Yahooooooo!!!!!!! Finally!!! At last we in Deadline and Crusaders can invite all the people out there to an absolutely fab party. We've been planning this event for about 18 months, and we really think that this is gonna be THE party of a lifetime (meaning that if you're only gonna be at one party in your entire life, you should pick this one!!). Well, that was the introduction.... Now I think you should pick a topic from the menu (yep, that's those buttons on the lower right part of your screen). this should hopefully cause your amiga to find the text to that topic and print it to your screen (great or what????). And now for a question... Who's justified and ancient ??? OK, you may be wondering who the chap behind this bull is..... Well, my name is Mike, and I'm a proud member of Deadline (the funniest group in the west). Please don't pay much notice to al te spelin mistejks inn tis txt, b'coz I wrote this (I'm actually writing it right now!!!) pretty late at night, and in some sort of a time pressure. Kinda tight schedule ya know :-) ..... Little messy to Dan/Anarchy.... 'Seeing is believing' is a perfect name on your demo... 'coz it stated that I didn't have enough memory to run it, even though I have 2Mb Chip-ram AND 8Mb Fast-ram :-D Well, as already stated, seeing is believing. I suggest you start looking for mem at $200000 as well ;-) OK, let's not care about that for now. Let's have some more of those public messages now. You should consider writing to us for an invitation it's absolutely the most ravishing Party-invitation you've ever seen. It'll have 16 - sixteen pages (some of them in full color), and it's gonna be printed at a professional print-shop. Pretty cool or what. Well, I don't really feel like writing very much more right now, so you'll have to excuse me, and read some of the bull from some of the other members in Deadline. But first I have some personal messages..... To Jason of Kefrens: I think it's sad that you left us, but I really wish you luck in your new group. Your music is the greatest. To Zeb / Crusaders: Wanna go for a trip to Sweden soon?? We should buy some more cheeze doodles (jumbo, of course!!!), popcorn and Coca Cola. To Falch of Triumph: Man, I really regret that I didn't buy that 2.0 Rom from you at the IMP / Razor - party in Arendal, your friend was sold out when I called him, and now he's stopped making them. Life is tough! And of course I would like to send a big hello to all the Deadliners and Crusaders out there. -=-=- H E L L O -=-=- If somebody would like to join our fan-club you can write to me (my adress is in the 'credits' part). Just send a bottle of something in order to join. Oh, we accept money as well. :-D Well, that's definately it. I'm leaving the keyboard NOW! ..........................................................I ' l l b e b a c k ...........................W A R N I N G !!!! The intellectual level of this scroller is about to drop drastically.... Freaky is back in town Yepp that's me! Hmm, Thanx for that stunning fact, Mike! And to all of you reading this text I have to tell you That's true!!?! Just for your Information this intro does NOT work on Megachip 500/2000! Hehe! To bad for you MIKE! Wonder what's wrong? I bet 100$ That ZEB/CRUSADERS has something to do with it?!?! Ok, Sorry Zeb that was a bad joke! Hmm, Rather funny though!? Just look at this face :-D Looks just like Shady/Deadline! :-) Second important info comming up: This party is NOT a JOKE LIKE THE AMEGA "PARTY" was! If you belive that, you better go and hide your ass behind the nearest TREE and write your name upside down 4 times and think again!! Atleast Cryptoburners/Dexion/Fairlight don't have to bring a Big-Screen to our party! Like WE did for theirs! :-DDDDD BTW, if you wonder why the big-screen was placed in the basement, the explanation is easy... CRB was more busy getting PEPSI (Y U C K) than finding a proper place for the big-screen. Nice chaps. Ok, just one last thing! Don't take my text seriously! and don't get too excited! Please! Remeber it's ONLY A SCROLLER!!! :-DDDD Ok, at last some personal hello's to some friends of mine! Here we go:Jason/Kefrens Headx, Mcs and Wizax/Andromeda Shut Berlin/Infinitive Perfection Odie/Brainstorm Stranger/Aurora D.J.Devil/Motion British Knight/Alpha Flight Defjef/Parallax Doctor No/Razor 1911 Ironhawk/Deaster Area ALL DEADLINE AND CRUSADERS MEMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Still there???? Phew you poor guys. You must be in a state of shock after this section of hard-packed bull YES, that's right.... MIKE is back on the keys. And I'm ready to take this scroller to a place unseen by the human leg. ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Speaking of legs.. Anybody who knows what running is??? It's to move rapidly on legs. Betcha didn't know that :-) By the way.. The word today is legs.......Spread the word, the rumour (current unproved report) and the disk.   Hey, look what I found! A dictionary. Let's check out some common words..... DEADLINE - A painted line in prison yard beyond which prisoners must not pass. (That's the US definition). CRUSADER - A make of tank (W.W. 2). COMMODORE - President of a yacht club. ATARI - Look garbage. SAMPLER - Piece of cloth embroidered to show skill in needlework, often displayed on a wall. (wanna buy a sampler after this). SLOGAN - Warcry of a highland clan in Scotland. OK, that's it. My time's up. I'm beeing sucked away from the keyboard now. Just can't keep typing. Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeee............................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . THE PARTY OF THE MILLENIUM We would hereby like to invite everyone around the world to the event of the millenium. It's time for Crusaders' and Deadline's gigantic party in Norway. The party will take place at "Skedsmohallen", a large sports hall outside Lillestrom (20 km east of Oslo). The party will last 5 long days, from April 15th 12:00, to April 19th 16:00 local time, making it a total of 100 hours of partying. We know most of you are getting real fed up with badly organized parties. At least here in Norway this is considered a big problem. In order to make this one of the best organized parties ever, we've been planning this since the beginning of June last year. We don't consider ourselves to have the greatest experience in organizing parties, but our two groups combined make up a bunch of very resourceful people with the knowledge, the equipment and the possibility to make this the best party you have ever attended. A VOYAGE TO OUR COUNTRY If you travel to Norway from another country, perhaps for the first time, we will see to that you, our guest, are taken good care of, and we will try to meet everyone who needs to at airports, bus, train stations and so forth. Just let us know in advance. If there's something interesting you'd like to see while you're in Norway, please let us know and we'll do everything in our power to get you there and back. We promise that this party will encapsule the best of the scene and beyond by inviting The World. COMPETITIONS One can not have a party without competitions. You've been promised a number of competitions to every party you have attended, but apart from the major competitions like the demo, music and graphics competitions they never seem to be held. This time it's different. Though all parties claim to be well organized this one really is. Have you ever attended a party where the competition deadlines actually meant 'deadlines'? This time deadlines will mean deadlines. GLOBAL COMPETITION By the use of modems this will be the first party ever where EVERYONE, and we mean everyone, can compete in main competitions. Anyone outside Europe may compete in the demo, music and graphics competitions. If you can't come to the party in Norway, please contact the Sysop at either of the BBS's you'll find in the BBS Section, or by write to one of the contact addresses for more information on how to compete via modem. DEMO COMPETITION The essentials to any party, but this time it will be like never before. This time we will be giving away a special award to those who compete. EVERYONE involved in a winning entry will be given a special trophy called 'The Golden Gary'. Megademo and Multistage demos will be allowed. Note that the parts in the Megademos and the Multistage demos should however have some relation to eachother. A Megademo or a Multistage demo will be judged based on that it is a Megademo or a Multistage demo. In other words, this means that a good one-part demo will stand a much better chance against a lousy Megademo. Please consider that the competing demos should run on all Amiga models. GRAPHICS COMPETITION Everyone who competes in the graphics competition may have their pictures hard-copied. (Printed on paper) MUSIC COMPETITION The entries for the music competition will be played out loud on the best of the Hi-Fi scene. PC DEMO COMPETETION A PC-demo competition will also be held. Naturally this depends on the number of competitors. The PC-demos will be displayed on a i486 33MHz with a Soundblaster Pro or Roland Sound System according to your wishes. JUDGING FOR THE DEMO, MUSIC AND GRAPHICS COMPETITIONS At every party you have attended the judging have been done by the groups arranging the party. This time it's different. By the use of voting terminals, you can vote for your favorites and your vote will be counted before a winner is announced. Votes from Crusaders or Deadline will not count more than a vote from anyone else. This means of course that no one from either The Crusaders or from Deadline may compete in either of those competitions. MOST USELESS UTILITY COMPETITION Never before witnessed by humans, so please have the following in mind when developing the most useless utilities ever. - The utility should under no circumstances have any value as a utility what so ever. Except for creating a slightly humorous mood, of course. - The utility will be judged by easy-brided people with years of experience in this field. The more useless the better. CHEEZ DOODLES EATING COMPETITION The first prize goes to the person who first wolfs down a bag of Cheez Doodles (250 grams) and survives. In case of a tie, the first one to finish a second bag. Paramedics will probably be present :-) QUICK DEMO, QUICK GRAPHICS AND QUICK MUSIC COMPETITION Years ago, when the first parties were held, groups usually started on their demos, graphics and music productions for the competitons at the party. This is not the case any more. Nowadays groups have all the time in the world to finish their productions. So that no one may make a false start, the rules for this rather special competition will be given to you when you arrive at the party. CALVIN AND HOBBES' SNOWMAN BUILDING COMPETITION The biggest, the baddest and the ugliest. Obscene ways of using snow will not be allowed (even though we've got very broad minds in this matter). THE REGULAR COMPETITIONS - Outdoor soccer competition - Kick-Off - Stunt Car Racer We have revealed enough. Just to give you a few hints more there will be an Amiga Quiz competition, Game Show, something to do with girls, and a lot of on-the-spot competitions for your entertainment. Watch for information about these competitions when you arrive at the party. COMPETITION PRIZES Since this will be the party of the millenium, we thought we ought to have competition prizes so big they'll make you puke. Just have a look at the following... Amiga A3000 Amiga CD-TV High Speed Modem Laser Humorously large RAM-cards Hard drives MIDI Synthesizers GenLock Diskettes ..and of course shiny Cash All this and lots more. Due to the special deals we have with our sponsors we have made this the biggest pile of prizes presented for any party since the dawn of time. BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS For the purest Amiga pleasure this side of the galaxy or for the hottest warez not even released yet, call one of the following boards. Deadline "The Pyramid" +47-2-304880 Crusaders "Home Sweet Home WHQ" Node 1 +47-6-833980 Node 2 +47-6-833981 Node 3 +47-6-833982 Crusaders "Purple Haze" Node 1 +47-6-833393 Node 2 +47-6-833391 FACILITIES THE CAFETERIA Like the name suggests, there will be set up a cafeteria containing everything (except for coffee) you need to satisfy your stomach. Including everything from sandwiches and milk, to more essential stuff like Coca-Cola, hot-dogs and pizzas. This cafeteria will be open from 08.00 to 24.00. However, Coca-Cola, hot-dogs and some other snacks will be available 24 hours a day. AUDIO/VISUAL EFFECTS To make this party spectacular we've concentrated on the audio-visual effects (light, picture and sound). We're going to use two big screens in the hall to show all party-productions and other stuff. We will also be using a couple of lasers to get some really cool effects. In addition to this we also have a few surprises up our sleeves. Don't even think about bringing your 500 watts hi-noise sound-garbling amplifier - We'll be bringing a total of 40 kW amplified sound, and a nuclear powerplant to match. LEISURE If you for some strange reason should get tired of using your computer for 100 hours in a row, we can offer a lot of other things to do. There's a bowling-hall in the basement of the building, and we're going to rent a couple of snooker tables and an arcade machines. We're even working on getting a Virtual Reality machine! Those of you that just want get away from the party for a while, there is a discoteque nearby. The entrance fee to the party works as a free ticket to this discoteque. PARTY BBS For those who for some peculiar reason can not be present at the party, we will set up a BBS system that ensures that you can get your hands on the party productions immediatly after it's released. More information on these BBS'es will be released in future party intros. We will also use a modem to get the latest releases from all the groups that wish to be a part of this party around the world, and distribute these releases at the party. The more smarter persons who show up at the party can use one of the terminals we will be setting up in the hall, to copy demos from the BBS, or to copy their latest productions onto the BBS. More info about the party BBS can be found in the official invitation that will be released late January or from one of the boards listed in the BBS section. ON-LINE VOTING When you arrive at the party you will be asked to write your personal info on a terminal in the entrance hall. While doing this you will be asked for a personal password you would like to use. This password is critical for your voting, so you better not forget it. When you want to vote, just go to one of the many terminals, type your password, and then follow the instructions on screen. We consider this for being one of the best voting systems ever used on a party like this, since it gives the persons attending the party a chance to vote for their favorites too. HARDWARE SALE At the party we will sell disks, link cables and other small items for a fair price. You can also buy RAM cards (up to 6 Mb internal) or hard-drives (up to 220 Mb internal). Take a look in the Adevertisment section of this intro to list some hardware prices. SLEEPING During a 100 hour party there will always be someone who wants to sleep, so we will use a couple of rooms for this purpose. Since this is a sports hall, there is lots and lots of showers, so there is no need for you to go around smelling like a horse these 5 days. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES OR HOW TO GET THERE The easiest way to find the party is to get your hands on a printed invitation that will be available late January. AUTOMOBILES Since Oslo is the capital of Norway we start from here. The place where the party will be held is called "Skedsmohallen" and it's a fairly known place so if you get lost just ask for directions. If you are traveling to Norway from another country you should be able to find Oslo on any map. Also if you're travelling from south of Norway, follow the directions below. Once in Oslo locate highway E6 (Trans-European 6). Take this highway norhtbound. Look for signs like "Hamar" and "Trondheim", then you know you're heading in the right direction. Continue driving until you see a sign that says "Lillestrom" Lillestr›m and drive off the highway at that conjunction. The first thing you will see coming off the highway is a big castle-looking hotel. Continue following signs to "Lillestrom". Drive on 'till you reach a small bridge followed by a roundabout. Turn right in this roundabout and follow the road you're on for approx. 4 kilometers until you reach a railroad crossing. Turn left immediately after the railroad crossing. Straight in front of you you'll see the sports hall called "Skedsmohallen" If you're travelling from north of Norway on highway E6 you should ignore the first sign which says Lillestrom, and wait until you see a sign which says "Gjelleras" and "Nittedal". Once you're off the highway you turn left and head on for some twohundred meters and you'll see the castle-looking hotel on the left side. From here you can follow the directions described above. TRAINS Those of you who will be travelling by train, you can get off at "Lillestrom" station and from here you can take a bus to "Skedsmohallen". Buses stop right outside the station. Make sure your bus stop at "Arasen" or that it goes directly to "Skedsmohallen". PLANES If you come by plane you will arrive at either "Gardermoen" or "Fornebu" airport depending on which country you came from. The best thing to do will be to ask for directions from the airport you arrive. Find an information desk and ask for directions to "Lillestrom" and "Skedsmohallen" If you have any problems finding the place you can call a special telephone number we will be setting up for the occation, that will connect you to a person who can give you directions in almost any language. More information about this later. AMIGA HARDWARE AVAILABLE THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL MAGIC The following hard drive products are available for the A500, A1000, A2000 and hardware compatible models: IDE controller with Autoboot. 100% internal. Does not require its own powersupply unit. Hard drives from 20 to 585MB available. Please state model when ordering. Examples: The following includes an IDE controller and everything needed to install the drive. 42MB: 3995,- 85MB: 5995,- 130MB: 7495,- Separate IDE controller with cable: 1495,- The following memory upgrade products are available for the A500 models: 4MB RAM-card with 1MB chip option. w/1MB: 1995,- w/4MB: 3495,- 2MB extra for 6MB total: 1995,- The following hard drive and memory upgrade products are available for the A2000 models: A2000 SCSI controller with cache. 20MB to 2GB drives available. Controller with cable: 1695,- w/82MB drive: 5995,- A2000 SCSI controller with cache including RAM-card for up to 8MB RAM. 20MB to 2GB drives available. Controller w/cable: 1995,- w/82MB drive and 2Mb: 6995,- A2000 RAM-card 0-8MB: 1495,- w/2MB: 2245,- The following products are available for all models: 68010 Accellerator which gives a 15 to 25% system performance increase. 68010 Accellerator: 295,- ADSpeed 14MHz with static cache which gives a 80 to 100% system performance increase. ADSpeed Accellerator: 2495,- Mouse 200dpi microswitch: 295,- Flicker Fixer with 3Mb 40ns static video-RAM. Works on normal/ECS modes etc. Requires multisync or VGA monitor. Flicker Fixer: 2995,- A wide range of other products available upon request. Contact Audio-Visual Magic for more information. All prices in norwegian currency. For overseas shipment, contact Audio-Visual Magic. Call Audio-Visual Magic at +47-6-84 15 66 17:00-22:00 weekdays 11:00-22:00 weekends local time Or leave a message to Vegard Skjefstad at The Crusaders WHQ BBS Or write to: Audio-Visual Magic Tarnbyveien 417 2013 Skjetten Norway CREDITS FOR THIS INTRO CODE Freaky Angel / Deadline MUSIC TDK / Deadline BACKGROUND GRAPHICS AND GENERAL DESIGN Mike / Deadline DEADLINE LOGO TMB Designs / Silents CRUSADERS LOGO Bustman / Crusaders TEXT WRITING AND MORAL SUPPORT Dr. Outtasight / Crusaders Mike / Deadline Shady / Deadline If you have ANY questions regarding ANYTHING related to the party, please feel free to call or write to the following any time, any day, or call one of the BBS'es listed in the BBS section. Mike / Deadline Nordbyveien 63 N - 2013 Skjetten Norway Phone: +47-6-842853 Shady / Deadline Tarnbyveien 417 N - 2013 Skjetten Norway Phone: +47-6-841566 Dr. Outtasight / Crusaders Lovenstadveien 8a N - 2006 Lovenstad Norway Phone: +47-6-833754