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                           information file v1.1



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                   t  a  k  e  o  v  e  r     2  0  0  0
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  The Takeover organization is proud to present to you, for the fourth time
  in a row, a new edition of Takeover: Takeover 2000. Renowned for its
  quality releases, its daring competition rules and its fast network,
  loved by all for its great atmosphere and scene spirit, this year's
  Takeover will not stray from the path laid out by the previous three
  editions.

  Takeover 2000 will feature all that you came to expect of us: a super
  fast network including full internet access (as traditon prescribes even
  faster than previous years), a high quality big screen and ditto audio
  system in a separate theatre (the famous "Blauwe Zaal"), party t-shirts
  designed by renowned scene artists (one of whom is Made of Bomb, who also
  designed the Takeover'98 party shirt), a useful and entertaining party
  booklet (informing you of all you ever needed to know (but where afraid
  to ask)), and many more.

  After the publication of version 1.0 of this file, many sceners protested
  against an MP3-only music competition. Therefor we decided to change the
  rules (or better: use last year's rules). The other change we made, a
  Windows-only demo compo, is still upheld for now.

  Okay, enough talk, we will shut up now, but not before saying that we
  hope to see you all, 16, 17 and 18 June, for the best demo party of the
  year, Takeover 2000!

  -- The Takeover 2000 organizers

  P.S. For those of you who might worry that they are going to miss out on
       football action from the European Football Championship, we have
       good news (and for those who thought they could flee from that
       stupid game by coming to Takeover, we have bad news): all EFC
       football matches played during the Takeover weekend that are
       broadcasted on public television will be shown live on the big
       screen, as far as they do not interfere with the normal party
       schedule.




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                     t  e  l  l     m  e     m  o  r  e
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  What:         - Takeover 2000

  When:         - Opens:  19:00 on Friday the 16th of June
                - Closes: 18:00 on Sunday the 18th of June

  Where:        - The Auditorium of the University of Technology, Eindhoven
                  (TUE), Eindhoven, the Netherlands

  Price:        - NLG 50,- (about 23 Euros)
                - German marks can be exchanged against a 1 NLG = 1 DEM
                  rate, Belgium francs against a 1 NLG = 20 BEF rate and
                  French francs against a 1 NLG = 3 FRF rate (only bills
                  excepted, no coins!)

  Features:     - High quality big screens
                - Huge, quality audio system
                - Separate main hall and competition theatre
                - Superfast party network
                - Free internet access
                - Room for over 750 people and 600 computers
                - 24 hour catering and beer tap
                - Life performances
                - European Football Championship
                - High quality t-shirts
                - Paper party magazine
                - Warm, dry sleeping places
                - Clean toilets
                - 5 minutes walk from train station
                - 5 minutes walk to city centre
                - Large, free parking place




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           g  e  n  e  r  a  l     p  a  r  t  y     r  u  l  e  s
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  * The organizers have the right to refuse admittance to anyone, remove
    anyone from the party place, and turn anyone over to the police in case
    of serious misconduct. This includes (but is not limited to) fighting,
    racism, facism, nudism, peeing on fellow party attendants, spreading
    illegal software and ignoring the party rules.

  * You are attending the party at your own risk. The Takeover 2000
    organization and the Eindhoven University of Technology cannot be held
    responsible for anything. This includes any loss of or damage to
    personal belongings (including computers and other equipment).

  * Disorderly conduct like fighting, racism, vandalism, stealing, etc. is
    prohibited. When you display such behaviour you risk removal from the
    party place, and being handed over to the proper authorities.

  * It is illegal to use or sell soft- and hard-drugs at the party place.
    People using or selling hard drugs will be handed over to the police,
    people selling softdrugs are removed from the party place. It is not
    allowed to use softdrugs in any of the party halls or at the premises
    of the university.

  * When removed from the party place you cannot claim any refund of the
    entrance fee.

  * It is illegal to sell food, hardware, software or anything else without
    written notice of the Takeover 2000 organization.

  * Due to agreements with the catering, it is not allowed to bring your
    own food and drinks inside. There will be plenty of food and drinks
    available in the main hall.

  * Coffee machines, micro wave ovens, refridgerators and other high-power
    equipment are not allowed.

  * Smoking, eating and drinking is only allowed in the main hall, not in
    the competition hall and sleeping room. When smoking in the main hall,
    please use the ashtrays, and when finished eating or drinking please
    deposit any packages, leftovers etc. in the designated garbage bags.

  * It is not allowed to sleep in the main hall and competition hall.
    Sleeping is only allowed in the designated places. When you sleep
    outside the designated places, you run the risk of being woken up by
    friendly firemen. This is due to fire regulations.

  * When there are no official activities in the competition hall, the hall
    is off limits, and closed for pulbic. It is not allowed to be inside
    the competition hall when it is closed.

  * The main hall (including the side rooms), the competition hall and the
    sleeping hall are the only indoor places that are open to party
    visitors. Access to all other indoor areas, whether explicity blocked
    or not, is prohibited.

  * To prevent theft, it is not allowed to move or remove computers and
    other equipment in the main hall during the competitions and other big
    events. This includes the closing ceremony, so if you do not want to
    wait until the end of the ceremony, make sure you leave before it
    starts!




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                   c  o  m  p  e  t  i  t  i  o  n  s
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  These may not be the final competition rules. We are still having
  discussions about some competitions. We will ask for you opinion on our
  website (http://www.takeover.nl), using polls and our discussion forum,
  so keep visiting the site if you want to have a say in this.

  * All the competition rules mentioned below are preliminary. The Takeover
    organisation will announce any modifications of these rules on the
    website and in later versions of this infofile.

  * Entries may not have been released or made publicly accessible before
    Takeover 2000.

  * Entries that show an obvious lack of quality, are insulting to other
    people, or break the Dutch laws will be disqualified.

  * Entries can be submitted via the internet. Competitors do not have to
    be physically present at the party place in order to participate.

  * A jury will make a pre-selection if there are too many entries entered
    for a competition.

  * If there are not enough entries entered for a competition, the
    competition may be canceled.

  * Deadlines will be published at the Takeover 2000 website.

  * Competitors are allowed to submit entries after the deadlines, but the
    organizers can not guarantee that these entries will be included in the
    competitions.

  * Voting will be a combination of public and jury voting, except for the
    surprise competitions, which will be 100% jury voting.

  * Prizes will be handed out at the party place during the closing
    ceremony. Competitors that win a prize will loose their rights to this
    prize if they are not present during the prize ceremony.

  * The Takeover 2000 organization has the right to spread all entries on
    CD-ROM, via internet, or any other electronic or non-electronic medium.

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  Submitting your entry

  * Entries should be archived into one file, using the ZIP file format.

  * An entry form called ENTRY.NFO should be included. This entry form will
    be made available from the Takeover 2000 website.

  * Information about how to submit your entry will be published on the
    Takeover 2000 website during the event.

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  PC demo competition

  * The demo will be shown for a maximum of 15 minutes.
  * Maximum archived demo size is 10 Mb (i.e. 10485760 bytes).
  * The demo must play music.                                 
  * Pure animations are not allowed.                          
  * Demos must run on Windows 98 with the latest versions of DirectX and
    OpenGL installed. Demos are not allowed to run in a DOS box.
  * Demos may use 3D hardware acceleration using DirectX or OpenGL.

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  PC 64Kb intro competition

  * The intro will be shown for a maximum of 10 minutes.
  * The intro must consist of one executable, with a maximum size of 65536
    bytes.
  * The intro must play music.
  * The intro must run without additional software. DOS intros using a DOS
    extender must include the DOS extender in the one executable.
  * Windows intros must run on Windows 98 with the latest versions of
    DirectX and OpenGL installed.
  * Windows intros may use 3D hardware acceleration using DirectX or
    OpenGL.
  * DOS intros must run in a Windows 98 DOS box.

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  PC 4Kb intro competition

  * The intro will be shown for a maximum of 5 minutes.
  * The intro must consist of one executable, with a maximum size of 4096
    bytes.
  * The intro may play music.
  * The intro must run without additional software. DOS intros using a DOS
    extender must include the DOS extender in the one executable.
  * Windows intros must run on Windows 98 with the latest versions of
    DirectX and OpenGL installed.
  * DOS intros must run in a Windows 98 DOS box.
  * Windows intros may use 3D hardware acceleration using DirectX or
    OpenGL.

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  Browser demo competition

  * Java, Javascript, Flash, (Dynamic) HTML, anything is allowed, as long
    as the demo runs in a webbrowser.
  * Each demo will be shown for a maximum of 15 minutes.
  * Maximum archived demo size is 10 Mb (i.e. 10485760 bytes).
  * The demo may play music.
  * The demo must run on the latest stable version of Microsoft Internet
    Explorer.
  * When you use plug-ins, include them with your entry. Commercial
    plug-ins are not allowed, they should be freely available on the
    Internet.
  * The demo will be run locally from hard disk, but it should also run
    from a LAN or a WAN.

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  Graphics competition

  * Raytraced graphics are not allowed.
  * The latest version of ACDSee will be used to display the graphics.
  * File formats not supported by ACDSee will be disqualified.

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  Raytraced graphics competition

  * Non-raytraced graphics are not allowed.
  * The latest version of ACDSee will be used to display the graphics.
    File formats not supported by ACDSee will be disqualified.

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  Tracked non-house music competition

  * House music is not allowed *).
  * The song will be played for a maximum of 4 minutes.
  * The song must be stored in the XM, IT or MT2 file format.
  * The latest version of Fast Tracker 2 will be used to play XM modules,
    the latest version of Impulse Tracker will be used to play IT modules
    and the latest version of MadTracker 2 will be used to play MT modules.
  * Songs that do not play using the trackers mentioned above will be
    disqualified.
  * Only one entry per competitor is allowed. Competitors entering the
    non-house music competitions may not enter the house music competition.

  *) This includes dance, trance, jungle, gabber, mellow, breakbeat, drum
     and bass etc.

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  Tracked house music competition

  * Only house music is allowed *).
  * The song will be played for a maximum of 4 minutes.
  * The song must be stored in the XM, IT or MT2 file format.
  * The latest version of Fast Tracker 2 will be used to play XM modules,
    the latest version of Impulse Tracker will be used to play IT modules
    and the latest version of MadTracker 2 will be used to play MT modules.
  * Songs that do not play using the trackers mentioned above will be
    disqualified.
  * Only one entry per competitor is allowed. Competitors entering the
    house music competitions may not enter the non-house music competition.

  *) This includes dance, trance, jungle, gabber, mellow, breakbeat, drum
     and bass etc.

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  MP3 music competition

  * Only computer-based music is allowed *).
  * The song will be played for a maximum of 4 minutes.
  * The song must be stored in the MP3 music file format.
  * The latest version of WinAmp will be used to play the song, using the
    WinAmp default settings.
  * Songs that do not play using WinAmp will be disqualified.
  * Only one entry per competitor is allowed.

  *) It is allowed to use samples of instruments and voices, but the song
     should be based on a tracked song or a MIDI song.

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  Animation competition

  * The animation will be shown for a maximum of 15 minutes.
  * The animation must play music.
  * The animation must be in the AVI or MPG animation file format, or must
    be supplied on a VHS video tape.
  * The most recent stable version of the Windows Media Player will be used
    to play AVI and MPG files. A stereo VHS video recorder will be used to
    play animations supplied on VHS video tape.
  * Entries must be supplied on CD-ROM, Zip-disk or VHS videotape.

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  Surprise and fun competitions

  * Rules for the surprise and fun competitions will be announced at the
    party.




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                    c  o  m  p  o     m  a  c  h  i  n  e
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  We will use identical compo machines for all competitions.


  * Preliminary technical details about the compo machines:

      CPU:    At least an Intel Pentium II, 450 Mhz or compatible
      Memory: 128 Megabytes RAM
      Video:  NVidia GeForce
      Sound:  Gravis Ultrasound (DOS box only) and Soundblaster 16
              or compatible

  * The following software will be installed by us on the compo machines:

      - Windows 98 SE including the latest official service packs and
        hotfixes.
      - The most recent stable version of Microsoft Internet Explorer,
        including the most recent stable version of Flash Shockwave.
      - The most recent stable version of Microsoft Media Player.
      - The most recent stable version of Direct-X.
      - The most recent stable version of OpenGL.
      - The most recent stable version of WinAmp.
      - The most recent stable version of ACDSee.




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                             v  o  t  i  n  g
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  All competitions (except for the surprise and fun competitions) will be
  judged by both the public and a jury. The surprise and fun competitions
  will be judged by a jury only. If you like to be in a jury, you can send
  us a mail and tell us what compo you like to judge and why we should pick
  you as a jury member. You are only allowed to be a jury member in a
  competition in which you, your group members, your friends and your
  family do not participate.

  At the entrance, everybody will receive a voting number. With this number
  you can vote using the party network.

  We will release all entries on the party network immediately after each
  compo, so when you missed the compo you can still watch / listen to the
  entries and make sure that you vote for the right one.




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                         d  e  a  d  l  i  n  e  s
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  The deadlines for the Takeover 2000 competitions are not known yet. We
  will publish them on our website (http://www.takeover.nl) as soon as
  possible.




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                  p  a  r  t  y     s  c  h  e  d  u  l  e
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  The schedule for the Takeover demoparty is not known yet. We will publish
  it on our website (http://www.takeover.nl) as soon as possible.



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                 s  l  e  e  p  i  n  g     p  l  a  c  e  s
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  We will arange quiet sleeping places close to the party hall, so do not
  forget to bring your sleeping bags, mattresses, pillows, night-caps or
  whatever you need to fall asleep.

  People who prefer to rent a room in a hotel should be aware that due to
  the European Football Championships, it will be impossible to find free
  hotel rooms in Eindhoven.




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                    p  a  r  t  y     n  e  t  w  o  r  k
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  Some party organisers call us an Internet Service Provider. Although our
  aim is to organise a kickass demoparty we still take this as a
  compliment, because it proves that the Takeover network is still better
  than seen at any other demoparty. This will not be different at Takeover
  2000. As soon as we know the exact network specifications we will
  announce these at our website (http://www.takeover.nl).



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             h  o  w     t  o     g  e  t     t  h  e  r  e  ?
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  Well, do not expect fancy road maps here, but don't worry, it is very
  easy to find.

  If you are coming by plane:

      You can get a direct flight to Eindhoven Airport (Welschap) from
      various cities in Europe: Amsterdam, Maastricht, London, Birmingham,
      Manchester, Paris, Zurich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Strassbourg.

  If you are coming by train:

      You can reach the university quite easily by train. The university
      buildings are situated near the railway station. Leaving the plat-
      form, you go down the stairs and turn to the right. You leave the
      building on the north side, facing the bus station. The university
      buildings are visible to the north-east and are a five minutes' walk.

  If you are coming by car:

    * From 's Hertogenbosch, Motorway A2/N2:

      At the intersection 'Ekkersweijer' take the motorway A58 and follow
      the signs 'Centrum'. Keep driving in this direction. Soon after that
      signs with the word 'universiteit' appear. After crossing the
      ringroad 'Ring' you see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to
      the the left.

    * From Maastricht, Motorway A2 and from Venlo or Antwerpen, Motorway
      A67:

      At the intersection 'Leenderheide' follow the signs
      'Centrum/Tongelre'. When you arrive in Eindhoven, you take the second
      exit on the roundabout. Go straight on. At the second set of traffic
      lights you follow the signs 'Nijmegen/'s-Hertogenbosch'. Keep driving
      in this direction (across a canal and under a railway). Soon after
      that, signs with the word 'universiteit' will appear. Immediately
      after the next roundabout you see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the
      turn-off to the left.

    * From Tilburg, Motorway A58:

      At the intersection 'Batadorp' you take the exit 'Randweg Eindhoven
      (Noord)/Centrum' and at the intersection 'Ekkersweijer' the exit
      'Randweg Eindhoven/Centrum'. Then you keep following the signs with
      'Centrum' (motorway A58). After crossing the ringroad 'Ring' you see
      the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to the left.

    * From Nijmegen, Motorway N265:

      When you arrive in Eindhoven, follow the signs 'Centrum'. Keep
      driving in this direction. Soon after that signs with the word
      'universiteit' will appear. After crossing the ringroad 'Ring' you
      see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to the left.

    * From Helmond, Motorway A270:

      When you arrive in Eindhoven, take the first exit on the roundabout
      towards 'Ring/universiteit/'s-Hertogenbosch/Tilburg'. After the
      roundabout you see the sign 'universiteit'. Take the turn-off to the
      left.




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      s  o  u  r  c  e  s     o  f     i  n  f  o  r  m  a  t  i  o  n
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  Homepage:                    - http://www.takeover.nl

  IRC:                         - #to2000

  Information and questions:   - info@takeover.nl



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                       looking forward to meeting you


                   da p - druid - jal - sparcus - the rew
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