============================================================================== SILIconvention'97 - Germany//Bremen - http://www.siliconvention.com OFFICIAL INFO TEXTFILE v3.1 ============================================================================== The Organizers of the FRIED BITS I-III,SILICONVENTION´94,BB SYMPOSIUM'96, YELLING JAM PARTY and INTERCON'96 Party bring you the biggest computer- party at easter 1997. The Siliconvention follows the very succesful Fried Bits partys that were held during the last years on the same time and location. All Systems are welcome! That means we have lots of Competitions for the following computers: ACORN, AMIGA, ATARI, C64, PC. The SILIconvention should be seen as an alternative to the usual style of taking parties. We are of the opinion that just renting a hall, putting a video-beamer and some music-boxes in it isn't enough, there should be something more about it. Therefore we decided to organize a party which offers what we missed elsewhere : Seperate competition-hall and sleeping rooms, showers, live acts, food and drink at reasonable prices. So you can enjoy the party even more, sleep when you want to, watch the competitions you would like to see, or stay at the party-area and enjoy the great spirit of the demo-scene. We think that having fun is much more important than stupid warfares between groups, systems, parties, people ... We don't like the arrogant attitude some groups and organizers of other parties exhibit towards other people, groups, systems, ... So our party will differ in that ! There are some rumours about the SILIconvention being a "commercial" party, this is not the case. Of course we have sponsors (all other partys we know of have sponsors) without them it wouldn't be possible to keep the entrance-fee as low as possible and have nice competition-prizes as well. But there will be NO sales on the SILIconvention ! It is not a sales exhibition but a demo-party where people from all systems have fun together. All of our sponsors are only providing equipment for the party, or prizes for the competitions. So we have excellent prizes, see list below. Our prizes will fit the competitions, so there won't be any PC-group winning an amiga turbo-card and no Amiga-crew will win software for the PC. We have either prizes that fits the system, or things everyone can use (for example video-consoles). Some people wonder why they haven't heard of the main-organizers, the reason for this is that we come from the the Acorn and Atari Falcon scene , if you are involved in one of these scenes you know us , otherwise you probably don't. But we are not unexperienced in organizing parties, the list at the top is not exaggerated, we organized many parties and took part in much more, so we know what we are doing. And we have well known organizers from all systems, so you can be sure every system will come to it's right. So you can see, we are keeping the promises other parties made ! Who? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Organizers are: absence. (Atari + PC) ADM (Atari) Arsenic (Amiga) Blank (PC) Complex (PC) Fairlight (C64) Icebird (Acorn) Inter (Atari) Plush (C64) Talent (C64) TSCC (Atari) Where? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gemeinschaftszentrum Obervieland Alfred-Faust-Str.4 28277 Bremen // Germany Check out the best partyplace you've ever been. What about a big building complex with showers, kitchens, lots of party halls and rooms and a nice presentation hall with the greatest video beam and brainblasting sound equipment! Yeah! On the SILIconvention'97 is place for about 2.000 people including their equipment plus seperate sleeping rooms! There is a seperate disco-room on the partyplace. There will be a great RAVE-Act and SID-Act during the SILIconvention'97! Entrance for party guests is free. Have a nice Rave?! When? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...during easter 1997... Begin: 28.03.1997 12:00 CET End: 31.03.1997 12:00 CET What do you need? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All you need is a computer, a warm sleeping bag, multi power sockets(!) and 30 DM entry. If you wanna save money, then reserve your coming until march 20th 1997: transfer 20 DM (for each person) to: Bank: SPARKASSE Bremen (Germany) Account number: 1247 0308 Bank code number: 290 501 01 DONT FORGET TO STATE YOUR FULL NAME ON THE TRANSFER FORM!!! IF you have problems or questions dial this number: +0049-421-8498236. From 19:00 to 23:00 (CET). What can you expect? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Room for 2000 people -Quiet, seperate halls for sleeping -Extremely powerful PA equipment -competitions will presented with 2 videobeamers, we have 3 videobeamers on the party -RAVER's NIGHT: 10 hours RAVE with 2 DJ's and one hour liveact in our seperate disco (entry free for party visitors) -C64-Tune disco -Internet terminals with 24h access -a room full of brainblasting videogame- consoles like N64,PSX,Saturn.. where you can play the latest games.. -Pizza-Service (in the evening) -We will offer fair prices for food and drinks. You can also bring your own food to the party. -discount shops are only 200m far from the partyplace, McDonalds 1.5km -an big easterfire next to the partyplace -Party T-Shirt's. The best T-Shirt printing techniques you've ever seen. The Shirts will shine in the dark ! Prizes you may expect: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -9 Nintendo 64 game consoles -state of the art PC system -200 computer magazines with CD's (bestseller games series) -SuperCPU (c64) -Swift Link RS232 (c64) -Jiffy DOS (c64) -36.6 modem -some Risc PC hardware -a digital camera in a special competition. -PC games and software -some OS/2 Stuff -videos,CD's -jackets, t-shirts, knapsacks, mousepads... -..... ..and many more prizes we are currently negotiating about. How to reach the SILIconvention'97?! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- by car: Drive to Bremen over the highway and exit at "Bremen - Brinkum". Then follow the signs that will show you the way to SILIconvention'97 Party. If you are in trouble by finding the partyplace, just call this number: 8498329. by train: Get out at "Bremen Hbf" (main station) and take the tram number 1 way "Arsten" and get out at "Kattenturm - MITTE" and follow the signs... If you are arrived after 23:15 then call this number: 8498329. by plane: When you have reached the Airport Bremen call this number: 8498329. Please give us the number of people who arrived - thanx! Competitions and Rules? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The main attraction will be the competitions. Anybody may perform graphics, musics or programing. The entries will be shown on two videobeamers in a big presentation hall. The best ones will be prized. ACORN Demo Competition: -configurations: RiscPC SA200, 16MB, 2MB VRAM, 8Bit Sound, Risc OS 3.7 Archimedes 4000, ARM 250, 4 MB RAM, Risc OS 3.11 -changes of monitor freqences are not allowed -all resolutions used in the demo must be given in an extra informa- tion file. (monitor-mode file, or handwritten) -an own musik module has to be included -no interaction -demo has to start with a simple double-click and must leave to the desktop without any system crash -maximum size of the demo: 8 MB -playing time: max. 15 minutes -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 08:00 AMIGA Demo Competition: -configuration: Amiga 1200 Blizzard CPU 1230, 50 Mhz, 8 MB Fast -maximum size of the demo: 8 MB -playing time: max. 15 minutes -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 08:00 ATARI Falcon Demo Competition: -configuration: standard ATARI Falcon030, 4 MB RAM, RGB -maximum size of the demo: 8 MB -playing time: max. 15 minutes -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 08:00 C64 Demo Competition: -configuration: standard C64 I or II with Action Replay V -maximum size of the demo: 2 disksides (1541) -playing time: max. 15 minutes -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 08:00 PC Demo Competition: -configuration: Pentium 133, 16 MB RAM, GUS or SB Pro -(minumum configuration 486 DX 4/100, 8 MB RAM, GUS or SB Pro) -maximum size of the demo: 8 MB -playing time: max. 15 minutes -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 08:00 ACORN 64Ktro Competition: -configurations: RiscPC SA200, 16MB, 2MB VRAM, 8Bit Sound, Risc OS 3.7 Archimedes 4000, ARM 250, 4 MB RAM, Risc OS 3.11 -changes of monitor freqences are not allowed -all resolutions used in the demo must be given in an extra informa- tion file. (monitor-mode file, or handwritten) -an own musik module has to be included -no interaction -demo has to start with a simple double-click and must leave to the desktop without any system crash -one file max. 64k = 65536 bytes -playing time: max. 10 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 08:00 AMIGA 40Ktro Competition: -configuration: Amiga 1200 Blizzard CPU 1230, 50 Mhz, 8 MB Fast -one file max. 40k = 40960 bytes -playing time: max. 10 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 08:00 ATARI Falcon 96Ktro Competition: -configuration: standard ATARI Falcon030, 4 MB RAM, RGB -one file max. 96k = 98304 bytes -playing time: max. 10 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 08:00 PC 64Ktro Competition: -configuration: Pentium 133, 16 MB RAM, GUS or SB Pro -(minumum configuration 486 DX 4/100, 8 MB RAM, GUS or SB Pro) -one file max. 64k = 65536 bytes -playing time: max. 10 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 08:00 Coding Competition: -code the best effect in 4 Kb -all systems allowed -maximum filesize = 4096 bytes -playing time: max. 5 minutes -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 08:00 Graphics Competition: -picture should be pixeled completly. Retouching is allowed -800x600 pixel max. -max. 24 Bit -use general filetypes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 09:00 Render Competition: -picture should be rendered completly. Retouching is allowed -800x600 pixel max. -max. 24 Bit -use general filetypes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 09:00 C64 Graphics Competition: -picture should be pixeled completly -picture must be executable -scrolling is not allowed -no music -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 09:00 4 Channel Protracker Competition: -player: Protracker V2.3 (Amiga) -maximum filesize 1.44 MB -playing time: max. 4 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 09:00 Multichannel Music Competition: -player: Cubic Player (PC) -maximum filesize 1.44 MB -playing time: max. 4 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 09:00 C64 Music Competition: -choose between new SID and old SID -music must be executable -graphics and other effects will not be shown -playing time: max. 4 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 09:00 Wild Competition: -description: anything that does not fit into the other categories. theme: all about computers. -playing time: max. 10 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 11:00 Fake Demo Competition: -description: do the worst demo -all systems -maximum size of the demos: 2 MB -playing time: max. 5 minutes -deadline: saturday, 03-29-1997, 11:00 Netwave-Internet Game Competition: -description: code an internet game -has to work on Netscape or Microsoft-browser -Netwave reserves the rights of every entry -prize: a state of the art PC-system -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 11:00 Lariviere-Homepage-Design Competition: -description: design the new homepages for the company Lariviere -Please ask for further details of the requirements per email! -use the text-contents of the old homepage -use product-photos, ask for them -maximum resolution mode: 800 x 600 -had to run with Netscape- and Mircosoft-browsers -maximum size of the whole homepage: 1 MB -Java or Animated-Gifs are allowed -the homepage-design must look seriously (no freak-design) -Lariviere reserves the rights of each entry after the competiton -Info: Get more info and support: Email : lariviere@is-bremen.de Homepage: http://www.lariviere.de -Price: Win a digital camera! -Vote: The Competition will be voted by Lariviere. -deadline: Sunday, 03-30-1997, 11:00 Surprise Competition: -desciption: surprise, surprise! -rules will be announced on the party -deadline: sunday, 03-30-1997, 11:00 General Rules -no pornographic or racism contents -we may shorten the playing time -we reserve the rights of publishing all entries (CD-Rom) Many competitions - lots of prices. Our sponsors will spend lots of prices and money to this party. Be sure! Please note this: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - smoking is allowed. In some rooms, smoking is absolutly forbidden (sleeping rooms a.e.) - alcohol is allowed. If somebody makes trouble he will be kicked out. - please don't park your car at the entrance door or emergency escape. Contact ------------------------------------------------------------------------- /// contact us for more information about SILIconvention'97 /// Snailmail: Tino Gietschel Kattenescher Weg 18a 28277 Bremen - Germany Email: siliconvention@siliconvention.com t_gietschel@mail.netwave.de Internet: http://www.siliconvention.com Mailbox: ADM-Box Line 1: 0049-421-8498235 (28.8 Modem) ADM-Box Line 2: 0049-421-8498234 (X75 ISDN) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++ Can you face the SILIconvention party? +++ -------------------------------------------------------------------------