Buzz #09 09 августа 1997

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Enlight'97 info - Preliminary information v.004

                  -= ENLiGHT'97 demo party =
              Organized by Realm Of Illusion 'K °
+> 23 and 24 August 1997. St. Petersburg, Russia.

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(Changes from previous version are marked

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                            v.004
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    The latest official version of this document is available at
www.enlight.ru, ftp.enlight.ru/pub/demos/enlight97, as well as
2:5030 / 84 (FREQ enl97inf .* 00.00-07.00msk). All work
presented at ENLiGHT'95, ENLiGHT'96 available at
ftp.enlight.ru / pub / demos.
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-------------- Tentative Schedule: =======================

1st day.
------- 10:00 Opening ENLiGHT'97 - Organizational matters. 
(0.5ch) 10.30 Demonstration of the best demos on the ZX 
Spectrum (1 h) 

    * The registration papers submitted to the competition
11:30 Demonstration of the best demos on the Commodore 64 (1h)
12:30 Demonstration of the best demos on the PC (1h)
13:30 Demonstration of the best demos on the Commodore Amiga 
(1h) 14.30 Competition: [ZX Spectrum] Graphics (1h)

15:30 Competition: [ZX Spectrum] Demo (1hr)
16:30 Competition: [PC / Amiga / etc] Graphics (1h)
17:30 Competition: [PC / Amiga / etc] Raytracing (0.5ch)

    * Deadline for registration of works submitted for all

      Music compo
18.00 Competition: [Amiga] 64K intro (0.5ch)
18:30 Competition: [Amiga] 4K intro (0.5ch)
19:00 End of first day of work ENLiGHT'97.

2nd day.
------- 10.00 Competition: [ZX Spectrum] Music (1.5h)
11.30 Competition: [PC / Amiga] Music (2 h) \ are

      Competition: [PC] Real Time Coders compo (2h) / time
13:30 Competition: [PC] Demo Results

                                    Real Time Coders compo 
(0.5ch) 14:00 Competition: [PC] 8k intro (1h)

15:00 Competition: [PC] 64k intro (1.5h)
16:30 Competition: [PC] Demo (1.5h)
18:00 counting and announcement of results (1h)
19:00 Closing ENLiGHT'97
- Various changes are not of principle.


      - USE AT THE PARTY SPIRIT DRINKS PROHIBITED -

General rules for all contests on all platforms:
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1. Work, the release date earlier than that on Aug. 26, 1996 is 
not 

   allowed to participate in contests.
2. To move to another part of the demo (intro) should not be 
requirements    vat keystrokes (except the configuration of 
audio / video 

   in the beginning).
3. In Demo (intro) compo banned pure animation: you can use
   to use animations as part of the demo, but the demo should 
not coc    toyat only animation.

4. On the Graphics compo prohibited scanned or transferred from

   other platforms work.
5. Must be present at least one representative from

   team representing something for the contest.
6. File names must conform to ISO-9660 (ie, acceptable

   only the characters "AZ" and "0-9" and the maximum length - 
8 +3). 

   It is necessary to avoid difficulties under MSDOS.
7. Reception / registration papers to the contests stopped for 
1 hour before 

   beginning of the relevant competition. Registration papers 
for all 

   Music compo stops on the first day (the exact time specified

   in the schedule).

I. Rules of the competition on the PC.
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* Minimum configuration
(Work submitted for the competition should operate in this 
configuration): 486DX, 4MB, SVGA 1MB, No Sound

* Compo PC
(Minimum configuration of the machine which will be held
competitions):
P5-100/8MB/SVGA 2MB
Sound Blaster (Pro) 2.0 and Gravis UltraSound 1MB.
MSDOS. To choose from: QEMM / HIMEM / Clean boot
* Contests

   8k Intro compo (PC)

   ------------------ Maximum size - 8k.
The maximum time a demonstration - 5 minutes.
VGA only register-compatible mode. _not_ SVGA!
Preferred exit to DOS by pressing ESC.

   64k Intro compo (PC)

   ------------------- Maximum size - 64k.
The maximum time a demonstration - 10 minutes.
VGA and SVGA VESA (UniVBE 5.3) regimes. Resolution no higher 
than 640x480. Required exit to DOS by pressing ESC.


   Demo compo (PC)

   -------------- The maximum size of 4MB
The maximum time a demonstration - 15 minutes (the demo itself 
may be longer).

VGA and SVGA VESA (UniVBE 5.3) regimes. Resolution no higher 
than 640x480. Required exit to DOS by pressing ESC.


   Music compo (PC, AMIGA)

   ---------------------- Formats -. XM,. S3M,. MOD,. IT.
Maximum size - 1MB.
The maximum time plays - 3 minutes.
Max. 1 work of one author.
Upon completion of melody it should be silent and not move to 
the top. To listen to will be used Gravis UltraSound 1MB and

Cubic Player (by special request of authors may play
on the Commodore Amiga)

   Graphics compo (PC, AMIGA, etc.)

   ------------------------------Raytraced/rendered Work 
PROHIBITED. Formats: JPG, GIF, PCX, PNG.

The maximum resolution - 640x480
The maximum number of colors - 16.7mln.
To view would be used QPV.
Max. 3 works from the band / artist

   Raytracing compo (PC, AMIGA, etc.)

   --------------------------------Raytraced/rendered Work 
Permit. Formats: JPG, GIF, PCX, PNG.

The maximum resolution - 640x480
The maximum number of colors - 16.7mln.
To view would be used QPV.
Max. 2 works from the band / artist

   Real-time coders compo (PC)

   -------------------------- Writing a program for the 
severely limited time (Several hours). Job not known in advance 
and will be announced immediately prior to the contest.

At the time of the contest at the disposal of participants
provided computers and a minimum set of
software and documentation of the assignment.
Use your own blanks on any media (disks,
paper, etc) is strictly prohibited.
In the event that the number of participants exceeds the 
capabilities Organizing Committee, priority will be those who 
have declared their participation since the start of the first 
party. 

II. Rules of the competitions for the Commodore Amiga.
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* Minimum configuration
Commodore Amiga 1200/4MB
* Contests

   64K intro compo (AMIGA)

   ---------------------- Maksimalnoe the demonstration - 10 
minutes 

   4K intro compo (AMIGA)

   --------------------- Maximum display - 5 minutes

III. Rules of the competitions for the ZX Spectrum.
=================================================
* Minimum configuration
(Work submitted for competition must operate in this 
configuration): Pentagon 128 (3.5Mnz, 128K, TR-DOS 5.03/5.04T, 
AY-3-8910/12, 

                                                5'25 DS / DD 
FDD). 

   Graphics compo (ZX)

   ------------------ At this compo taken pictures in a 
standard format Spectrum'ovskogo screen 16384, 6912 bytes.

Maximum number of works by one author - 3

   Music compo (ZX)

   --------------- At this compo taken music to a coprocessor 
AY-3-8910/12. Music can be either on interrupt, and digital.

Accepted in the format editor (Sound Tracker, ASM, pro
Tracker), if you use another editor, it brings him and
compiler with itself.
The maximum time plays - 3 minutes
Max. 1 work of one author.

   Demo compo (ZX)

   -------------- Maximum demonstration - 10 minutes.
Maximum size - a standard TR-DOS disk DS / DD, (2544
sector = 651264 bytes)
Note:
If you use a shallow addressing port # 7FFD, ie team
OUT (# FD), A, before you install OUT'om 6'oy bit register and
to "1".

More
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Entries will be screened with a preliminary
reading out the serial number.
The winner of each competition is determined by results
vote of those present at the party.
Please pay attention to all potential participants - PLEASE do 
not Remember to put in the archives file_id.diz called work

handle'om (or name) of the author and the group (or 
independent) from which this work is presented. It is customary 
to write authorship in the form: Handle / Group (ie, name, and 
then group by a slash).

In the readme.txt should be given the memory requirements, qemm 
/ himem and other information necessary for the demonstration.

The organizing committee is under no obligation to provide 
housing for time party.

If you need to travel with some equipment (computers etc),
Please, if possible inform in advance. At the party
you will be allocated a place, rosettes, as well as to provide 
all possible help in connecting.



     - USE AT THE PARTY SPIRIT DRINKS PROHIBITED -

Contact with the Organizing Committee
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Amiga:
----- Oleg Lvov
fidonet: 2:5030 / 221.2
Tel: +7 (812) 226-6507

ZX Spectrum:
----------- Vladimir stalls
fidonet: 2:5030 / 84.14
Tel: +7 (812) 263-6557

PC and general questions:
------------------ Peter Sobolev
fidonet: 2:5030 / 84
email:

         frog@rcom.ru

         coderipper@auro.spb.su

         info@enlight.ru
Tel: +7 (812) 559-2562
+7 (812) - St. Petersburg.
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------------- How to get to ENLIGHT'97: very easy! Come to a 
glorious Saint Petersburg, on the shore of the Gulf, take in

Subway and eat to the station "Institute of Technology." Come 
out and looking for the first Red Army Street. Next, look for a 
house 1. This must be some kind of institution, university. 
That's it! PS: at the last minute address may change, so that

suggest that first contact with the organizers and party
specify the address!
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