteria will be open from 08.00
to 24.00. However, Coca-Cola, hot-dogs and some
other snacks will be available 24 hours a day.
AUDIO/VISUAL EFFECTS
To make this party spectacular we've concentrated
on the audio-visual effects (light, picture and
sound). We're going to use two big screens in
the hall to show all party-productions and other
stuff. We will also be using a couple of lasers
to get some really cool effects. In addition to
this we also have a few surprises up our sleeves.
Don't even think about bringing your 500 watts
hi-noise sound-garbling amplifier - We'll be
bringing a total of 40 kW amplified sound, and a
nuclear powerplant to match.
LEISURE
If you for some strange reason should get tired
of using your computer for 100 hours in a row, we
can offer a lot of other things to do. There's a
bowling-hall in the basement of the building, and
we're going to rent a couple of snooker tables
and an arcade machines. We're even working on
getting a Virtual Reality machine! Those of you
that just want get away from the party for a
while, there is a discoteque nearby. The
entrance fee to the party works as a free ticket
to this discoteque.
PARTY BBS
For those who for some peculiar reason can not be
present at the party, we will set up a BBS system
that ensures that you can get your hands on the
party productions immediatly after it's released.
More information on these BBS'es will be released
in future party intros.
We will also use a modem to get the latest
releases from all the groups that wish to be a
part of this party around the world, and
distribute these releases at the party.
The more smarter persons who show up at the party
can use one of the terminals we will be setting
up in the hall, to copy demos from the BBS, or to
copy their latest productions onto the BBS. More
info about the party BBS can be found in the
official invitation that will be released late
January or from one of the boards listed in the
BBS section.
ON-LINE VOTING
When you arrive at the party you will be asked to
write your personal info on a terminal in the
entrance hall. While doing this you will be
asked for a personal password you would like to
use. This password is critical for your voting,
so you better not forget it. When you want to
vote, just go to one of the many terminals, type
your password, and then follow the instructions
on screen. We consider this for being one of the
best voting systems ever used on a party like
this, since it gives the persons attending the
party a chance to vote for their favorites too.
HARDWARE SALE
At the party we will sell disks, link cables and
other small items for a fair price. You can also
buy RAM cards (up to 6 Mb internal) or
hard-drives (up to 220 Mb internal). Take a look
in the Adevertisment section of this intro to
list some hardware prices.
SLEEPING
During a 100 hour party there will always be
someone who wants to sleep, so we will use a
couple of rooms for this purpose. Since this is
a sports hall, there is lots and lots of showers,
so there is no need for you to go around smelling
like a horse these 5 days.
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES
OR HOW TO GET THERE
The easiest way to find the party is to get your
hands on a printed invitation that will be
available late January.
AUTOMOBILES
Since Oslo is the capital of Norway we start from
here. The place where the party will be held is
called "Skedsmohallen" and it's a fairly known
place so if you get lost just ask for directions.
If you are traveling to Norway from another
country you should be able to find Oslo on any
map. Also if you're travelling from south of
Norway, follow the directions below.
Once in Oslo locate highway E6 (Trans-European
6). Take this highway norhtbound. Look for
signs like "Hamar" and "Trondheim", then you know
you're heading in the right direction. Continue
driving until you see a sign that says
"Lillestrom" Lillestrm and drive off the highway
at that conjunction. The first thing you will
see coming off the highway is a big
castle-looking hotel. Continue following signs
to "Lillestrom". Drive on 'till you reach a
small bridge followed by a roundabout. Turn
right in this roundabout and follow the road
you're on for approx. 4 kilometers until you
reach a railroad crossing. Turn left immediately
after the railroad crossing. Straight in front
of you you'll see the sports hall called
"Skedsmohallen"
If you're travelling from north of Norway on
highway E6 you should ignore the first sign which
says Lillestrom, and wait until you see a sign
which says "Gjelleras" and "Nittedal". Once
you're off the highway you turn left and head on
for some twohundred meters and you'll see the
castle-looking hotel on the left side. From here
you can follow the directions described above.
TRAINS
Those of you who will be travelling by train, you
can get off at "Lillestrom" station and from here
you can take a bus to "Skedsmohallen". Buses
stop right outside the station. Make sure your
bus stop at "Arasen" or that it goes directly to
"Skedsmohallen".
PLANES
If you come by plane you will arrive at either
"Gardermoen" or "Fornebu" airport depending on
which country you came from. The best thing to
do will be to ask for directions from the airport
you arrive. Find an information desk and ask for
directions to "Lillestrom" and "Skedsmohallen"
If you have any problems finding the place you
can call a special telephone number we will be
setting up for the occation, that will connect
you to a person who can give you directions in
almost any language. More information about this
later.
AMIGA HARDWARE
AVAILABLE THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL MAGIC
The following hard drive products are available
for the A500, A1000, A2000 and hardware
compatible models:
IDE controller with Autoboot. 100% internal.
Does not require its own powersupply unit. Hard
drives from 20 to 585MB available. Please state
model when ordering.
Examples:
The following includes an IDE controller and
everything needed to install the drive.
42MB: 3995,-
85MB: 5995,-
130MB: 7495,-
Separate IDE controller with cable: 1495,-
The following memory upgrade products are
available for the A500 models:
4MB RAM-card with 1MB chip option.
w/1MB: 1995,-
w/4MB: 3495,-
2MB extra for 6MB total: 1995,-
The following hard drive and memory upgrade
products are available for the A2000 models:
A2000 SCSI controller with cache. 20MB to 2GB
drives available.
Controller with cable: 1695,-
w/82MB drive: 5995,-
A2000 SCSI controller with cache including
RAM-card for up to 8MB RAM. 20MB to 2GB drives
available.
Controller w/cable: 1995,-
w/82MB drive and 2Mb: 6995,-
A2000 RAM-card 0-8MB: 1495,-
w/2MB: 2245,-
The following products are available for all
models:
68010 Accellerator which gives a 15 to 25% system
performance increase.
68010 Accellerator: 295,-
ADSpeed 14MHz with static cache which gives a 80
to 100% system performance increase.
ADSpeed Accellerator: 2495,-
Mouse 200dpi microswitch: 295,-
Flicker Fixer with 3Mb 40ns static video-RAM.
Works on normal/ECS modes etc. Requires
multisync or VGA monitor.
Flicker Fixer: 2995,-
A wide range of other products available upon
request. Contact Audio-Visual Magic for more
information. All prices in norwegian currency.
For overseas shipment, contact Audio-Visual
Magic.
Call Audio-Visual Magic at
+47-6-84 15 66
17:00-22:00 weekdays
11:00-22:00 weekends local time
Or leave a message to Vegard Skjefstad at The
Crusaders WHQ BBS
Or write to:
Audio-Visual Magic
Tarnbyveien 417
2013 Skjetten
Norway
CREDITS FOR THIS INTRO
CODE
Freaky Angel / Deadline
MUSIC
TDK / Deadline
BACKGROUND GRAPHICS AND GENERAL DESIGN
Mike / Deadline
DEADLINE LOGO
TMB Designs / Silents
CRUSADERS LOGO
Bustman / Crusaders
TEXT WRITING AND MORAL SUPPORT
Dr. Outtasight / Crusaders
Mike / Deadline
Shady / Deadline
If you have ANY questions regarding ANYTHING
related to the party, please feel free to call or
write to the following any time, any day, or call
one of the BBS'es listed in the BBS section.
Mike / Deadline
Nordbyveien 63
N - 2013 Skjetten
Norway
Phone: +47-6-842853
Shady / Deadline
Tarnbyveien 417
N - 2013 Skjetten
Norway
Phone: +47-6-841566
Dr. Outtasight / Crusaders
Lovenstadveien 8a
N - 2006 Lovenstad
Norway
Phone: +47-6-833754