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From: sauber@netcom.com (Soren Dossing)
Subject: THE PARTY 1997
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Keywords: Demo Party Invitation
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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 18:48:58 GMT
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I N V I T A T I O N
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[Introduction] [General Rules]
The Party scene is like a WiLD
animal - it won't just lay down to * If you want to take part in a
rest, and so we're back. This time competition you must be
we have put together the demo event present at The Party during
of the year packed with many new the presentation and prize
features and all the best from past ceremony.
years. We have pretty much thought * If too many contributions are
of everything for you to have a delivered for a competition a
blast, only thing is... competent jury will make a
selection.
- Batteries not included! * All contributions can only
participate in one
[Where & When] competition.
* We will copy and spread all
The Party 1997 will be held in contributions.
Messecenter Aars, the place with * All contributions must be
the real party atmosphere. The final, no bug-fixes will be
Party 1997 will be held from accepted before or after
Saturday 27 December at 08:00 CET presentation.
to Monday 29 December at 15:00 CET. * Compo-disks will not be
returned.
[Facilities] * PC hardware configuration:
Pentium 166 MHz, 16 MB ram,
* Room for max. 3500 people! SVGA by VESA 1.2 Support (VESA
* A seperate sleeping area. 2.0 with SDD/UniVbe),
* Cafeteria and kiosk will be Soundblaster AWE 32 or Gus
open 24h. Max.
* Extremely powerful PA * Amiga hardware configuration:
equipment and a huge, high Amiga 1200-030 50 MHz/882 50
quality screen. MHz, 8 MB FAST ram & 2 MB CHIP
* LaserDisc Room! ram.
* Free access to swimming bath & * All entries for Amiga can be
showers! compressed with either LZX or
* The Party 1997 T-Shirts will LHA.
be sold. * All entries for PC can be
compressed with either ZIP,
[Events] ARJ or RAR.
* No self-extracting archives
* 55 hours non-stop activities. will be allowed.
* 15 main compos with great * No other archive-types will be
prizes. allowed.
* Traditional party-events like * All filenames must comply to
Body-Crashing and DiskOs. ISO-9660 8+3 standard. No
* Live concert on stage. funny charaters allowed.
* Several conferences. * All contributions must be able
* Free Party-Bowling night! to run from HD and CDROM,
* Plus much more... except for WiLD! demos.
* Contributions with racial
[Competitions] content (incl. anti-racial)
will not be accepted.
Main competitions and prizes:
[Please Note]
Amiga WiLD!
Demo PC Demo Demo * We will not accept anybody
1. $2000 1. $2000 1. $2500 selling anything without our
2. $1000 2. $1000 2. $1250 permission.
3. $500 3. $500 3. $750 * Alcohol and drugs are not
4. $250 4. $250 4. $500 allowed at the party place. If
5. $100 5. $100 5. $250 we find any it will be
confiscated and not given
back.
* Intoxicated people will be
Java Demo Win95 Demo thrown out or handed over to
the police.
1. $1000 1. $500 * We will not accept weapons,
2. $750 2. $300 spraycans or firework etc.
3. $500 3. $150 * People who cause damages of
any kind will of course have
to pay for it.
Amiga 4 KB * We take no responsibility for
Intro PC Intro Intro illegal swapping, software,
1. $500 1. $500 1. $200 hardware, video etc.
2. $300 2. $300 2. $100 * The entrance price is dkk 300.
3. $150 3. $150 3. $50
[Addresses]
Pixel Gfx Raytraced Gfx Party Place:
1. $600 1. $400 Messecenter Aars
2. $400 2. $200 Messevej 1
3. $200 3. $100 DK-9600 Aars
4. $100 4. $50 Denmark
The Party-Phone:
For further information:
4-Ch. Music Multi Ch. (+45) 9862 5859
1. $600 1. $600
2. $400 2. $400 World Wide Web:
3. $200 3. $200 http://www.theparty.dk/
4. $100 4. $100
E-Mail:
theparty@theparty.dk
C64 Demo C64 Music C64 Gfx
1. $300 1. $200 1.$200
2. $200 2. $100 2.$100
3. $100 3. $50 3.$50
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C O M P E T I T I O N R U L E S
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- Competition Rules
[Amiga Demo] [PC Demo] [WiLD! Demo]
* Take up no * Must be a * In this competition
more than 6 standalone there are practically
MB on disk in executable no restrictions.
uncompressed with or * Allowed audio
form. without data connectors: (mini)jack
* Max. one demo files. (mono/stereo), scart,
per coder. * Use no more phono (mono/stereo).
* No more than than 600 KB * Allowed video
10 min. will of connectors: Phono
be shown. conventional composite pal,
memory. VGA/SVGA 15 pin SUBD
* Support (max. 1024 x 768), RGB
silent mode 23 pin SUBD (Amiga),
(-nosound). scart composite pal,
* Take up no SVHS mini din.
more than 6 * Note: If your
MB on disk in contribution can take
uncompressed part in other
form. competitions it cannot
* Run while take part in WiLD!.
HIMEM.SYS is * A complete list of the
loaded. hardware & software
* Max. used must be
screenmode is available.
1024 x 768. * Entries may also be
* Change of delivered on VHS, SVHS
screenmode or Betacam SP tape.
during the * No more than 15 min.
demo is not will be shown.
recommended.
* Max. one demo
per coder.
* No more than
10 min. will
be shown.
[Java Demo] [Windows95 Demo]
* Will be shown in latest * Must be a standalone
Netscape Navigator release executeable with or
version (not beta) under without data files.
WinNT4.0. * Must be able to run on
* Shown on 233MHz Pentium-MMX, 16MB of physical memory
32MB Ram and 20MB of swap space.
* Shown from a web server via LAN * Take up no more than 6
* Must me 100% pure java applet, MB on disk in
ie. platform independable. uncompressed form.
* Max 6MB compiled including all * Will be shown in
class and html files, graphics 800x600 in 24 bit.
and soundtracks. A zip archive * Max one demo per coder.
may be used. * No more than 5 min.
* No more than 5 min. will be will be shown.
shown. * The demo must use and
* Resoution max 640x480. comply to Direct X 3.0
* Source code need not to be * No direct hardware
submitted access is allowed, only
* May run in Navigator window or through Windows 95
separate window. calls.
* Html page in which to run the * This is not an
applet must be provided, and animation competition.
maxi resolution is 640x480.
* Only one demo per coder
[Amiga Intro] [PC Intro] [4KB Amiga/PC Intro]
* Max. size * Must be a * 4 KB is a joint
40 KB. standalone competition for Amiga
* Max. one executable with and PC. The rules are
intro per or without data the same as for the
coder. files. intro compos, but with
* Must be * Use no more a 4 KB filesize limit.
right than 600 KB of * No sound allowed.
mousebutton conventional
exitable. memory.
* No more * Exit by
than 5 min. pressing
will be ESC-key at any
shown. time.
* Support silent
mode
(-nosound).
* Take up no more
than 64 KB on
disk in
uncompressed
form.
* Run while
HIMEM.SYS is
loaded.
* Max. one intro
per coder.
* No more than 5
min. will be
shown.
[Pixel & Raytrace Graphics] [4ch Music] [Multi Channel]
* Max. size is 1 MB. * Max. size * Max. size is
* Max. screenmode is 1024 x is 1 MB. 1 MB.
768 pixels. * Must be * Accepted
* Max. screendepth is 24 Protracker formats:
bitplanes. format. Fast Tracker
* Accepted filetypes: IFF, * Will be 2, Impulse
TIFF, GIF, PCX, JPEG, played Tracker,
TARGA, PNG. with Scream
* The pictures will not be Accessible Tracker 3,
scaled or converted. Player Octamed.
* Max. one picture per (Amiga). * Entries will
graphician. * Max. one be played on
tune per a Gus Max or
musician. Amiga
* Max. 5 (Octamed).
min. will * Max. one
be played. tune per
musician.
* Max. 5 min.
will be
played.
[C64 demo] [C64 Music] [C64 graphics]
* Standard C-64 * Must be * Standard C-64
without executable. without
accessories. * Please specify accessories.
* Must be if new or old * Must be
executable. Sid Chip is executable.
* Please specify if used. * No sprites or
new or old Sid moving parts.
Chip is used.
* Max. length 10
min.
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