gathering 1993 computer conference bulletins



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         c o m p u t e r   c o n f e r e n c e   b u l l e t i n s


                    1  . . . General Info (Prerelease)

                    2  . . . Registering System Info (Prerelease)

                    3  . . . Party BBS Info (Prerelease)

                    4  . . . Main competitions information (Prerelease)

                    5  . . . Suggestions for other competitions

                    6  . . . Sound System Info (Prerelease)

                    7  . . . Invited persons (Prerelease)


 Bulletin number: 1 


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                  c o m p u t e r   c o n f e r e n c e
            g e n e r a l   i n f o   ( p r e r e l e a s e )
 
  The Gathering 1993 is a follow-up to the very successful conference
  held easter 1992. This year, a organization called
  'Romerike Dataforening' consisting of members from Crusaders, Deadline
  and Exile will be the arrangers.

                   The date for this conference will be

                       7th - 10th of April 1993

   The location seems to be Skedsmohallen, as it was the last time.

  The general concept will be somewhat like the previous conference,
  but we expect more people, more computers, more software houses,
  and just about more of everything.


 Bulletin number: 2 
                                                             Prerelease!

                   r e g i s t e r i n g   s y s t e m
                         i n f o r m a t i o n

 As you all know, the registering system we used last time was one of
the things that caused the most problems for us.

This time we will be doing things quite differently.

Remember that this is a prerelease, and matters have not been quite
settled yet.

                          Before you arrive

 On the invitation, there will be a small piece of paper which is the
registration form. This should be filled out BEFORE you arrive so that
you don't have to spend time doing that when you get there.

The form will have questions like name/handle, group, and so on..

                           When you arrive

 At the entrance, billions and billions of small slips of paper will
be available. Yes, the same registration form as on the invitation
since 99% of you will have forgotten the invitation and the rest of
you haven't received the invitation at all.

You will now have to fill this form out (by hand) before you can enter.

                            When you pay

 On each form there is a unique number. This number will be used later.
When you pay, the person receiveing the fee will check your handwriting
to see if it's humanly possible to read - or not. So, no computers
while you register :-)

You will also be given a badge not unlike the one used at The Party II
in Denmark. This badge will show that you have payed.

                       While you party (Part 1)

 While you run around having the best time of your life, dozens of slaves
will be punching all your names into a humongous database. Each person
having a unique number.

                       While you party (Part 2)

 There will be a big monitor constantly running a slide show with
information. This will at all times show the number of people who have
registered. Also, hard copies of the names of the registered persons
will be available.

                            Time to vote

 When it's time to vote, a special voting form will be available. This
form will have a field where you must enter the same name you registered
with and the same number you have on your sticker. If the number doesn't
match the name, the vote will be discarded. After a while, the forms
are handed in, and an even bigger bunch of slaves will be counting the
votes using the same well-written and well-tested software as used to
count the Eurochart votes.


 Bulletin number: 3
 

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                            p a r t y   b b s


          There will NOT be a party BBS at The Gathering 1993!

   The resons have been explained many times, but here they are again.

  * We need ALL the people we can get to help things run well with the
    party itself. We do not have any people left over to be Sysop
    of such a system.

  * For us, The Gathering 1993 will be even more expencive than The
    Gathering 1992, so the extra expences of the hardware required
    (modems, computers, network, telephone lines etc) are simply
    more than we can afford.

  * Even though the party BBS system at The Gathering 1992 didn't
    work as well as it should have, the reasons for having a party BBS
    in the first place is only to make party releases available to
    people not at the party as soon as possible. Releases from
    The Gathering 1993 will be installed on THIS system instead.

  * We cannot prevent any other groups from setting up party BBSes
    but remember that if such should be set up, they will not be
    located at the party place and would therefor not have the
    desired effect. Also, Crusaders and Deadline wishes to have
    NO RESPONSABILITY WHAT SO EVER of such systems!

 Bulletin number: 4

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          m a i n   c o m p e t i t i o n s   i n f o r m a t i o n

                  -   g e n e r a l  i n f o r m a t i o n   -
                 -   b e s t   a m i g a   d e m o          -
                 -   b e s t   g r a p h i c s              -
                 -   b e s t   m u s i c                    -
                 -   b e s t   p c   d e m o                -

    General Information
   -------------------

   Contestants for ANY of the main competitions must contact the
   Information Desk BEFORE the deadline to receive a special envelope
   and a special information sheet that is to be filled out before
   entering the product. On this information sheet you fill out a
   couple of fields regarding the product.

   * Products that have been entered in other competitions can NOT
     be entered in any of the main competitions

   * Media (diskettes) that contain the product will NOT be returned

   * Once a product is entered, the product may not be modified further

   * Deadlines will be held as far as possible, but we will of course
     accept products a short while after since it seems to be impossible
     for some to finish something at the right time :-)

    'Best Amiga Demo' Competition Information
   -----------------------------------------
 
   * Demo *MUST* run without problems on Kickstart 1.3 and 2.0
     machines

   * Demo *MUST* run without problems on machines with 512K, 1 and 2Mb
     chipMEM

   * ALL entered demos will be shown in full length

   * One person from the group that is presenting the demo *MUST*
     be available to control any interactive parts of the demo
     (Pressing mouse, controlling features with joystick and so on)

    'Best Graphics' Competition Information
   ---------------------------------------
 
   * All pitures will be judged in ONE category only

   * Pictures from ANY machine can be entered, but the picture *MUST*
     be displayable on a Amiga ECS chipset machine (PAL)

   * Pictures *MUST* be entered on a single 3.5" AmigaDOS or MS-DOS
     Double Density format diskette

   * If more than a certain number of pictures are entered for the
     competition, a jury consisting of non-competing graphics artists
     will pick out a portion of the pictures for a final

    'Best Music' Competition Information
   ------------------------------------

    * All modules will be judged in ONE category only

   * Modules from ANY machine can be entered, but the module *MUST*
     be playable on an Amiga computer with NO extra sound enhancing
     hardware

   * Contestants can choose if the module is to be played in mono
     or stereo

   * Each module will be played for 3.0 minutes

   * All entries for the music competition must be entered on a
     3.5" AmigaDOS or MS-DOS Double Density diskette. On the diskette
     there *MUST* be nothing but the module itself and an apropriate
     module player. NO EXECUTABLES!

   * If more than a certain number of modules are entered for the
     competition, a jury consisting of non-competing musicians will
     pick out a portion of the pictures for a final

    'Best PC Demo' Competition Information
   --------------------------------------

    * Demo *MUST* run on a 486 33MHz IBM compatible computer with 16Mb
     RAM, ET4000 1Mb display adapter and a SoundBlaster/16 sound card

   * One person from the group that is presenting the demo *MUST*
     be available to control any interactive parts of the demo
     (Pressing mouse, controlling features with joystick and so on)

   * ALL entered demos will be shown in full length





 Bulletin number: 5

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        s u g g e s t i o n s   f o r   c o m p e t i t i o n s
 
        Since there has been so many suggestions for competitions,
        the thing we've settled for is that YOU arrange the competition
        yourself!

        We'll help you as best we can with the equipment and space. Also,
        if there's a 'final' in your competition, you can run it over
        the big screen and possibly over the sound system.

        Get together with a couple of friends and arrange your VERY
        OWN competition!






 Bulletin number: 6

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               s o u n d   s y s t e m   i n f o r m a t i o n

   Some of you who attended The Gathering 1992 party complained that
  the sound was sometimes more than a human could cope with.

  This time we will instead of having two extremly powerful speaker
  systems in one end of the hall, have up to eight extremly powerful
  speaker systems located in each corner and at the longer sides.

  No, just kidding :-) The speakers will of course be smaller and
  just enough to give a perfect sound to everyone in the hall during
  the main competitions and so on.

  The sound system will NOT play background music like it did last year!

  If you want music while you work, we suggest that you bring your own
  portable stereo that won't ruin the sleep for 2000 people.

  The sound system will be used for messages during the party. Such
  messages can be handed over to the Information Desk, should you
  have something to say to everyone.

  

 Bulletin number: 7


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    Just wanted to let you know some of the people we expect to arrive
   at The Gathering 1993. You MUST understand that most of these have
   only been invited so far, so it is not certain that they will have
   the time to come and visit us.

   * Software Houses
     List coming up..

   * Computer Magazines
     List coming up..

   * Media, TV

    - NRK1:  "Norge Rundt" and "U"
    - NRK2
    - TV Norge
    - TV3, Norway
    - SuperChannel
    - ITN (Runs news for SuperChannel amongst other things)
    - Cable Network News (CNN)
    - Beyond 2000 Inc
    - Music Television (MTV)

   * Media, Radio
     List coming up..

   * Media, Newspapers
     List coming up..

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