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================================================> General Information

     The ParaCon 5 is going to take place from Novemeber 28nd to
     November 30th in the DLRG-Heim in Selters/Ts., between
     Frankfurt and Cologne in Germany.
     Focus of this little convention lies on Atari 16/32-bit
     computers and Commodore 8-bit computers.
     The start is 17:00 on Friday and the party place will be
     closed on Sunday at around noon.
     As usual, Paranoia will serve breakfast on both saturday
     and sunday.
     
ParaCon 5 offers <===================================================

     As usual, we considered moving to a bigger location
     already for the ParaCon 4. The ParaCon 4 however was
     not visited very well, so we decided to stay at the
     standard location, basically to keep the rather warm
     familiar feeling of this party, because it is located
     very very well and of course, because it is extremely
     cheap.
     However, because of a change in the way this party is
     handled, we do not need to fix the number of regis-
     trations we can accept right from the start, but
     please bear in mind that this is a small party and
     that registering early will help the organizers in
     planning as well as secure a place for you.

     This time, the ParaCon 5 can offer you:
     
     -> Separate warm and comfortable rest area
     -> Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday
     -> Permanent sale of Afri-Cola
     -> Nice giveaways for party attendants
     -> Pizza service and the restaurant close by
     -> Super market nearby (now open on saturday till 8 pm)
     -> Easy to reach from train-station and by car
     -> Inexpensive (13 Euro)
     -> Christmas fair this weekend
     -> Preregistration required (see below)
     
=============================================> ParaCon 5 restrictions

     As usual, every party involves a few restrictions that we
     have to announce in advance so no problems occur during the
     party itself:
     
     -> The location itself is a no-smoking area.
     -> The organizers cannot be held responsible for any kind
        of damage or theft that might occur to you and the
        equipment you bring during the party. You will have to
        look after your equipment yourself.
     -> You might not bring water boilers, toasters, microwave
        ovens or other cooking equipment. Both coffee and tea
        can be prepared when asking the organizers
     -> Please note that the party-place is small. Please bring
        only the minimum equipment you require
     -> Also mind the legal situation in Germany. Any kind of
        legally offensive behaviour will be prohibited.
     -> Washroom is available, unfortunately no showers
     -> The kitchen is not for public use

ParaCon 5 registration <=============================================

     To attend the ParaCon 5 you need to be registered. This can
     be done by simply sending a mail to
       
       paranoid@atari.org
       
     You can also visit our ParaCon 5-internet page at
     
       http://paracon.atari.org
       
     and register by clicking the preregistration link.
     
     The preregistration itself is free and you do not need to
     pay in advance. So, the earlier you register, the better.
     The fee for attending the party will have to be paid on
     arrival.
     Also, if you are preregistered and decide not to come though,
     please send a mail to the address named above to resign your
     registration so someone else willing to attend the party can
     register instead.
     
==============================================> ParaCon 5 route plans

     The ParaCon 5 is being held in exactly the same place as the
     other ParaCon-parties before (with the only exception being
     the ParaCon 1, which was held in the cellar of my parents
     house. No external guests were permitted then anyway).

     General information: Selters, Selters/Ts. or Niederselters
     are equivalent. The precise and exact name is Selters/Ts
     or Niederselters. There are no other towns named like this.
     
     By train:
       There are basically two approaches to Selters/Ts. by train.
       Coming either from the north (Koeln, Limburg, Giessen, Koblenz)
       or the south (Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, Mainz).
       Coming from the south:
         Your most cricial waypoint when coming from the south is
         Frankfurt (am Main). Look up a route from your place to
         Frankfurt first. Once you arrive in Frankfurt, look for
         a train from Frankfurt (am Main) to Limburg (an der Lahn).
         This might involve changing trains in a small town named
         Niedernhausen (so if the first train you enter heads that
         way, you are not wrong). Make sure the train that covers
         the distance from Niedernhausen to Limburg is called a
         "Regionalbahn". Selters is a small town and not every
         train stops there.
         The stations from Niedernhausen are:
           Niedernhausen, Idstein, Woersdorf, Bad Camberg, Selters

       Coming from the north:
         In that case, the most critical waypoint should be
         Limburg (an der Lahn). You can reach that from several
         towns, like Giessen (when coming from the east) or
         Koblenz (when coming from the west).
         Once you arrived in Limburg look for a train to either
         Wiesbaden, Frankfurt or Niedernhausen. Make sure this
         train is called a "Regionalbahn". The stations are:
           Limburg, Eschofen, Lindenholzhausen, Niederbrechen,
           Oberbrechen, Selters
           
       Once you arrived in Selters at the trainstation, an ugly
       green building, leave the station by passing the green
       building (this might involve using the tunnel). Cross the
       street that runs in parallel to the railway. You see a pub
       there called "Zum Bahnhof". To the right side of it is a
       little street going downhill away from the station and
       the street. Follow this street until you cross a very 
       little stream. Head straight on. To the left you see the
       sports arena, a hedge and a parking lot to the right.
       Probably 100 meters to the party place, which is on the
       right side and marked "DLRG".
       
     By car:
       Selters/Ts. is between Frankfurt (am Main) and Cologne
       and is easy to reach travelling on the A3. Depending on
       where you come from, you might need to head for Frankfurt
       or Limburg/Cologne first to reach the A3. This is a very
       central highway in Germany and is hard to miss.
       Once on the A3, you need to find the exit named "Bad
       Camberg".
       When travelling from the south the exits are:
         ..., Niedernhausen/Wiesbaden, Idstein, Bad Camberg
       When travelling from the north, Bad Camberg is the
       next exit after Limburg (an der Lahn).
       Take the exit "Bad Camberg" and follow the signs that
       will lead you to "Bad Camberg" directly. When coming
       from the south (Frankfurt) be careful and drive slowly,
       the exit is tricky and BEFORE the gas station.
       After the exit, you should either turn "left", heading
       towards Bad Camberg. You can stay on this road, which
       will go downhill, then you will enter Bad Camberg next
       to a rather industrial area. You will cross a bridge
       over the train station. Simply keep going until you
       reach a T-section with traffic lights which allows you
       to only turn left or right and not go straight on.
       Turn left, heading for "Limburg" and NOT "Koenigstein".
       Now you are on the "B8". Stay on this road to go through
       Bad Camberg and a few suburbs. You should finally pass
       a "Minimal"-market on your left side with a cross-section
       a few meters further on (For those that have already been
       there, the market moved).
       Turn left on this cross section and go straight forward
       for about 150m. You should see the DLRG-heim to your
       left then.
       If you pass a large store called "Moebel Kuehn", you
       have missed the last exit. Turn around and take the
       first exit to the right after passing this store
       again.

       In case you get lost, you can always ask people you might
       meet. Ask for "Niederselters" or "Selters" around Bad
       Camberg, they surely know the way. If you happen to get
       lost in Selters, ask for the "Minimal"-market or for the
       "swimming pool" (people in Selters try to be bright and
       might tell you then that it's closed during the winter).
       They can certainly tell you the right way then.

       Also, we have some pictures describing the route on the
       internet-page of the ParaCon 5:
       
         http://paracon.atari.org

About the ParaCon 5 Invitro <========================================

     The invitro requires an Atari ST with a colour-monitor or
     TV set and 1 MB of free RAM. It is also compatible to the
     Atari TT and Atari Falcon030.
     Paranoia cannot be held responsible for any kind of damage
     done to your hard- or software, computer, house, car, brain
     or health while, before or after watching the intro.
     
     The demo does not use any advanced features of the STE, TT
     or Falcon030 if run on those machines except for the higher
     speed.
     In case the demo crashes on init, try running it on a clean
     machine.
     
     
====================================> Some more words about the Invitro

     I'm kind of sorry to say so but: The intro sucks.
     The framerate is much too slow on a standard ST, in return
     the size of the effect window is much too small. The demo
     tends to be very fragile on the timing and only looks
     acceptable on "faster" systems such as the MegaSTE or Falcon,
     on the standard ST, it looks rather poor.
     I'd like to apologize especially to Ultra of Cream about 
     that since he gave me thousands of ideas how to improve the
     demo, but lack of time, additional bugs and a few other
     restrictions made me discard most of these optimisations.
     I hope i can implement these in the next demo - i did learn
     a lot - but since i need to finish and release the invitro
     now and not after 2 more weeks of working it over, i decided
     to stop developing on it and release it as is.
     
     It can in no way compete with the flawless ParaCon 4 Invitro.
     Please bear with us ...


ParaCon 5 backgrounds <==============================================

     Now that the outlines have been described, here come some
     details about the ParaCon 5.
     The ParaCon 4 didn't quite work out as planned which made
     us reconsider wether we ought to organize another one this
     year or take a break for a while. However, talking to some
     guys at the Error In Line #3, which was an awesome event,
     encouraged us to try once more.
     We tried to learn from the mistakes we did at the ParaCon 4
     party and so we carefully considered moving to a different
     location once again. We found none nearby and all
     alternatives available would have
     a.) costed a lot more
     b.) not sported that familiar, exclusive feeling
     c.) not been so easy to reach by train and car.
     Now even though the ParaCon 4 was a very very nice party,
     it attracted quite a small amount of people and hence we
     feared spending a lot of money on the location.
     We decided to stay at the DLRG-Heim once more and hope
     that, if we do not apply such a strict limit of regis-
     trations as we did on the ParaCon 4, it might probably
     not scare people off that much and then we can maybe
     repeat the excellent ParaCon 3 party. :-)
     
     And even if not, the ParaCon 2 and 4 were small parties
     and yet they were fun, so we can hardly lose.


=====================================================> Around Selters

     In case you arrive early, want to do some shopping or are
     bored, here's some of what to find in or around Selters.
     
     The supermarket moved and is now a lot bigger and opens
     till 8 o'clock PM on friday and saturday. Unfortunately,
     it's slightly farther away, but still very very close.
     It is closed on sundays nonetheless.
     There is also a gas-station that also sells snacks and
     drinks, probably 10 minutes to walk and 2 minutes by car.
     This station closes around 19:00 on any day.
     If you arrive by car, there are also gas-stations on the
     way that open until 22:00.
     Additionally, there is the christmas fair on just the
     weekend that the ParaCon 5 takes place as well. This is
     also easy to reach and might involve walking for 5
     minutes.
     And on saturday morning, you can visit the oldest mineral
     water fountain recorded which actually gave "Selters" and
     the whole class of water (Seltzer-water) its name and
     have a drink (or two, it's free). This location is open
     on saturdays from 9 AM to 1 PM and about 3 minutes away.
     
     Selters itself doesn't offer too many shops or pubs, but
     there are some, and they are also pretty good. The best
     Pizza is being served at the "Da Luca" which is probably
     5 minutes to walk and also near the train station.
     If you prefer Schnitzel and Steak, you might like to pay
     a visit to the "Zum Loewen", which is probably 10 minutes
     to walk.
    
     We will try to sell "Afri-Cola" all the time during the
     party but please bear in mind that even we might run out
     of stock.
     
     
Final words <========================================================

     We hope to see you on the ParaCon 5 this year, making this
     event an event as much fun as the ParaCon 3 and 4 were.
     We do hope to attract more visitors this time and we also
     hope to see the release of a few demos. Thanks to our 
     sponsor, we might even be able to set up competitions on
     very short notice, so feel free to ask us on the party.
     
     So as the final word, let's thank our sponsor Textildruck Fuchs
     and our inofficial partner in organizing this event:
     
     
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                     www.textildruck-fuchs.de
                            
                            
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