Rush'97 - An overview
RokDaZone & Madbart

        RUSH'97 - AN OVERVIEW
   by RokDaZone & Madbart/And^Apx



It  actually  was kind of difficult to
get  trustworthy information about the
Rush'97  party  in Poland.  All we did
know  was  that  there have been quite
some  interesting  releases.  Here the
polish once again proves critics right
that  Poles keep their Scene quite for
themselves  and  prfer  isolation from
the  "rest"  of Europe.  With the help
from  Mad Bart/Anadune^Appendix we are
at   least   able  to  give  you  some
impressions what happened.


The  Rush'97  took place from the 22nd
to  23rd  February 1997 in the city of
CZ  Stochowa,  Poland.  The partyplace
in  which the organizers from Freezers
(Amiga)  - which are said to have died
recently  - and Shadows (Atari/Falcon)
hosted  their 300 to 400 people strong
audience was a politechnic's sporthall
which  Mad  Bart  describes  short and
precise  with  "nice".   Seemingly the
whole  popular  polish  Scene has been
assembled  and  so one was able to see
members      from      grous      like
Anadune^Appendix, Floppy, Dinx Project
and Amnesty.  sad though only from the
polish  Scene as Mad Bart is sure,  he
has  seen no single foreigner which in
his opinion is real "Crap."

The  party  was  fully  in the hand of
"alternative"  systems  such as Amiga,
Atari   XE   and  a  few  Atari/Falcon
computers.  Here the Scene seems to be
dominated    by    more    interesting
configurations than always the uniform
PC lead parties.

So  from  this point of view, Mad Bart
found  it  enlightening  to  enjoy the
possibility  to  meet  the core of the
polish Scene again.


               FEATURES

Despite  the mass of cables connected,
whirling   into  all  directions,  the
powersupply  was  no  problem.  So was
the foodsupply, according to Mad Bart,
who was quite content that he at least
got   beer.    Also   the   sanitarion
conditions,  he  favoured "It all look
fine!   Really.   Showers,  toilets at
good standard."

The   network   again   seemed  to  be
disappointment  and rather of rhetoric
kind   to   attract   people   in  the
announcement.     Only   on   PC   was
connected     according     to     our
correspondent  at this even worked the
way  it  should fully.  "It was really
crap," Mad Bart is serious to tell.


           SUXX OR SUCCESS?

The  party  overall  was not succesful
due the lack of organization.  "We had
to  walk  200  meters  for desks!" The
organizers  even  cancelled  the Crazy
Demo  and  the Trace competition which
they  announced before.  Due a lack of
activity  the event could be described
as rather boring.  Low money prices in
the     competitions    complete    an
unprofessional   impression   of   the
organization.
"The  organizers  also  did not make a
list  of  all  released productions or
gave endresults." Mad Bart wonders.

Still  he  ws  able  to  give  us  the
following results:


DEMO 
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1. Anadune (little Floppy cooperation) 
2. Floppy
3. PSB
4. Dinx Project


INTRO
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1. Appendix
2. Anadune


PROTRACKER COMPO 
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1. Fml/Appendix