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International festival of computer art "FunTop98"
will be held on August 22 in Moscow, indoors Experimental secondary school number 91 of the Russian Academy of Education, located at: Moscow, st. Povarskaya,
d. 14.

This is the first event of this kind in Russia, entirely dedicated to the ZX-Spectrum computer. The main goals of the
Festival are to establish contacts between software manufacturers,
exchange of ideas, presentations of new games and system programs,
conducting competitions with prizes awarded to winners.

In order to attend the Festival, you must first
send an application to one of the addresses specified in the
"Contact Information" section.

Entrance to the Festival is paid, the estimated cost is 20
rubles (denominated). For those who are late with registration - 30
rubles. The proceeds will be used to award prizes
to the winners of competitions.

At the Festival, software sales will be open, where you will not only
be able to purchase old and new programs, but also put up your own
for saleoriginal (non-competitive) works. In
this case, it is highly advisable to send them in advance.
Compliance with copyright is guaranteed.

> General rules for holding competitions
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By tradition, the Festival will host competitions of works in the following
categories: Demo, Music and Graphics, as well as the 4K-Intro competition.

From one author/group, no more than one
work in each nomination is accepted for the competition. If the work is
the result of collective creativity, the presence
of at least one representative from the group is sufficient. If there are valid
reasons (difficulties with travel, illness, exams, problems with
visas, etc.), absentee participation in competitions is allowed - you
can send your works by regular mail or e-mail or
share with other persons, while the urgent request for
pre-registration of such works remains in force.

Works submitted for competitions must be sent in advance
by e-mail or regular mail or submit it in person, accompanied by
information about the authors and the work itself (see sample application).
Confidentiality and compliance with copyright by
the Organizing Committee is guaranteed. The last day for registration of works is August 8
. Works submitted after this date will be accepted.only in
exceptional cases and if circumstances permit, except
works in the "Demo" nomination - you can bring them directly to the
Festival if the work is being completed at the last minute. However, such a situation is considered as an extreme case; the price
of the entrance ticket for participants bringing their works directly to the
Festival, without sending them in advance, even with
pre-registration, will be the same as for persons who have not
registered in advance. In case of an excessive number of works, their preliminary selection will be carried out by a reputable jury consisting of persons not participating in the competitions. Works that have not passed the selection will be demonstrated outside of competitions, if guests and
participants of the Festival express their desire, and will be included in collections. Works that have taken part in competitions automatically
become classified as FREEWARE - subject to free
distribution, but if the author(s) for some reason do not
want their works to be included in collections and subsequent
distribution, they must notify the Organizing Committee in advance,
preferably already when submitting an application for participation in the competition.

During the display of competition works, viewers will have to choose
the three you like and award them from one to three points,
noting this on the form forvoting. The authors of the works who take
the first three places in terms of the number of points scored will be declared
winners and awarded valuable prizes.

> Requirements for works submitted to the competition
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In all nominations, it is not permitted to submit works to competitions that have previously taken part in any similar events.

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> ──────────────────────┤ Graphics compo ├───────────────────────
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Graphics digitized or converted from other platforms, as well as your own processing of other people's works are prohibited. If
such suspicion arises, the author must provide the jury
with intermediate stages of creating the composition.

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> ──────────────────────┤ 4K Intro compo ├───────────────────────
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> The works will be demonstrated on the following computer
configuration: Pentagon 128 (3.5 Mhz, 128K, TR-DOS 5.03/5.04T,
>AY-3-8910/12, 5'25 DS/DD FDD).

> The work must be submitted as a single file of type "C" with
>the starting address matching the download directory address and
>being in the range from #6000 to #FFFF; file length no more than
>16sectors.

> The program can use any built-in ROM resources
>of a computer with a basic configuration; RAM from #6000 to #FFFF in any
>memory pages except the 6th. The program must return control via RET, in the main memory configuration of 128K (page 0 enabled); IY=#5C3A standard; with interrupts enabled in IM 1 mode; with the system variable area intact; with
sound muted AY. It is not necessary to clear the screen and restore the original
colors.

> Demonstration duration is up to 3 minutes, including time for
>calculation/preparation/unpacking of data.

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>── ─────────────────────┤ Music compo ├─────────────────────────
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Only on-interrupt music compositions are allowed for the
coprocessor AY-3-8910/12. Digital works are not accepted for the
competition due to the difficulty of determining their originality.

Works are accepted in compiled form under the address #C000 (49152)
with an indication of the music editor in which the composition was
written.
It is highly advisable to send the original (not compiled)
version of the composition. It will not be subject to free
distribution (unless otherwise agreed with the author).
In the case of using non-traditionalmusic creation tools
(for example, your own music editor), please
send them along with your work. They will also not be allowed for
free distribution.

Maximum playback time is 3 minutes.

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The works will be demonstrated on a computer with the following
configuration: Pentagon 128 (3.5 Mhz, 128K, TR-DOS 5.03/5.04T,
AY-3-8910/12, 5'25 DS/DD FDD). The Organizing Committee will accept for
distribution non-competitive analogs of works intended for
demonstration on computers of a different configuration (for example,
tap versions for non-CIS countries).

The transition between parts of the demonstration should not require
keypresses, while the presence of such an opportunity
is only welcome.

> The work should not contain obscene expressions in any
language or any other does not comply with
moral or legal standards.

“Pure animation” is traditionally prohibited. The demo should
be dominated by real-time effects.

The maximum duration of the demonstration is 10 minutes.

The maximum size is one TR-DOS disk.

It is prohibited to protect the floppy disk from copying.There are no
other restrictions within TR-DOS 5.03 (for example, music
during loading, etc. are allowed).

It is possible to protect the code from viewing, hacking, the "Magic" button
etc., but also subject to the conditions of free copying.

> Contact information
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You can send applications, as well as the works themselves, to the following
addresses:

E-mail: mas...@satan.spb.su
FidoNet: 2:5020/689.1
ZXNet: Wladimir Bulchukey (500:95/462)
Mail:
1) 125130, Moscow, PO Box 51
2) 107241, Moscow, Shchelkovskoe highway, 31, apt. 7. V.V. Bulchukei.

At these addresses you can also obtain any additional
information. Correspondence should contain in the To: field (or on the
envelope) the note "FunTop98" and, if it is not difficult for you,
specify the application (for example: "FunTop98. Demo Compo",
"FunTop98. Info", etc.).

EXAMPLE of filling out an application for participation in the competition (in the event
if you decide to take part in several nominations, each
work must be accompanied by a separate application):

┌───────────────────────────┘OBR AZETS└──────────────────────────┐
Nickname (Handle): FireSoft
Name,author's surname (Real name): Ivan Ivanov
Group: Firefighters CHG
Mail address (Address): 123456, Elektroshok, 666th street,
13, apt. 911
Phone: (001)123-4567
E-mail Address(es): 2:345/133.1, fi...@dialup.ru

Competition (Compo): Demo compo
Work name: The Help!
Filename(s): thehelp.B, thehelp.C
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If you are going to attend the Festival as a
spectator, leave the last three fields empty.

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These rules are not final and can be changed
or supplemented.

Organizing Committee MFKI "FunTop98"

Chairman of the Organizing Committee Vladimir Bulchukei

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> Application #1. Directions to the Festival venue.
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Place holding the Festival"FunTop98" - st. Povarskaya, 14 (school
91). Directions: metro station "Arbatskaya", "Library named after Lenin",
"Borovitskaya". Exit to the street New Arbat to the "Moscow House of Books". On the corner of Arbat Square opposite the facade of the cinema
"Khudozhestvenny" enter the underground passage; after entering the passage, turn into the right tunnel; walk along the Paninter shopping row and cross to the opposite side of Novy
Arbat street; from the underground passage - to the left; walk approximately 150 m along
street. New Arbat past the post-telegraph building (where the "Inforcom headquarters" used to be) to the fork in the streets; there will be a
church right in front of you; the street that branches off to the right diagonally is Povarskaya.
The white five-story school building is about 100 m from the turn onto
street. Cook's from Novy Arbat street. A graphical diagram of the movement from the Arbatskaya metro station to school building 91 will be included in subsequent informational mini-demonstrations and published in the Nicron newspaper.

> Appendix #2. Approximate schedule of the Festival.
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Saturday, August 22

10.00. Grand opening of the MFC "FunTop98".
10.00 - 11.00. Final registration of works; parallel -
display of non-competition works, presentations by authors
of software and hardware; solving current organizational issues, etc.
11.00 - 11.45. Competition of graphic works.
11.45 - 12.00. Break
12.00 - 12.45. Competition 4K-Intro.
12.45 - 13.00. Break
13.00 - 16.00. Competition of musical works.
16.00 - 16.30. Break
16.30 - 19.00. Demo competition.
19.00 - 20.00. Counting of votes, in parallel with it, speeches of the authors; communication with the press; re-show
of the best demos, etc.
20.00 - 20.30. Awarding of the winners, closing ceremony
of the Festival.

Sunday, August 23 - informal communication, cultural
program outside the official framework of the Festival.

> Appendix #3. Members of the FunTop98 Organizing Committee:
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Alexey Ivanov Alex (R)
Alexey Letaev Asder FFC
Dmitry Grigoriev Oldman
Sergey Novikov Spirit Digital Reality
Ilya Ivanov ZX-Shadow Z-Factor
Andrey Savichev m@s Census Group SPB
(head of preliminary registration of works)

Vladimir Bulchukei (Wlodek Black) - Chairman of the Organizing Committee

> Appendix #4. Additional information channel.
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Chairman Organizing Committee of the Festival "FunTop98" Vladimir Bulchukei:
e-mail: wlb...@ns.91.ru
ZXNet: 500:95/462
telephone: (095) 462-89-02
mail address: 107241 Moscow, Shchelkovskoe highway, 31, apt. 7.
You can ask any questions on the topic of the Festival
and you will definitely receive an answer.

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WB> Digital works are not accepted for the
WB> competition due to the difficulty of determining their originality.

Discrimination??

Warm greetings, Slava!

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VM> Discrimination??

Slav, I mean digital music, not DR ;))))))))
Arty (DR) personally, I’m always glad to see you!

Sincerely, Alexey Ivanov

Tue 21 Apr 1998 19:26, Spirit wrote to Vyacheslav Mednonogov:

S> On the E97, for some reason, everyone didn’t give a damn about digital, but here, as
S> they say, they “wanted” again... In the end, you can listen to digital
S> anyway, you don’t have to put it on compo.

...if there is time left, with pleasure... You can also introduce an incentive bonus...

Sincerely, Alexey Ivanov

VM> Discrimination??

Sp> On the E97, for some reason, everyone gave a damn about digital, but here, as they say, again
Sp> “was impatient”... In the end, you can listen to digital anyway, you don’t
Sp> have to put it on compo.

It’s a pain to load them, they are big and there are several editors.

SPbZXNet 500:812/03.00 W!7h 7he Be$7 W!$he$ fR0M CREATOR product
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... Music for the jilted generation (C) Prodigy

WB>>> Digital works are not accepted
VM>> Discrimination??
AI> Slav, I mean digital music, not DR ;)))))))))
AI> Arty (DR) personally, I’m always glad to see you!

:))))))

Jokes are so funny. Here are two more:

1. Now we know where DR got its name from. The GT company in its games on the PC (for example, in Empire of the Galaxy) draws a head with microcircuits instead of brains and writes: A Digital Reality Game. Although, maybe it's GT who are doing plagiarism :)

2. When you launch the Lunter 2.01 emulator on P200mmx (under DOS), it says:

Sorry -- this computer is too fast.

... and it crashes back. 3.05 just hangs :( We survived... Although it works more or less under
Windows.