The Link 11 Party Update

      P A R T Y     U P D A T E S
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just a more detailed update since the
party invitation. this chapter explains
everything that you need to know about
the scene party 1993 for the australian
scene.

if you are not part of the oz scene, you
may wish to leave this chapter. anyway,
let's get on with it....



so far, i have around 20 people showing
interest in coming to the party. since
the oz scene has only around 70 people,
that's 30% attending the party. not bad!

the cost will be $15.00 for both days
payable by cheque by the 30TH MAY. the
cheque should be made out to DANIEL POON
and sent to: 8 BOSCO PLACE
             SCHOFIELD
             N.S.W. 2762
             AUSTRALIA

the deadline for payment is final. no
extension will be given.
i know the price has risen from $5 to
$15. the reason behind this is that the
original $5 is only covering the hall
hire charges. subsequent to the note,
people express interest in making nice
demo if a money prize is offered.

so start doing something good for the
scene party and win cash prizes. there
will be competition for: DEMO
                         GRAPHICS
                         MUSIC

and the rules are::::::::::::::::

1) all work must be original.
2) entry should be made known of the
   author. in the case of multiple
   authors, please be clear about it so
   we know who will get the final prize
   if their group wins.
3) DEMO must be no more than 200 blocks
   containing one or more parts. it will
   be judged on originality of the code
   as well as the presentation, so the
   number of parts is not that important
4) GRAPHICS must be a full blown piccy
   in FLI format. it must be a picture,
   not logos or letters or symbols.

5) MUSIC must have bass or drum part.
   style should be melodic, progressive
   with feeling. no digi should be used.
   tunes must be composed in one of the
   more popular music writer eg. dmc.
   tunes will be judged on originality
   as well. please don't transcribe a
   commercial tune cos that's cheating
   and invalid.
6) the competition is strived to bring
   out the best in the scene. so the
   more original, the better. but don't
   over do it. original does not mean
   weird!!! so beaware of that. the best
   guide is do something everyone likes
   to see and enjoy seeing.
7) all work entered in the competition
   becomes freeware. no copyright or
   ownership may be retained. of course
   the author/group is preserved. but
   everyone else may spread or use their
   work. the aim is to compile a special
   disk containing all the entries that
   are winners or otherwise.
8) the judge designated will make the
   final decision and cannot be
   disbuted. we will try to be as fair
   as possible. afterall, we only want
   the best of the best.

as for the prize:

DEMO: 1st - $60, 10 3.5hd worth $50
      2nd - $40, 10 3.5hd worth $50

GFX:  1st - $35, a 1351 mouse worth $50
      2nd - $25,

ZAK:  1st - $25, 10 5.25dd disks
      2nd - $15

the prize is only preliminary and should
be used as a guide. the final prize
amount depends on the final number of
attendee to the party.
so a turn-out of 30 people may boost
the prize pool fairly significantly.
in fact, some new prize may come about
from donation (anyone out there???).

as you may notice some disparity between
the prize for demo and gfx and music.
this is because we recognise the degree
of difficulties and the likely number
of entry across the categories.

now for the events for the two days. so
far i had suggestions of massive copying
party for the first day. showing off
warez and stuff. of course, wouldn't
it be great to show off your latest
warez your group released? bring your
cameras cos there'll be flashs every-
where. aboveall, talk and chat with ya
mates who you never get the chance to
meet. then, we'll run off to SIZZLER
for a big feast for the night. has
anyone not been to the PANTHERS CLUB
in penrith? some nice women in that
REACTOR ONE night club too!

the second day is mainly hangover from
the first day. more warez will be
released. i'll ask a few people to
provide workshops to show how they
CODE, DRAW AND MAKING MUSIC, for demos
and their expertise can be challenged
by others who may have a different view.
hopefully we can all learn a bit more
on the tricks of the trade.

of course, the AMIGA is gonna be huge!!!
you see, at least 10 of the attendee
have amigas. there'll be massive game
copying and demo showing. no probs.
no doubt, the c64 dude will show why the
c64 is better and likewise for the
amigos!!!!

during the day, we will show and annouce
winners of the competitions. they'll
be crowned with both fame and fortune
(we're trying to throw in a women or
two for bonus too - ed) so you can
have it all. the judge will be decided
shortly perhaps next month.

link will write up to the minute
news of the party. the party news will
be telecasted to europe and beyond for
every hour of the event. if you haven't
already guessed how we do it, think of
the phone!!!

can you think of anything alse?
ACCOMODATION:
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as i mentioned that a caravan park is
nearby to the party. i have rung up for
some detail:

          PENRITH CARAVAN PARK
          500 METRES TO RAIL STATION
          CLOSE TO SHOPS & CLUBS
          TEL: (047) 35 4425

4 PEOPLE VAN: $49
2 PEOPLE VAN: $35


booking: AT LEAST 1 MONTH AHEAD.
payment: PAY BY CHEQUE IN MAIL TWO WEEKS
         BEFORE CHECKING IN.
check-in: 4-6PM ON SATURDAY

if you are interested, why not find out
who else may be going and book a 4
people van and share the cost. it's
only $12 per head which is cheaper than
what i thought to be $30 quoted in the
invitation.

ring them yourself and ask about details
again as i am only writing this off my
head so there may be slight differences.
well, that's all i've thought of for
a while. anyway, it'll be wild! it'll
be huge! it'll be absolutely fantastic!

ok, so any questions please ring me
(02)837-2132 after 7pm ask for DANIEL.
don't forget to send your money now to
secure your place in this once a life
time event.

looking forward to see you!!!


               GIORGIO ARMANI/TSR&PLX