....... : ....::::::::::::::. : __---__ __---__ __---__ __---__ __---__ __---__ _---_ __---__ : .......\ - _/.\ - /.\ - /:\ - /:\ /:\ _ /.\ /.\ - /..:..... : /___/ /__-__\ /__\__\:/__-__\:/__\__\:/_____\ /___\ /__-__\ : ::::::::::::::::::: : :::::::''''''' : :.............................stRIKes aGAIn............................. : . .. ... ... .. .. .... .. . ....::::::::..... : . .. ... . ... .. .. . . ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::.. : . _____ ... . _____ ... _____ .:::::_____:::::::::::::::::::::::. : ____ \ \ ____ \ \ ____ \ \ ____ \ \ ''::::::::::. : \ (__) )\ (__) )\ (__) )\ (__) ) .::::::::::: : \ /____/ \ /____/ \ /____/ \ /____/ .:::::::::::::::::: : / / / \ / ( / \ '::::::::::::::::: : /____/ /____/____\ /____\____\ /____/____\ ':::::::::: : __----__ __----__ ..:::__----__ : . . . . . . . / \ / \::::/ \: . . . . . ... . . . .... . .. / /\____/::/ /\ \::/ \ \ . .. . . ... .... . . ...( (_/ \( (__) )( (\ ) . ... . . . ... . . . \__ __/:\__ __/::\__ \\ __/ \____/ ''''::\____/:''' \__\\/ : : .........................................................................:.. : : The current year is 2001. : : A lot has happened in the year 2001. : A lot of bad things. : A lot of good things. : : When the year was still young, a very wise programmer asked wether : reality was just repeating itself, a mirror of the past. : : When the year was maturing, reality was repeating itself and : the Error in Line #2, one of the best things that happened in : 2001, was held in Dresden and attracted a lot of creative people : using their Atari computers to express themselves. : : Now that the year is slowly fading away, : reality is going to repeat once more. : : The ParaCon 3 in the heart of Germany is about to take place. : ....:....................................................................... : : The ParaCon 3 is going to take place from : Friday, November the 30th, 19:00 : to : Sunday, December the 2nd, 14:00 : in the : DLRG Heim of the Ortsgruppe Selters : 65618 Selters/Ts. : Germany : : Attendance fee is 20.- DM : 10.- DM for the location : 10.- DM for the breakfast : : .........................................................................:.. : : : What we offer: : : - Room for 20 to 25 people : - Cosy sleeping area : - Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday : - Supermarket nearby : - Pizza- and other food-services : - Competitions : ....:....................................................................... : : What you can bring : : - Atari 8-, 16/32-, 32-bit or Commodore 64 computer : (or a PC if you really prefer it) : - Suitable Monitor : - All peripherals you need : - Powercords (and suitable adapter when needed) : - Sleeping bag : - Everything you need to live for 3 days : - Humour and a bit patience : : Please note that the location is small and space is limited. : We therefore ask you to bring as little equipment as necessary. : : : What you should not bring : : - Microwave ovens, toasters, coffee machines : - Peripherals you do not necessarily need (scanners, printers) : - Any kind of narcotics not legal in Germany : : What you should know : : - We cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your : equipment or your health : - We cannot be held responsible for any kind of theft. : You will have to look for your equipment yourself. : - Smoking is not allowed in the main area : - Pizza and other food is being ordered regularly, please : ask the organizers if you like to order : - Organizers have the right to remove any person from the party : without prior notice and without money refund. : - Trading and exchange of software or other media that is : illegal in Germany will be prohibited. : - Abuse of illegal narcotics is strictly prohibited. : (Please note that 'weed' is illegal in Germany) : - Please mind that the location is small and we therefore : rely on your sensibility about electric equipment, water, : beverage containers etc. in the main area : : : .........................................................................:.. : : : What you can expect : - Friday: : - Atari ST, STE and Falcon demos on the big screen : - Commodore 64 demos on the big screen : - Classic Atari TV commercials : - Movie: 2001 - Odyssey in Space : - Saturday: : - Various demos on various computers : - Competitions : - Movie: 2010 - The year we made contact : - Sunday: : - Prizing ceremony : : On Saturday and Sunday, we serve breakfast with Coffee. : : : What Competitions are planned : - Demo competition: : - Atari ST, STE or Falcon demo : Demo must run on one of these computers : Maximum RAM usage 4 MB : Maximum usage of diskspace 4 MB : Minimum playtime 1 minute : No files of pure animation or playback : - Graphics: A still picture : Various formats accepted in various : Colourdepths and Resolution (640x480 max) : No scanned pictures allowed : - Music: For replay on Atari Falcon or ST : Chip- and Sample-based music allowed : Maximum playtime 2:30 minutes : No files of pure samples : - Game: Commando : All through the party, you can play : Commando on a Commodore 64. Highscores : will be recorded and awared. : ....:....................................................................... : : What prizes you can expect : - Demo competition: - ParaCon 3 T-Shirt : - Graphics: - ParaCon 3 T-Shirt : - Music: - ParaCon 3 T-Shirt : - Game: - 3 Liters of Afri-Cola : : Every competition entry will be introduced including the : required hardware-specifications. : Each competition requires at least 2 entries. If less than : 2 contributions are handed in, the contribution will just be : presented on the big screen. : : : .........................................................................:.. : : : How to find us : : The location is the DLRG-Heim Selters, Am Schwimmbad 1, : 65618 Selters/Ts., Germany. : It is next to a "Minimal"-Supermarket and the Sports-Stadium : of Selters, very close to the Bundesstrasse B8. : It is roughly 50km northwest of Frankfurt and : about 120km to the south/southeast of Cologne (Koeln). : Depending on wether you come from the north or northwest, : you should look for Cologne, Bonn or Koblenz as waypoint, : or from the south or southeast, you should look for : Frankfurt as your waypoint. Coming straight from the east : will lead you over Giessen. : :..................................... : By train : By car : Depending on where you come from, : Again, it depends on where there are 2 ways. : you come from. Selters/Ts. is between Frankfurt : Selters is between Frankfurt am Main and Limburg an der Lahn. : and Cologne on one of the Whichever way you go, you have : biggest highways in Germany, either to go to Frankfurt or : the A3. You will have to take Limburg. : a route that leads you to the In Frankfurt, buy a ticket to : A3 between these 2 big cities. Selters/Ts. and take a train : The next exit of the highway to Limburg/Lahn. Make sure this : is Bad Camberg between Limburg train is called a Regionalbahn : and Idstein. or Stadtexpress. : In Limburg, buy a ticket to : Take this exit (be careful, Selters/Ts. and take a train to : the exit is tricky, read the Frankfurt, Niedernhausen or : signs !) and follow the yellow Wiesbaden (they are all okay.) : signs to Bad Camberg. Make sure this train is called a : This will imply going left Regionalbahn or Stadtexpress. : directly behind the exit. : This road will lead you down- Once in Selters (an ugly green : hill directly into Bad Camberg. station) leave the station by : You enter Bad Camberg in an walking past the green building. : industrial area and just above Cross the street. You see a pub : the train-station. named "Zum Bahnhof" (orange) on : Follow this road until you have the other side of the street. : to turn either left or right On the right side of the pub you : on a crossing with traffic see a small road leading down. : lights. Turn left there, going Follow that road to a bridge : to Limburg (18km). crossing a little stream. : This is the B8, stay on this Walk over the bridge and straigt : road for about 5-6km. on. You pass the stadium and : You will see a cross-section just before you reach the super- : with traffic lights, the market you see the DLRG heim on : public swimming pool is on the your right side. : left as well as the Minimal : supermarket. : Turn left on this cross- : section, go straight forward : and you pass the DLRG Heim. : :.................................. : : In case you get lost you can reach the organizers via : telephone: : - Paranoid: +49 (0)177 4315 344 : - Der Komtur +49 (0)163 7358 377 : : If you are connected using a german provider on your mobile : phone, you should deal the 0 instead of the 49. : : Also mind the Degas-Pictures enclosed in the archive you found : this README-file in. ROUTE1.PI1 displays the area and the way : from Frankfurt to the partyplace, ROUTE2.PI1 is a closeup of : the region from the exit of the highway, ROUTE3.PI1 is actually : a roadmap of the village itself with PARACON II marked. : ParaCon 2 was exactly where the ParaCon 3 will take place, too. : : .........................................................................:.. : : : Who you can expect: : : - MC Laser, Scy and Dynacore of .tSCc. (Germany) : - No and Spex of Escape (Germany) : - 505 of Checkpoint (Germany) : - Oliver Kotschi of Frontier Systems (Germany) : - Oliver Schlesier (Germany) : - EarX and D-Force of FUN Industries (Holland) : - ST Survivor of LouD! (France) : - Zerkman of Sector One (France) : - Matt US'Alem of Troll & Co. (France) : - ST Cooper (France) : - Otto Fuchs, the sponsor (Germany) : : and some more, yet unregistered people that still might : decide to come after all. : : ....:....................................................................... : : Credits for everything on the party: : - Breakfast : Der Komtur, Marcstar, J : - Finances : Der Komtur : - Location : DLRG Selters/Ts : - Video beamer : Strange : - DVD equipment : Der Komtur : - Internet page, registration : The Paranoid : - Sponsoring : Otto Fuchs : - Maintenance : Der Komtur, Marcstar, Strange, The Paranoid : : .........................................................................:.. : : : Credits for the intro : : - Music and Logo : Luebke : - Graphics and Code : The Paranoid : - Additional logos : TNT : - Demoengine : Evil/DHS : - Help with the font : Strange : : ....:....................................................................... : : : See you on the ParaCon 3 November 30th 2001 to December 2nd 2001 DLRG-Heim 65618 Selters/Ts. Germany : : . : . . . .