C O M P U T E R   C R O S S R O A D  ' 9 3   P A R T Y   I N V I T A T I O N


                                   By Zodiak


G E N E R A L   I N F O R M A T I O N

The Computer Crossroad '93!  The first
in a series of parties to be held by
the very elite of Swedish demo
producers with the best facilities
possible in an ideal place:
Gothenburg, the second largest city of
Sweden with connections to the rest of
Europe by boat, airplane and
whatsoever.

We are proud to be one of the two PC
organizers and together with our
friends in The CodeBlasters we will
try to make this party the best in PC
history.  Of course how fun any party
can be all depends on who and how many
come.  So please consider going to
this party!

The PC scene had its biggest gathering
in Denmark at The Party 1992.  The
main reason why everyone came seems to
be that Aars was quite easy to travel
to.  With the ferry/road/plane
connections to Gothenburg it couldn't
be much worse for most people
travelling to Gothenburg than
travelling to Aars.  If you live on
the continent, check out the ferry
connections.  There are so many ways
of travelling to Gothenburg!  Some
more and some much less expensive.


O F F I C I A L   I N V I T A T I O N

You are welcome to The Computer
Crossroad, which is the first of a new
generation of demo parties arranged by
the top groups on the Amiga, PC, Atari
and C64 scenes.  With "a new
generation" we mean that these parties
are for all computer brands, therefore
the witty name "The Computer
Crossroad".

This is the party for ALL hackers. We
mention only the four brands Amiga,
PC, Atari and C64, because we believe
that they are the most popular
computers in Europe.  With "the
first", we mean that there will be a
party here in Gothenburg even next
year, and every year from now on.

There will be competitions for demo
programmers, music composers and
graphic artists.  These competitions
will only be for the above mentioned
computers.


    W H E R E   A N D   W H E N ?

The party starts on Saturday 29th of
May and ends on Monday the 31st and
is located at the Swedish Exhibition
Centre in Gothenburg, which is the
main exhibition centre in Sweden.  The
party place is right in the heart of
Gothenburg, right next to Liseberg, an
amusement park with masses of exciting
rides, artists, restaurants and the
largest arcade hall in the world.  All
visitors have a free entrance fee to
Liseberg.  A few minutes walk or a
tram ride away you find
Kungsportsavenyn with pubs,
restaurants, cinemas and discoteques.


       C O M P E T I T I O N S

General rules for all competitions:

- The competitors must be present at
  the party.
- Only one contribution from each
  group/composer/artist.
- All contributions must be 100%
  finished.
- We will copy and spread all
  contributions except for the PC
  demos.
- All entries must be delivered IN
  TIME at the information counter near
  the entrance.
- All disks must be marked with a name
  and an address, so we can contact
  the competitors, this because one of
  the sponsors may want to have a word
  with the competitors about using
  their masterpiece.
- Different from other parties, the
  deadlines are actually DEADLINES.
  Since this party is a rather big
  event, the schedule is tight and we
  cannot afford pushing any deadlines,
  so please be ready in time.
- If a demo requires any user
  interaction, we want ONE of the
  competitors to run the demo in the
  control room.
- All contributions will be looked at
  by a committee of 10 people and the
  best ones will be shown/played on
  the big screen/sound equipment.
  This is done because of the limited
  time we have to show/play all the
  contributions.  Five hours per
  computer only for watching demos is
  quite a lot.
- In the demo competitions, the prize
  money will be shared by the three
  winning demos, counted at a
  percentage of their votes.  The more
  votes you get, the more money you
  win.

         A M I G A   D E M O
    Prize money: 20000 SEK ($2800)

- We will run the demo on a A500+
  machine with 1M memory.
- The disk must start from the boot,
  even if it is a one-file demo.
- We will show the demo for 15 minutes
  absolute maximum.
- 10 demos will be selected by the
  committee.
     A M I G A   G R A P H I C S

- The picture must be loadable from
  DeluxePaint 4.0.
- 30 pictures will be selected by the
  committee.


        A M I G A   M U S I C

- The tune must be an executable file.
- We will play the tune for maximum of
  three minutes.
- 20 tunes will be selected by the
  committee.


         A T A R I   D E M O
    Prize money: 10000 SEK ($1400)

- We will run the demo on a 1040STE
  with 1M memory.
- The disk must start from the boot,
  even if it is a one-file demo.
- 10 demos will be selected by the
  committee.


     A T A R I   G R A P H I C S

- The picture must be an executable
  file.
- All formats are allowed.
- Only the picture must be seen on the
  screen, no scrolls or other moving
  things.
- 30 pictures will be selected by the
  committee.


        A T A R I   M U S I C
          ( M O D U L E S )
- The tune must be an executable file.
- We will play the tune for maximum of
  three minutes.
- 20 tunes will be selected by the
  committee.


            P C   D E M O
    Prize money: 10000SEK ($1400)

- We will run the demo on a standard
  486-33MHz with ET4000, Soundblaster
  Pro.
- The demo must be able to run from
  hard disk.
- 10 demos will be selected by the
  committee.
- We know from the earlier PC
  gatherings that the competition
  demos are often not bugfixed and
  sometimes run through batchfiles.
  Therefore, the PC demos will only be
  shown on the big screen, not spread
  like the others.  You will be
  allowed to test your demo on the
  machine connected to the bigscreen
  (but not ON the bigscreen) before we
  show them to the audience.

We are plannning PC gfx competition
and perhaps other competitions also.
Information about these will be
published in the Creativity Demo Net.
For the latest information please
contact the party staff.

           C 6 4   D E M O
     Prize money: 5000SEK ($700)

- We will run the demo on a standard
  C64 with the old VIC and SID chips
  and the old 6526 timer chips, a 1541
  drive and an Action Replay MK6
  cartridge.
- 10 demos will be selected by the
  committee.
       C 6 4   G R A P H I C S

- The picture must be an executable
  file.
- All formats are allowed.
- Only the picture must be seen on the
  screen, no scrolls or other moving
  things.
- 30 pictures will be selected by the
  committee.


          C 6 4   M U S I C

- The tune must be an executable file.
- We will play the tune for maximum of
  three minutes (phew!).
- 20 tunes will be selected by the
  committee.

We didn't mention the prizes in the
music and graphics competitions,
because these are donated by the
sponsors and are subject to change.


     P L E A S E   H E L P   U S

As the walls of the exhibition hall is
rather naked, we would want all the
groups to decorate it with posters,
banners, pictures and other stuff.
Note that we are NOT talking about
painting the walls for us!  The best
decoration wins a prize.


     W H A T   I S   T H E R E ?

Normally, this is where we start
bragging about the size of the hall,
the size of the video screen and how
many dogs we can kill with the sound
equipment.  We find the equipment
sufficient for our needs and we don't
want to brag about it.  We take things
like that for granted.  There is room
for at least 2500-3000 people, so
don't worry.


   H O W   T O   G E T   T H E R E

As the party place is in the heart of
Gothenburg, there is no need for a
detailed description.  Just take the
car, ferry, bus, train, plane or
whatever to Gothenburg and find the
Swedish Exhibition Centre (Svenska
Massan).  More detailed information on
how to get there is in the folder,
which we will send to you when you
contact us.

There are busses going from Stockholm
- Gothenburg.  Price 225 SEK round
trip.  Contact Mattias af Jocknick
(Goblin of Light), phone: +46(0)171-
56402.


  H O W   T O   C O N T A C T   U S

If you have any questions and want us
to send you the invitation folder,
there are many ways to get in contact
with us.


  W R I T E   A   L E T T E R   T O

  Ove Oldberg (Bappalander of Light)
             Sveagatan 23
            44132 Alingsas
                Sweden

Tel: +46 (0)322-14846 (The official
info line)
  Y O U   C A N   A L S O   C A L L

    Jorgen Andersson (Joe of LCG)
          +46(0)322-15335


   O R   S E N D   E M A I L   T O

Linus Nielsen (Boogaloo of Horizon)
erenie@moere.ericsson.se


  C A L L   T H E S E   B O A R D S

If you want the latest information
about the party, these are the BBS:es
to call:

  The Ultimate Hallucination/Cascada
        +46(0)8-54025353 - PC


       Twilight Garden/Cascada
        +46(0)8-51050925 - PC

   TCB Code Centre/The CodeBlasters
         +46(0)35-62332 - PC

        The Holy Grail/Horizon
       +46(0)8-6121258 - Amiga

      Somewhere In Time/Silents
       +46(0)40-423039 - Amiga

      Lynx BBS/Lynx and Electra
       +46(0)8-6444957 - Atari

        The Future Zone/Light
         +46(0)8-371300 - C64
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