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- ±33 THE GATHERING 1994
- RYKKINNHALLEN OSLO, NORWAY
- 29TH OF MARCH - 3RD OF APRIL
-
- ±21 The Gathering is the five day
- intensive high power computer
- symposium for all computer freaks
-
- ±22General Info:
- ±41This information leaflet is the
- Official Information Leaflet to The
- Gathering 1994. Inside you should
- find everything you need to know. The
- information inside has been compiled
- from ideas and suggestions from The
- Gathering 1994 conference at The
- Crusaders BBS, and experiences from
- the two previous Gatherings. You do
- not need this or any other kind of
- invitation to attend The Gathering.
- Anyone with a genuine interest in
- computers are welcome!
-
- ±22Entrance fees:
- ±41Europeans: ±43 NOK 200.-
- ±41Non-Europeans and girls: ±43 FREE!
-
- ±22Rykkinnhallen:
- ±41The Gathering 1994 will not be held at
- Skedsmohallen. Instead we have chosen
- Rykkinnhallen which is a brand new
- sports hall located just a few
- kilometers south west of Oslo,
- Norway's capitol. One of the reasons
- this hall was chosen is that it is
- made up of two halls. If you like the
- real party feeling, grab a table in
- the large hall. If you like things
- quiet, grab a table in the smaller
- hall. The total available space
- around the complex is around 4500m2.
-
- ±22Reservations:
- ±41Since we excpect the available space
- to be limited, you will unfortunately
- not be able to reserve space for you
- or your group at The Gathering 1994.
- Instead we will give away seats on a
- first-come- first-served basis.
-
- ±22Rooms for rent:
- ±41Rykkinnhallen has four separate rooms
- with two beds and shower for those of
- you who really need a good nights
- sleep. The rooms are primarily
- intended for bus drivers and so on,
- and the price per room is 200 NOK per
- 24hrs. If you are interested in
- renting a room, you will have to
- contact Dr. Outtasight immediately
- and order it. We also expect you to
- pay for the room in advance.
-
- ±22Sleeping Area:
- ±41The sleeping area is made up of a
- cluster of large lockers, each with
- toilets and showers. The lockers are
- of course located in the same building
- as the main hall, but any noise from
- the main hall should not disturb you.
- The space is limited and we will be
- using additional rooms for sleeping if
- necessary.
-
- ±22Electricity:
- ±41Anyone who visited The Gathering 1993
- knows that the electrical system of
- Skedsmohallen did not manage all those
- devices. This is also one of the
- reasons we have chosen another hall
- this year. Since 420 Amperes was
- inadequate at The Gathering 1993, we
- now have a total of 1400A.
-
- ±22No kitchen appliances, please!
- ±41For obvious reasons you will not be
- allowed to plug any electrical kitchen
- appliances you might bring, to the
- ordinary electrical system. A fridge
- pull enough power to feed around 5
- computers, and a microwave pulls more
- than 10. Also, a fridge and a
- microwave both generate nasty
- electrical surges on the net which
- might blow your computer hardware. A
- small number of people will however be
- allowed to use their fridges,
- microwaves and ovens on a special
- circuit set aside for this - and only
- this - again on a
- first-come-first-served basis.
-
- ±22Audio/Visual Equipment:
- ±41The audio and visual equipment is one
- of the most important parts of an
- arrangement like this. Delivering a
- perfect picture to over 2000 persons
- is very difficult, and multiple video
- projectors and an internal TV
- transmitter will ensure that the
- availability is more than adequate.
- The sound system will be made up of
- the existing 6000 Watts system already
- installed in the hall, plus a set of
- subwoofers. The existing system is
- mounted in the ceiling, and will
- therefor give you excellent sound no
- matter where you are sitting.
-
- ±22Internal TV and Information System:
- ±41The Internal TV and Information System
- will be used for broadcasting messages
- and information to you. If you bring
- your portable TV set or a video
- machine with a receiver, you will be
- able to receive this information
- together with live coverage and much
- more. The TV transmitter is based on
- a professional model with a special
- aerial that gives complete coverage
- anywhere in the hall, without
- disturbing anyone outside it.
-
- ±22Video Room:
- ±41One of the most popular leisure
- activities at The Gathering is of
- course the video watching. We will
- run the same system as last year, with
- a 6m2 screen and a six speaker Dolby
- surround sound system. The video room
- has no windows, so movies will be
- shown around the clock. You will not
- be allowed inside once a movie has
- started.
-
- ±22Arcades:
- ±41The Gathering 1993 featured some of
- the most excellent arcades, like the
- fabulous AirHockey. The Gathering
- 1994 will of course also feature this
- together with the usual amount of
- pinball machines and video games.
-
- ±22Official Party BBS:
- ±41Most people feel that no party is
- complete without a party BBS system.
- At The Gathering 1994 a team from SSD
- will be running the official party BBS
- on an Amiga A4000. The system will
- feature eight nodes, where three are
- reserved for SSD and the rest will be
- open to the public. One node will
- most likely be available through a
- dial-up modem. Unfortunately we were
- not able to include the number for
- this node in this information leaflet
- before it was printed. The number
- should be available at the Crusaders
- BBS or at The Gathering 1994 FTP site.
-
- ±22Party Network:
- ±41In addition to the party BBS, we will
- also install a party network. The
- network is made up of one large Novell
- NetWare 3.11 server. If you bring
- your NetWare 3.11 compatible server
- system, we will hook it up to the
- party network. If you have a computer
- with an Ethernet compatible adapter
- with either coax or twisted pair
- connector, you should be able to
- connect to the network easily.
-
- ±43Both the party BBS and the party
- network will contain party releases as
- soon as they become available.
-
- ±22Cafeteria:
- ±41After getting some complaints about
- the lack of variations in the food
- available at The Gathering 1993, we
- decided to hire a professional
- catering firm. They will have around
- the clock service in the cafeteria.
- Instead of having just pizza five days
- in a row, they will offer you one
- different main course every day in
- addition to pizza, fries, hotdogs,
- burgers, softdrinks and other snacks.
- All this at a resonable price.
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