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Thanks to rECTUM cAUDA for Invitation Intro #3:
' TG98 bootleg '
contact rC: rc@countzero.bbs.no
it's much better than the Digital Vegetargnaskere's stash.
The Gathering 1998
CyberPunk-Feasting
From 5 April 5:01 to 12 April 21:00 in IceHockeyHall at Lillehammer, Norway.
200,- NOK at the door (no preregistration or invitation needed),
250,- NOK prepaid (preregistration and -payment required)
500,- NOK for girls
-------- Introduction ------------------------------------------------------
Citizens of the World rejoice
As of today, a new chapter of mankind's history has begun!
This one man was called upon from the edge of the Universe
Who will set you free from your deepest fears.....
He shall forever be known as...............
THE CRUSADER
Crusaders Productions ARE BACK!!!
AND THROUGH THE KANDU ORGANIZATION THEY ARE QUITE DETERMINED TO MAKE
THE GATHERING 1998 INTO SOMETHING DIFFERENT ALTOGETHER.
TG 98 is set to be one of the most exciting parties this decade.
As The Gathering is having a 7 year celebration, we have made TG 98 a
special one (as always), where the focus is upon party, party and party.
The setting is the IceHockeyHall in Lillehammer, Norway. Famous from the
Olympics, and one of the largest stadiums available in Scandinavia.
It is also one of the most modern and well equipped stadiums as well.
Rave-party, concerts, stand-up comedians and other attractions will be
held for those who need some extra stimulation during the long party
hours.
A ski-trip for those who want to enjoy the Olympic slopes of
Hafjell/Kvitfjell will be arranged. You can even rent the equipment you
need (the wooden planks needed to run down the slopes and poles to stick
in the snow [together with your heads :-D]).
We have heard your complaints about bad choice of locations, loss of power,
poor networking, expensive entry fees, prizes that were not paid until many
months after the party (if paid at all) and so forth...
THIS YEAR WE HAVE CORRECTED THEM ALL (well, most of them anyway).
By using professional companies instead of doing everything ourselves,
everything you need for a great party will be there.
IN TIME, IN PLACE and IN A WORKING ORDER
-----------------------------------------
Together with our connections in some of the largest companies around,
we're going to make THE GATHERING 1998 more fun, provide more non-stop
action, featuring more insane events than any other party!
As TG95 which was *NOT* arranged by KANDUINGENTING (Crusaders, Cryptoburners,
Ano-Tech etc) many of the things from last year leaves a lot to be
desired. As a way of clearing this up, we wish to at least make the
competition prizes to be paid out. As of know, we have contact with 3 of
the prizewinners.
Calvin/Proxima already have received his prize for his 2nd place in the
PC 4K intro competition, but why? It sucked, it was pure shit.
I guess Piffi/rC's PC 4kb from TG97 was much better.
Several others have also received the intention of the prizes.
Please contact us to receive more information if you didn't receive your
prize. We do this to state our seriousness and sincerity concerning the
name The Gathering.
Just of windy balloon full of hot air loaded with a pile of horsemanure
or a real fact? Keep your weary eyes open and read on...
-------- hot spots ---------------------------------------------------------
LOCATION: "ICEHOCKETHALL" in Lillehammer, north of Oslo, Norway.
The main hall from the '94 Olympics in Norway.
(If you don't know what the Olympics are, you are just the
guy we want at TG, and believe us, the hall is big!!!)
They even held an INDOORS cross-country skiing event in
this hall.
12.000 square meters of pure pleasure (the same size as 3
soccer fields or 3000 tabletennis tables.)
The total area of the hall is 26 000 square meters
and 350 000 cubic meters. (350 million liters).
Stairsfree entrances (excellent for rolling those carts
filled to the brink with equipment).
3000+ seats, tables and SEPARATE poweroutlets available.
Every person gets a seat, every person gets a tablespace
and every person gets his own grounded poweroutlet.
(1 power outlet per person, bring your own grounded
multiple power outlets to have more than one item
connected at a time).
10 seperate LARGE wardrobes with 4-10 showers per wardrobe.
Of course no money will be charged for this basic facility.
Don't panic, bring your own towel!
Sauna is optionally available.
Coin-operated laundry to get those clothes refreshened.
Catering will be provided. Junkfood and not-so-junk
food will be served at your leisure.
Silicone and methane lifeforms make special arrangments.
Sleeping area is inside the hall. You will be allowed to
sleep next to your beloved computers, separate
facilities will be available for those who require less
noisy environment to sleep in.
Also, for those who need something less 'campy', there's a
motell next-door with 56 rooms totalling 224 beds.
Be warned that these rooms are often filled to the rim with
other tourists.
Swimminghall, tennishall and so on are available in the
Hamar area, but at this time, opening hours at Easter is not
available.
PARKING: Big parking facilities available immediately outside the hall
at no extra charge. Will take any kind of possible vehicle
you can arrive in. Extraterrastials call ahead for separate
reservations.
Limousine service available.
No car queues at ANY time to the main road, or blocking of fire
lanes to the main road. Failure to do so will result in
summerily towing, no warnings will be given! There's plenty of
parking space, so there's no need for a queue anyhow.
DATE: Post-Easter'96
System Boot : Tuesday 5 April 1996 05:01
System Shutdown : Saturday 12 April 1996 21:00
For those of you who arrive early, you will of course be let in
before 0:01.
Official openening and the time which every feature will be
available is some day in 2000.
PRICE: More than 110 hours of party for 200 NOK! (About US$ 90).
This requires you to pay in advance. If you wish to pay at
the entrance, the fee will be 500,- NOK (About US$ 75).
This gives you an exciting party for less than 50 cents an
hour!
As usual, girls and non-Europeans are let in for *FREE*.
ET's also have free entrance, but have to provide their own
phones.
PREREGISTRATION:
Filling out this form and paying in advance will bring you
straight past the queue in the registration hall. In
addition, it will save you the fair amount of NOK 1500,-.
You will need to include a facial photo 3x4 cm.
Having this information HANDY upon entering the hall, without
prepaying will also save you a lot of time.
First we need to know a bit about your name and adress.
Lastname :
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Firstname :
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Streetaddress :
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Zip Code :
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City :
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Country :
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Year of birth :
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Sex :
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Email (if applicable) :
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Handle :
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Group :
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All information is confidential and will be maintained with
the highest level of confidentiality. No mailings or unwanted
attention will follow of you entering this information. This
is for our reference and future contact only.
By Norwegian law, you are only required to enter your complete
name (first and last), but PLEASE enter the other information.
It is GREATLY appreciated.
Then we need to know what you intend to bring to TG'96.
Computers :
Other hardware :
Other hardware :
Now fill out the PostalGiro or BankGiro, and pay the amount of
200,- NOK pr. attendant. If you pay for more than one person,
make a clear note here for which person(s) you are paying.
The PostalGiro account name, adress and number is:
The Catering 1998
Indremisjonen Norge
Klubbgata 21
7050 Trondheim
Account: 1998 (?)
The BankGiro account name, address and number is:
The Catering 1998
Indremisjonen Norge
Klubbgata 21
7050 Trondheim
Account: I can't remember, actually :)
Put the reference name for payment in the adress field
for the payee with a complete name and address.
Failure to do so can cause your payment to end up as little
else than an anonymous gift to TG98.
All the attendants must fill out their own registration-forms
and include a photo. If you send several preregistration-forms
in one envelope give each photo a number, and write the same
number in the form that it belongs to. Please fill out the form
as correct as possible, and do not make jokes with sex:
(ie. SEX: YES, plenty! or similar). If the data we receive are
incorrect, you will have to line up with the others. The photo
will be used for the ID-card, and is a reference to your face,
so do not send a photo of your girlfriends beaver, your dog,
or your 128 year old grandpa.
If someone else is paying for you:
_________________________________________ is paying for me.
If we do not receive the payment, or are incapable of verifying
that proper payment has occured, you have to pay entrance at
the gate as everybody else (so be concise to avoid
misunderstandings).
If you are paying for others.
Send the forms and Photos
I pay for these people: to us, and you will recieve
_________________________________________ an ID-card, which you MUST
bring. The card will be your
_________________________________________ proof of payment.
_________________________________________
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NETWORK: 1500++ Ethernet connections with high speed internal and
Internet party network from day 0 at NO EXTRA CHARGE!!
The NETWORKS available at the party is:
Novell Netware, for fileservices, network gaming (thru the
IPX/SPX protocols) and internal chat-lines.
Internet for IRC and Telnet sessions.
WWW and FTP will be limited due to limitations on system
resources. (1500 WWW's is quite demanding).
TCP/IP protocols only. For further instructions on how &
when, read in later revisions, or contact us.
98% COAX connections, bring your HUB's for TP-connections.
You just need a PC with an Ethernet-card, or buy one from us
for 250 NOK (US$ 35) (16bits NE2000 cards for ISA-bus only).
This is non-profit way for us get YOU onto the network if you
don't already have a Ethernet card. You get to keep the card
after the party. No rentals or credit plans available.
Major body parts acceptable as a shortterm deposit.
For the Amiga, special deals with our dealers will be made
available. Contact us for information.
POWER: Seperate poweroutlet per person, 20 persons per breaker
switch.
2000 Amps available instantly, and our special TECH task force
will be monitoring the powergrid at all hours.
The hall itself is providing this as a courtesy service, so
it's not us spending the week putting the power up. It's in
place the week BEFORE the party.
COMPOS: PC, Amiga, C64, Demo, Intro, Internet, Music, GFX and WILD!
competitions will be held, plus a few surprises...
See separate paragraph for more info.
VIDEO: Hot new movies and all the old goodies will be shown at
regular intervals, 24 hours a day, all week.
A special auditorium with 200 quality seats and
superb audiovisual equipment provides the quality experience
for all of you moviebuffs.
If it's good enough for Olympic hot-shots it's certainly
good enough for you.
CONCERTS: We're gonna have a rave-concert hosted by a popular
Norwegian DJ. Laser effects will be a part of this concert.
Mads Drschler (Gatekeeper/Xtacy) from Denmark will hold a
concert, as will Henning Kristiansen. Drschler also held a
concert at "The Party V".
We will also have a one hour long stand-up comedian show.
Other events are planned, but are at this moment not set.
SLEEPING: Special arrangements with the local fire department allow
sleeping inside the hall. (No more sleeping outside in a
tent, we're computer freaks and not Grizzly Adam's fans.)
You'll be allowed to sleep next to your dear computers.
TV-STATIONS:
As a lot you sets up your own TV-stations, we wish to
provide with the best transmittance possibilities available.
To make the Tech-crew help you out with this, a few rules
have been set.
- No pornography or violence level which violates
Norwegian law will be allowed.
- One person will be made editor and be our contact
person. He's also responsible for the content of his
TV-station.
- A schedule for transmittance MUST be sent the
Tech-Crew to allow for other transmitters.
This schedule includes which CHANNEL and what TIMES
the transmitter will be send. This allows us to help
you bugfix your transmissions in case of difficulty.
- A channel-indicator has to be included in the picture,
this indicator can be any kind of logo or similar.
By doing this, you can just ask the Tech-crew to assist you
in setting up your transmissions, and possibly relay it to
the main screen.
FIRE REGULATIONS:
See parking and general rules.
In case of fire, warnings will be issued over the PA-system
and by our guards, there's no need for a panic, as the hall
is built to evacuate 19 000 people within 60 seconds.
Warnings by alarm systems will be given MANUALLY and will be
verified by our guards, so please report any incidents to
your nearest guard immediately.
The fire dept. is located at the side of the hall, and they
will support us to avoid unnecessary firedrills or
situations.
MEDICAL REGULATIONS
Be aware of your own limitations and contact one of our
guards if you need assistance. Also be aware of your
buddies. Astmatic and diabetic attacks have been observed
earlier and will hopefully not occur at Hamar.
CONTACT: For more detailed ad updated information, you may:
World Wide Web:
- http://www.crusaders.no
USENET:
- check out comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos
- check out alt.sys.amiga.demos
- check out alt.comp.demoparties
IRC:
- any available channel concerning The Scene.
Search out: #coders, #amigascne, #daskmig or similar
Write to:
Indremisjonen Norge
Karl Johans gate 1
0100 Oslo
Include complete name and address to receive the OFFICIAL
PARTY INVITATION LEAFLET in the mail early in March.
For preregistration and travel arrangments (bus-trip
organizers, contact us well ahead), call the bulletin boards
or drop us a email.
See at the end of this info for contact adresses for
bus-trips. This will be constantly updated at our web-pages.
-------- competitions ------------------------------------------------------
General rules:
All entries will be presented in the best true form available.
The music modules will be put onto DAT and presented from this
media. We'll strive to get the highest quality available.
The demos and intros will be put onto video (not your ordinarily
VHS type though) to allow a smooth running if it's technically
possible to do so for the product.
To allow us to do this, please follow the written rules:
See separate demands for each contest.
All entries will be put on one (or more) CDROM(s).
Contributions will be awarded royalty from this based upon
contribution.
All entries MUST be delivered with a FILE_ID.DIZ file describing the
production in a detailed way. The file must follow the description below:
File_id.diz 45 chars x 8 lines, no colour-ansi's.
Type :
Title :
Version :
Author :
Competition-type/place :
Short description :
Eks.
1 2 3 4
123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345
1" FRACTAL DIZZINEZZ A DEMO BY *GROUPNAME* "
2" CODE BY *CODER* - GFX BY: *GRAPHICIAN* "
3" MUSIC BY *MUSICIAN* + OPTIONAL OTHER CREDZ "
4" RELEASED AT: GATHERING 96 2-6 APRIL "
5" "
6" + OTHER OPTIONAL CRAP! "
7" "
8" "
USE STANDARD TEXT ONLY!! NO ASCII/ANSI DRAWINGS!!
For those of you with an artistic streak, put your
efforts into the README.TXT-file.
Distribution will be made available in the following forms:
For all competition entries:
FTP-site (WWW and FTP) at FTP.CDROM.COM immediately
CD-ROM available approximately 3 weeks after the party.
For selected entries:
A full-length video containing some of the best entries from
The Gathering 1996. This video will be available from Saturday
6th April 05:00. Max 200 copies will be made in the first print
and is available immediately for 100,- NOK ($15).
All entries are by default to be included in these productions unless
otherwise stated. The contributors owns all other rights other than for
these productions (with the exception of internal presentations made for
promoting The Gathering at a later date).
In English general:
The FTP-site, CD-ROM and video is the only commercial place TG
organizers will have the right to include your productions without due
notice.
We do however, reserve the right to use your productions in promotional
items for The Gathering. This includes brochures, videopresentations and
other press material.
A royalty will be payed to all those who contribute.
PC contributions general rules:
- 486 DX2-66 or above (Pentium support recommended)
- 8Mb RAM
- VGA-register compatible and/or SVGA by VESA 2.0
support or similar
- Max 10 minutes shown
- Must run under MS-DOS 6.x and MS-DOS 7.0 supporting the
following setup:
XMS *and* EMS support loaded (HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE)
Localized support (that is, normal country-specific
codepages etc. supported through normal DOS-commands)
CDROM support loaded (using MSCDEX)
- FILE-ID.DIZ as stated above
- Maximum 600K conventional memory requirement
- Standalone executable with or without data files
- Loopable only by choice (-loop parameter)
- Exits demo by pressing ESC-key at any time
- Exits demo at end automatically
- Must run from harddisk
- Must run from CD-ROM
- 2Mb temporary swap-file allowed (this *MUST* be deleted
upon exit and written to the root of your C-drive).
This file must *NOT* affect any files already present in
this directory.
- Sound rules apply ONLY when the production has sound.
PC contributions general testing:
- All demos will be *TESTED* on the following machine:
- 486DX2-66
- 8Mb RAM
- Cirrus Logic 542x 1Mb VGA-card
- Gravis Ultrasound MAX 1Mb
or
SB AWE 32 2Mb
- MS-DOS 7.0 installed (as MS-DOS 7.0 is included with Win95)
- HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE loaded
- All demos will be *PRESENTED* run on the following machine:
- Pentium 90
- Diamond Stealth 64 2Mb VRAM card
- 16Mb RAM
- Gravis Ultrasound MAX 1Mb
or
SB AWE 32 2Mb
The contributor *MUST* state which card he wishes to run
his production with.
- MS-DOS 7.0 installed (as MS-DOS 7.0 is included with Win95)
- HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE loaded
PC-Demo
- Max 5 Mbytes (5242880 bytes) total disk-size required for all
the files in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
- Gravis Ultrasound *MUST* be supported
(and heavily recommended by dozens of coders!) :-D
- Soundblaster or above *MUST* be supported
- It is OK that the compo-version only supports GUS, but a
release version with SB-support has to be delivered before
the final presentation.
- By Soundblaster support, even Adlib only is a valid choice.
- Silent mode *MUST* be supported
(-nosound parameter or menu-choice).
- The production will be shown with the soundcard
of choice by the contributor. (GUS or AWE).
- Sound rules apply ONLY when the production has sound.
PC 64K INTRO
- Max 65536 bytes total disk-size required for all the files
in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
- Gravis Ultrasound *MUST* be supported
(and heavily recommended by dozens of coders!) :-D
- Soundblaster or above *MUST* be supported
- Silent mode *MUST* be supported
(-nosound parameter or menu-choice).
- It is OK that the compo-version only supports GUS, but a
release version (which can be slightly larger than 64kB)
with SB-support has to be delivered together with the
compo-version.
- By Soundblaster support, even Adlib only is a valid choice.
- Max 10 minutes shown
PC 4K INTRO
- Max 4096 bytes total disk-size required for all the files
in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
- Gravis Ultrasound or Soundblaster and above supported at
your own leisure.
- Silent mode *MUST* be supported
(-nosound parameter or menu-choice).
- Sound rules apply ONLY when the production has sound.
PC/Amiga Fastintro (common)
- Max 65536 bytes total disk-size required for all the files
in the product (excluding the FILE_ID.DIZ-file).
- No music allowed
- A theme will be made available to the competitors at the
time the competition starts.
- There is a 4 hour timelimit from competition start.
- All entries must be delivered within the timelimit.
Addendum: The theme will be stated in the form:
"Make an intro that portrays fish."
"Make an intro that portrays a spacejourney."
or similar.
Amiga contributions general rules:
- Amiga 1200/4000
- 2Mb Chip
- 4Mb Fast
- 68020 processor or above
- Standalone executable with or without data files
- Max 10 minutes shown
- Harddisk installable/runnable.
- Loopable only by choice (-loop parameter)
- Exits demo at end
- Exits demo by mouseclick
Amiga contributions general testing:
- All demos will be *TESTED* on the following machine:
- A1200
- 2Mb Chip
- 4Mb Fast-RAM
- All demos will be *PRESENTED* on the following machine:
- A1200 with 68030/50MHz accelerator.
- 2Mb Chip
- 4Mb Fast-RAM
AMIGA DEMO
- Max 5 Mbytes (5242880 bytes) total disk-size required for all
the files in the product (excluding the FILE-ID.DIZ).
AMIGA 40K INTRO
- Max 40960 bytes total disk-size required for all the files
in the product (excluding the FILE-ID.DIZ).
AMIGA 4K INTRO
- Max 4096 bytes total disk-size required for all the files
in the product (excluding the FILE-ID.DIZ).
AMIGA NOSTALGIA DEMO
- The demo must work on an A500 w/Kickstart 1.2 and 512kB
memory.
- The demos should be inspired by the demos from the period
1986-1990.
C-64 DEMO
- C64 standard model
- 64K RAM (no wonder)
- 1541 or compatible FDD
GRAPHICS
- Image will be shown for 60 seconds
- TIFF or IFF formats allowed
- Max 24 bit color depth (16.7 M colors)
- Max 1024x768 resolution allowed
- Any technique(s) allowed, must be stated
- Machine format unlimited, but adhere to graphics format
- No colourcycling effects allowed
4 CHANNEL MUSIC
- Max 4 minutes will be played
- Max 4 channels
- Entry must be delivered in MOD-format
- Please state WHICH tracker used, so the optimalization of
playback will made as efficient as possible
- Entries will be played on a A1200 with 2Mb Chip, 4Mb Fast
- The contributions played for the voting will be recorded
onto DAT and played from this media.
- Max size is 800kB (in playable format, exluding the
FILE-ID.DIZ file)
- The final presentation before the public will be run
from a DAT-recording.
MULTICHANNEL MUSIC
- Max 4 minutes will be played
- Max 32 channels
- S3M, MOD, PAC, XM, IT and AMS formats allowed
- The modules will be played back using the latest version
of the tracker it was composed with.
- All entries must state which tracker was used for composition.
- Max size of module is 1.44Mb (the size of one STANDARD
HD-formatted DOS-disk) including the FILE-ID.DIZ file
- Entries will be played on a choice of Gravis Ultrasound
Max or AWE32 according to the composers wish.
- The final presentation before the public will be run
from a DAT-recording.
WiLD!!
- Max 15 minutes shown
- Bring your own hardware and *contact us*
- Contribution must be provided on a harddisk
and/or (S)VHS-tape (Harddisk media will be returned)
- Contributions may be presented with a commercially
available soundtrack chosen by the author(s)
JAVA-Compos:
- Must run from Netscape 2.0 or above
- Must be a complete production.
- Can be a game, utility and effects.
- Must be optimized for dial-up lines, the jury will
utilize the production from a dial-up access line.
- One of the most important criteria is the size of the
production. The smaller and more efficient, the better.
- The entry can be entered from anywhere in the World and
compete on equal terms.
SCREENSAVE COMPO
- Windows or Windows 95 *.SCR format
- Amiga Garschne blanker or similar
- Macintosh After Dark-format
- Other formats by providing similar support
- This compo will be judge by a 100% female jury.
MACHINE DESIGN
- External design (Colours, art, features or similar)
- Internal design (Colours, art, features or similar)
USELESS UTILTY COMPO
- Well, the name is enuff!!!
CODER-HAT COMPO
- Design
- Features
- Wearability
- Power-consumption
GROUP T-SHIRT COMPO
- Slogan
- Design
- Wearability
- WET T-shirt allowed
Soccer-compo, Frogger-compo, Computer Jeopardy compo
Poetry/limerick computer compo
Descent/Doom/Worms/Deadly Skies/Command & Conquer/Netgames competitions
-------- Prizes ----------------------------------------------------------
This is the expected value of the prizes in the following categories.
PC-demo PC-64k PC-4k Multich Fastintro C-64 demo GFX
15.000,- 10.000,- 5.000,- 5.000,- 5.000,- 5.000,- 5.000,-
10.000,- 6.000,- 3.000,- 3.000,- 3.000,- 3.000,- 3.000,-
5.000,- 4.000,- 2.000,- 2.000,- 2.000,- 2.000,- 2.000,-
3.000,-
2.000,-
Amidemo Ami40k Ami4k 4ch WiLD A500-demo
15.000,- 10.000,- 5.000,- 5.000,- 10.000,- 5.000,-
10.000,- 6.000,- 3.000,- 3.000,- 6.000,- 3.000,-
5.000,- 4.000,- 2.000,- 2.000,- 4.000,- 2.000,-
3.000,-
2.000,-
All values are in NOK ($1 USD = 6,25 NOK)
Please note: The prizes are based on cash value, and may include
sponsored items.
-------- Deadlines and other important times ------------------------------
Surprise, surprise and surprise will be scattered in between to keep you
on your toes (you little ballerinas you!).
Monday 1 April:
00:01 - 23:59 Loads of work for the organizers, no entrance.
23:59 - 24:00 Rest period
Tuesday 2 April:
00:01 - The doors swing open to massive attack from partyhungry
cyberpunks.
12:00 - Official opening ceremony
20:00 - 21:00 Concert
23:00 - Jeopardy compo
Wednesday 3 April:
10:00 The slalombus departures from Hamar
14:00 Deadline PC 4kb intro
15:00 Deadline Amiga 4kb intro
16:00 Deadline A500 Nostalgia compo
18:00 The slalombus arrives from Hafjell
20:00 - 21:00 Entertainment
22:00 - 23:00 A500 Nostalgia compo
Thursday 4 April:
00:00 - 01:00 PC 4kb intro compo
01:30 - 02:30 Amiga 4kb intro compo
04:00 - 08:00 FAST intro REDEYE ultimate DEATHMATCH compo
09:00 Deadline music 4-channel compo
10:00 The slalombus departures from Hamar
11:00 Deadline music multichannel compo
12:00 Deadline C64 compo
13:00 Deadline graphics compo
14:00 Deadline Amiga 40kb intro
15:00 Deadline PC 64kb intro
18:00 The slalombus arrives from Hafjell
18:30 - 19:30 Fast intro compo presentation
20:00 - 21:30 Music 4-channel compo
22:00 - 23:00 C64 demo compo
23:30 - Graphics compo
Friday 5 April:
- 00:30 Graphics compo
00:45 - 01:45 Music multichannel compo
02:00 - 03:00 PC 64kb Compo
03:30 - 04:30 Amiga 40kb Compo
10:00 Deadline Amiga compo
11:00 Deadline PC compo
12:00 Deadline Wild compo
19:00 - 20:00 Wild Compo
20:30 - 22:00 Amiga compo
22:30 - 24:00 PC Compo
Saturday 6 April:
01:00 Voting begins
01:00 Concert
04:00 Voting Ends
05:00 Presentation Coder Hat, Screensaver, Machine Design,
T-Shirt, Useless Utility
06:00 - 06:30 Presentation Java-compos
07:00 - 09:30 Presentation of the winners
12:00 - 16:00 Sod off time! Pack! CHO! Leave! Bibi!
-------- Rules -------------------------------------------------------------
General rules that really should be obvious...
- Fireregulations allow us sleep inside the hall (in fact, the fire
dept. is at the side of the hall, so they'll watch over us).
HOWEVER, parking regulations provides the following:
No car queues at ANY time to the main road, or blocking of fire lanes
to the main road. Failure to do so will result in summerily towing,
no warnings will be given!! There's plenty of parking space, so
there's no need for a queue anyhow.
- Political, racist and religious activities will not be tolerated.
The organizers reserve EXCLUSIVE right to determine what will be
tolerated or not.
- Commercial activity or trading will not be allowed without prior written
permission from the organizers. (And a proper bribe of course).
- Alcohol, drugs, firearms, projectile weapons, fireworks and nuclear devices
not intended for public transportation are not allowed inside or
immediately outside the hall.
- No flammable unnecessary material allowed. This includes
gas-containers or similar.
- We will not be held responsible for damaged or stolen property.
- Software piracy, hacking and illegal swapping will not be tolerated.
Hacking the network is probably fun, but so is living the rest of
your life without any testicles!!
Remember!! Norwegians eat Rudolf's testicles for X-mas.
-------- Technical Stuff ---------------------------------------------------
- All electrical equipment must be properly put together following
normal electrical regulations. Equipment not following this easy rule
will not be allowed to hook up to the power grid.
- Microwave ovens, grills, toasters, refridgerators, electric chairs and
other equipment that may cause electrical noise, power surges or
electrocutive experiences will not be allowed inside the party hall.
- Nothing in this information file is supposed to be correct information
at all, and the value of it is probably not worth the magnetic
storage area it fills up.
- The party network will be based upon a 100 Mbit backbone. However, we
will only be able to connect you to it via standard 10 Mbit COAX BNC
connections at each table.
IPX/SPX and IP protocols are the only protocols supported.
- If you follow any of the instructions, and/or believe anything
of the information inside the invitation intro or this text,
you will only hurt yourself and miss out on something
which may look promising, namely The Gathering 1998.
- ANY AND ALL physical network connections are to be made by TECHNET
crew personell. The only thing you should do yourself is installling
your own networkclient at your workstation. The Tech Crew will be provide
assistance for those who need it to get you onto the network.
- Digital Predators used the Borland default BGI graphics engine
for the TG97 invites. I doubt the TG98 invites had much more
quality, but they refused to run at all on my P133 / MGA so
there's not much more to say; mixedcaselamers.
- Tampering with the network or power system will not be accepted!!
Time and technical restrictions makes this a FRIENDSHIP rule.
-------- Alternative Easter --------------------------------------------------
Why not combine THE GATHERING with your normal Easter holiday?
About two hours of driving from Hamar, you find HAFJELL and KVITFJELL, the
arenas that hosted the alpine diciplines during the 1994 Winter Olympics.
These are two of Scandinavia's most modern alpine centers today, well suited
for those family members who don't want to spend the entire week indoor.
1 day 2 days
Ski-rental (complete kit)............: 165,- 250,-
Rental of snowboard (complete kit)...: 250,- 350,-
Skicard full day (age over 16).......: 185,- 340,-
Skicard full day (age under 16)......: 140,- 245,-
These are the prices from Hafjell/Kvitfjell in NOK.
In addition to these prices, a busfare costing approx 100,- NOK will apply.
As well is Hamar a tourist site in itself. Olympics arenas and scenic
nature is just part of what makes Hamar interesting.
For those of you above 18, Hamar also provides a semi-interesting
nightlife. Remember that drunken bastards will not be let into the hall,
so behave yourself a bit.
---------- transport -------------------------------------------
From Oslo:
- Drive E6 north (towards Trondheim) from Oslo for about 75 minutes, and
follow the signs to "Vikingskipet Olympic Arena".
The road sign reads: "Olympia-hallen" on a sign which is rectangular,
has a white background and black print.
If you miss it, make your driver wear thicker glasses!
If you miss it twice, make your driver wear dark sunglasses and white
cane.
- Trains for Hamar depart from Oslo Central station every hour, the hall is
located a small walk away from the station.
- Bus transports will be scheduled, contact us for booking information.
Look at the end of this info for contact persons concerning bus-trips.
- If you arrive by plane or boat in Norway, follow the above
directions from Oslo or call us for further instructions.
From Trondheim or northern Norway:
- Drive E6 South (towards Oslo) and follow the signs again.
From Bergen or western Norway:
- Drive E16 East (towards Oslo) and follow the signs again.
From Stavanger or southern Norway:
- Drive E18 East (towards Oslo) and follow the signs yet again.
From Sweden or Finland:
- Drive until you hit E6 in Norway and turn either South or North
depending on your location. Ask the nearest gas station.
As several hundred thousand people made it during the Olympics, and
nearly every person in Norway know where Hamar/Vikingskipet is, ASK!!!
Map will be available at a later date at WEB-site and in the written
invitation.
-------- KANDUINGENTING ------------------------------------------------------
KANDUINGENTING (Kreativ Aktiv Norsk Data UngdomIgler, Nogsakter,
Galninger og Eremitter, Nedenomoghjem Totalt Ignorant Gatheringorganizers) w
ould translate into "Creative Active Norwegian Computer YouthCreep animals,
Bullshitheads, lunatics and eremites, Downwards&home completely ignorant
Gathering Organizers)" was formed
by Crusaders, Cryptoburners, ATC and a few other groups in order to show
people outside the scene what we are capable of, a vital step in the
process of getting economical support for a project of this magnitude.
You may join KANDUINGENTING through our web site, or by contacting us
directly.
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