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   General Information:............................ .  .   .
   
     The ParaCon 6 is taking place from November the 19th to
      November the 21st 2004 in the DLRG-Heim in Selter/Ts just
       like the past years. The party place opens at 17:00 on
        friday and closes around noon on sunday.
         Again, the focus lies on Atari 16/32-Computer enthusiasts
          as well as Commodore 8-Bit fanatics. Also welcome are all
           Sega Dreamcast players. 
            The attendance fee is again 12 Euros and breakfast on
             both saturday and sunday is included.
             
   .  . . .................................... ParaCon 6 offers
   
             Once again we have discussed both location and size of
            the party we planned and once again we concluded to
           keep the party just the way it was. This implies we offer
          => Warm and cosy sleeping area (Earplugs recommended)
         => Excellent breakfast on both saturday and sunday
        => Permanent sale of Afri-Cola
       => Nice giveaways for party attendants
      => Various Pizza- and food-services
     => Two supermarkets and a gas station nearby
    => Easy to reach by train and car
   => Hopefully, one or even two demo releases
   
   
   ParaCon 6 restrictions ................................. .  .   .
   
   To be on the safe-side in legal terms, we have to mention
    a few restrictions you have to respect when attending
     => The location itself is a no-smoke area
      => We cannot be held responsible for any kind of damage
          done to your equipment or theft. You have to keep an
           eye on your equipment yourself
         => Do not bring water boilers, coffee makers, toasters
             or microwave ovens. Coffee or tea can be prepared in
              a separate kitchen - Ask the organizers
            => Please note that party place is kind of smallish,
                so it is wise to bring as little equipment as
                 necessary.
               => Please respect german laws. This implies to not
                   bring or consume any kind of illegal drugs, use
                    or share illegal software, pictures or movies.
                     Any kind of legally offensive behaviour will
                      be persecuted.
                    => The kitchen is - unfortunately - not for
                        public use (safety reasons).
                        
   .  . . ................................. ParaCon 6 Registration 
   
                    To attend the ParaCon 6 party you need to be
                   registered. Registering can be done by sending
                  an email to

                paranoid@atari.org
                
              Additional information about the current registration
             status, expected people or latest news can be found on
             
           http://paracon.atari.org
           
         Pre-Registration itself is free. The attendance fee is
        requested on arrival. Please mind that available space is
       limited so registering early is sensible, otherwise we might
      have run out of space. Also, in case you have registered but
     decide not to come, it would be kind to inform us so we can
    rearrange.
    
  
  ParaCon 6 Route Plans:................................... . .  .  .
  
    The ParaCon 6 is held exactly where the previous ParaCon-parties
     took place as well, so it's fairly easy to find if you have
      already been there.
       Otherwise, here are the details for going by train or car.
       
         General Information:
          The town is called Selters, Selters/Ts. or Niederselters.
           When using internet search engines, one of the above
            names should deliver a hit. The town is located between
             Frankfurt am Main and Cologne, so Frankfurt is a good
              way-point to start with.
              
         Going by Train:
          The exact route depends on whether you come from the
           north or the south of Selters. 
            If coming from the north, you will head for Limburg
             a.d. Lahn first. Additional typical way-points are
              Giessen, Wetzlar or Koblenz which have routes to
               Limburg. In Limburg, board a train going to either
                Frankfurt, Niedernhausen or Wiesbaden. Please make
                 sure that this train is a so-called "Regionalbahn"
                  which stops at every station on the way. Please
                   note that "Regional-Express"-trains do not stop
                    in Selters.
                     The stations from Limburg are:
                      Eschhofen, Lindenholzhausen, Niederbrechen,
                       Oberbrechen, Niederselters.
             
            If coming from the south, you will most probably go past
             Frankfurt am Main. Find a train going to Limburg a.d.
              Lahn in Frankfurt, again make sure that this is a
               "Regionalbahn" and not a "Regional-Express". It might
                be necessary to change trains in Niedernhausen,
                 depending on the schedule. Then you have to make
                  sure that the train going from Niedernhausen to
                   Limburg is a "Regionalbahn".
                    From Niedernhausen on, the stations are:
                     Idstein, Woersdorf, Bad Camberg, Niederselters.
                     
            Once you have arrived in Selters - mind the rather ugly
             greenish station - get off the train and go to the
              street behind the station's building. You should now
               face a pub called "Zum Bahnhof". On the right side
                of the pub is a small street leading slightly
                 downhill towards a little stream.
                  Cross the little stream using the bridge and
                   walk straight on, passing a parking lot. You
                    will most probably see the sign of the "Penny
                     Market" up ahead. After a few hundred meters
                      to the right, you will find the DLRG-Heim.
                      
         Going by car:
          Selters is between Frankfurt and Cologne and the main
           highway between these two major cities is the Autobahn
            A3, so this way or other, you will have to get to this
             major highway.
              If coming from the north (around Cologne):
               Enter the Autobahn A3 to the south, heading for
                Frankfurt. Leave the highway at the town "Bad
                 Camberg", the next exit behind "Limburg Sued".
                  The exit itself is currently under construction.
                   Carefully read the signs, you will most probably
                    be lead off the highway before going through the
                     gas station, which is a bit untypical. 
              If coming from the south (around Frankfurt):
               Enter the Autobahn A3 to the north, heading for
                Cologne. Exit at the town "Bad Camberg" right after
                 "Idstein". The exit is tricky and has a rather sharp
                  curve directly before the gas station. Drive
                   carefully and read the signs.
              In both cases, simply follow the signs leading towards
               "Bad Camberg", which implies turning left at the very
                end of the highway's exit.
                 The road will lead you downhill into the town, passing
                  a little industrial area, going over the train
                   station over a bridge and going down an alley up to
                    a terminal T-crossing with traffic lights. Turn left
                     at this crossing heading for "Limburg a.d. Lahn".
                      Stay on this road and leave the town until you
                       pass a "Minimal Market" on the left side of the
                        road, followed by a crossing with traffic lights.
                         Turn left at this crossing - in front of you
                          should be a "Penny Market". Follow this road
                           downhill until you see a little white
                            building on the left-hand side, which is
                             the "DLRG-Heim" where the party takes
                              place.
                              
              If you accidentally get lost, simply ask people around.
               The DLRG-Heim is right next to the public swimming pool.
               
              Also, the next major city, Limburg a.d. Lahn, now has
               a train station for the ICE-train named "Limburg Sued".
                If your route goes over this station, please tell us
                 when registering and we might be able to pick you 
                  up at this station, saving you roughly one additional
                   hour of travelling.
                   
  
  .  . . ........................................ ParaCon 6 Invitro
  
                   Again, i'd like to apologize for the massive delay
                  on this little intro, which runs on the following
                 hardware:
                 
               An Atari ST compatible computer, having at least
              1 Megabyte of RAM and a colour monitor.
             Atari STE and Falcon is supported, an RGB monitor is
            recommended then. The intro runs on the Atari TT but
           behaves funny on that.
          If you run into problems using accelerators, extended
         operating systems or something, please try on a so-called
        clean machine.
       Also, in case your emulator has problems running this - 
      sorry about it, but it's not guaranteed to work with emulators.

    Credits:
     Background graphic of the main effect by an unknown artist
      Music "Crokett's theme" by an unknown artist as well
       Music-Replay Routine by Ninja III of The Independant
        Fundamental Demo Environment initially by Evil of DHS
         Roto-Zoom routine based on the one by Gizmo of DHS
          All other code and graphics by The Paranoid
          
            The intro might behave slightly funny on the Falcon
             on VGA monitors. It seems that the mod-replay
              routine by Ninja III is quite intelligent and
               reacts to the VBL occuring more often on VGA than
                on RGB. This has influence on the screen swapping
                 and results in jerky movement of the scroller.
                  I tried to conquer this problem by cleverly
                   arranging the interrupts, but the problem is
                    not fully solved.
                     Meanwhile i have also monitored problems on
                      the Falcon using RGB-monitors. Again, it
                       seems to be connected to the replay-routine
                        but i am running out of time to investigate.
                         Also, the synchronisation of effects and
                          music is based on a 50Hz display.
                           I apologize for the inconvenience.
                         
                           The demo has been tested to run on an
                            Atari Falcon030, with and without
                             Nemesis, NVDI 4.11, VGA and RGB, an
                              Atari Mega STE4 with NVDI 4.11 and
                               an Atari 1040STf.
                                To be honest, the intro is mainly
                                 dedicated to the MegaSTE - It's a
                                  bit slowish on the ST, mainly due
                                   to the mod-replay ...

      
  Additional Information:.................................. . .  .
  
      When the first official and public ParaCon was held, the
       ParaCon 2, we had very little to offer except for the
        location - the supermarket closed early, there was only
         one Pizza-service and that was it.
          By now, the environment has improved, so we now have
           two supermarkets nearby that are open until 8 o'clock
            PM on saturday and one hosts a bakery which is open
             on sunday mornings.
              Instead of just one, we now have 2 independant
               Pizza-Services and an additional food-service that
                offers typical german Schnitzel, Curry-Wurst and
                 other food.
                  Also, on saturday morning you have the chance to
                   fetch some original Selters-water that gave the
                    mineral water its name (Seltzer water).
                     Four pubs are in reach of which two serve
                      excellent food for fair prices.
                       Finally, we sell bottles of Afri-Cola during
                        the party for a very fair price, however, if
                         we run out of stock we might not get
                          replacements in time.
                          
                          
   .  . . ............................................:Final Words
   
                          Well, that's it for now. We do hope to see
                         you on the ParaCon 6 in Selters and we hope
                        to make it a fun event just like the years
                       before. So feel free to register, pack your
                      gear and have a nice trip - See you on the
                     ParaCon 6.
                     
                   We like to thank our sponsor, Textildruck Fuchs
                  in Selters. Feel free to visit the website
                  
                http://www.textildruck-fuchs.de
                
              and again, this invitro, the website and all that
             wouldn't have been possible without
             
           http://www.afri-cola.de
           
         
        
       
      
     Signing off
    The Paranoid
   Paradox/2004
                    