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                                 28-30.3 1997

		      lahti, ahtiala, nuoriso-seurantalo


  0.0  index 

		      0.0 ...  index
		      1.0 ...  about absolute'97
		      1.1 ...  general rules
		      2.0 ...  how to get to the partyplace
		      3.0 ...  competitions
		      3.1 ...  voting system
		      3.2 ...  competition rules
		      3.3 ...  prizes
		      4.0 ...  party features
		      5.0 ...  absolute'97 tickets
		      5.1 ...  buying tickets
		      6.0 ...  timetable
                      7.0 ...  contact information


  1.0  about absolute'97 

      you are now reading the pre-invitation info file for absolute'97.
      the information presented in this text file might not be final, so
      please try to look for a new version(s) of this text file. you can
      propably find them where you found this info file.

  1.1  general rules 

      we don't take any responsibility on the equipment people bring to the
      party place. we suggest you take an insurance for your equipment from
      some insurance company. and remember, you can store your equipment by
      using the luggage preservation service which will be available at the
      party place.

      if party is cancelled for some strange reason, organizers are not
      obliged to pay back the entrance fee.

      some general rules & tips:

               - no alcohol/drugs allowed at the party area
               - no software piratism
	       - take electric chords with you
	       - if you have lan-card bring your own bnc-cables,
		 terminators and t-plugs.
	       - coca-cola/pepsi, earplugs & coffeine tablets!


  2.0  how to get to the partyplace 

      there are several ways to get to the partyplace, best of them is by bus
      number 2 and 3 from lahti's marketplace. party places street address is
      ahtialantie 137 (nuorisoseurantalo). for more info look at the maps
      included with this info.


  3.0  competitions 

      the organizers reserve the right to make any changes to the competition
      rules, and to disqualify any entry if it is not suitable to attend the
      competitions for some reason.

      atleast one of the competiting team has to be present at the party
      place and in the case of a solo competition the competitor has to be
      present.


  3.1  voting system 

      we're not decided it yet :)


  3.2  competition rules 

	       music
	       - maximum amount of channels is 32
	       - maximum running length is 5 minutes
	       - all songs will be played with cubicplayer v1.7
		 and pentium with gus max (1024k)
               - entries must be in mod, s3m, or xm format
	       - only one song by one musician
	       - maximum size of the song is 1024kb

	       100k intro
               - pentium 150mhz / 16mb
	       - diamond stealth 64 dram pci 1mb
               - gravis ultrasound max (1024k) / soundblaster 16 asp
	       - dos 6.22
	       - configurations are clean, himem and himem + emm386
	       - 580 kilobytes of free basememory
	       - maximum running time is 5 minutes
               - intro must work without sound card, too
               - vesa 2.0 modes (up to 640x480x16,7m) are allowed,
                 but 100% vga register compatible videomode(s) must
                 be supported

	       graphics
	       - maximum amount of colors is 256
	       - maximum resolution is 640x480
	       - entries must be in gif, lbm or pcx format
	       - pictures will be shown with sea v1.2c
	       - two versions of picture must be supplied,
		 one with artists signature and one without it.
               - scanned, raytraced or ripped pictures are not allowed


               and maybe some fast compos are held too.

  3.3  prizes 

      music             1st     100fim
                        2nd     50fim

      100k intro        1st     200fim
                        2nd     100fim

      graphics          1st     100fim
                        2nd     50fim

      
  4.0  party features 

      audio and video

      - the hall is is equipped with a powerful sound system. the system
        will be a _real kicker_ with 500W of pure sound power :)

      hall

      - the hall area is xxx square meters. there are about 100
	computer places in the main hall and some ethernet sockets
	are available.

      - there are no sleeping facilities so take earplugs with you.

      services

      - there are kiosk next to partyplace and about 1 kilometer
	there are supermarket with pharmacy.

      - some wcs will be available, real 31337 doesn't need a shower :)

      net access

      - we have only local area network available which is suitable
	for net-games and transferring files ( not warez ofcourse :)


  5.0  absolute'97 tickets 

      there are only one kind of ticket, and it gives you permission
      to stay all the three days at the partyarea.

			     males 40FIM
                           females 20FIM
                    members of tfo 50FIM


  5.1  buying tickets 

      we do not sell tickets for advance so you'll have to come at partyplace
      to buy them.


  6.0  timetable 

      this schedule is only preliminary and the times listed will most likely
      be changed and a lot more events will be added, but you can get a
      general feeling from it. the party place is open 24 hours a day.

	27.3.1997   1200 absolute'97 starts

        28.3.1997   0000 something

        29.3.1997   1200 absolute'97 ends

  7.0  contact information 

               - email       applepie@nalle.lyk.fi

               - irc       applepie or hex on effnet
                         ( usually on channel #lahti )


	       - snailmail	 absolute'97
			       peltolan katu 12
				 15320 lahti

      if you have any suggestions or ideas about anything written in this
      text file, don't hesitate to contact us!

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