CAFe'99 -
story of the organizers
CAFe'99 report
U-r-r, and that's finished is the most CAFe'99. We still
done. - We are Excess Team and Vysokogorsky Computer
Center.
Back in the spring in the network were released the first
version rulesov. Closer to the summer Telling the team
organizers. Frankly, it's not an easy thing - do demopati. So
much has been necessary to find, in the first place money. Sent
letters in 15 Kazan computer firms, and no one answered, even
failure. Here ... Okay, I will not swear, well, they ... there
is generally realized probably. And when for the first found a
cool room with cool equipment requested 10 pieces for 2 days,
came out awesome troubles - the money to take it nowhere. And
then connected to the case Vysokogorsky Computer Center. In
contrast to the snickering masters in Mercedes, they were more
attentive to this original event, and here they are already
co-sponsors, all of the problems with cash settled. In general,
vysokogortsy simply the most natural way saved the party from
failure, for what they are special and great Thanks. By the
way, so no small thing as a video projector, a they already
had. Since we broke some cool room, the owners of the hall
started a something there, and the director of DC could not
give it to us already, even for twice that amount. Well, found
a place worse and at times cheaper, Do not let a cool room, but
not some kind of club or school ... As some. And last spring,
followed by summer and it was time of CAFe'99.
August 27. The night before the festival: part Excess Team:
Lasoft, Pasha, xPasha, ZK System, SK Corp of Peter, Adam
Bazaroff, Xanth and Maxi GC - muzmeykery from Samara - gathered
at the apartment Lasoft-a. The whole night was a sort of
competition and selection works, tested techniques and solve
the detected bugs. K Vidocq morning was all still that some of
Excess Team, For example Lasoft, has not slept for two days.
August 28. In the Palace of Culture Mayakovsky are hard at
work on installation and setting up equipment: 4 computers,
video, acoustics, and some necessary detail. Remaining until
the opening time filled with demos showing on a computer Amiga.
Enters the scene Adam Bazarov, and after a welcoming speech,
Director of Computer Center Vysokogorsky L.V Bikmullina
Announces Festival open. The first of the competitions was the
competition 1K intro to computers, PC / Amiga, then competition
multichannel music, ZX-Spectrum 4K intro, graphing, BK 4K
intro, Amiga / PC 64K intro Wild compo. Withdraw a report on
CAFe came Representatives two companies: Option and Ether. In
between contests demonstrated the best demo, took prizes for
best in the world demopati: Assembly, The Gathering, The Party,
etc. Guests of the festival demonstrated interesting video
about the Finnish holding demopati Assembly and fun 3D movie
about the penguins, which took a prize at this festival. On the
occasion on The same screw were video about how Bill Gates was
offered the cake, scrolled this video several times and each
time at the climax of getting a cake in the face of the head of
Microsoft's room just exploded with cries such as: Microsoft
must die, whistling and hooting.
Wild compo - this is a competition-style show that you can.
" One of the participants Wild compo sing the rap, the second
was playing on their own teeth pop tunes, and the third showed
a demo 400 bytes on Linux.
After this first day is adjourned. There is a problem: where
to settle the crowd of guests from other cities. The problem is
successfully solved: yoshkarolinckuyu team BrainWave and Moscow
Antares takes to his computer, a local activist. In this night
in a tiny apartment Lasofta sleeps almost all the Excess Team
and guests from Moscow - Manwe / Sands, Shaggy Nik / BFG,
Nazgul / Chaos Energy. Total in the amount of 14 persons. Maxi
smashes all records of endurance: already the second night he
spent without sleep, while strongly modifying their work from
the competition. CAFeshniki overnight drink beer, socialize,
share their impressions and experiences. In the morning Fatigue
takes its toll and some even sleep on the bare floor and
sometimes in ridiculous poses; remained awake only remains
making fun of sleeping, unnecessarily places no longer even on
the floor.
August 29. The second day of competition opened with a delay
more than an hour. On this day, held the following competitions:
Amiga / PC 4k intro, 4-channel music, BC demo, Simulated
Graphics, ZX-Spectrum 4K intro, Amiga / PC demo animation.
Around 18.00 the second day of competition was completed,
before the ceremony awards remained 3 hours, was declared a
recess, and this time the people murdered communication,
pivopitiem, view demos and listening to music. Muzmeyker Manwe
Sands from the group finds backstage piano and her own
accompaniment starts to sing songs in English.
And then at 21.00 began rewarding. Director Vysokogorsky
Computer Centre Bikmullina Larisa congratulated
winners and awarded them certificates and cash prizes of the
festival. All were very satisfied (or almost all). Diplomas to
those who do not too hurried, graced the heads of the signature
of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs Barieva MM
After this yoshkarolinskaya team went on BrainWave
station, and Muscovites are in full force joined the Excess
Team. That night in the apartment Lasoft-and there was nowhere
to fall not only apples, but also berries, and hallway looked
like a shoe warehouse. Every night, sitting in an Internet,
downloading demos and doing all nonsense. Moscow guests enjoyed
a good connection to the Internet via a digital PBX that Kazan
is not uncommon. On v90 easily squeezes 49000, and sometimes
all 50,000 of a penny. Hidden Part lasted all night. Despite
the crush, it was very interesting and fun. Morning, Muscovites
can not wait to walk on celebration of Kazan. All are
photographed on the street Bauman for memory. Moscow guests
liked the "local" Arbat ". And from the cafe Syty Pope, "they
were ecstatic. On this occasion one of them said that Moscow is
so tasty and varied you can eat, paying 3.2 times greater, and
at 50-60 rubles per they had eaten to satiety in the "Pope" in
the capital can not be decent meal even in the Wed # $ @ nd
canteen (though maybe?). More reviews of Tatarstan Tatar
usually pin labels, not an exception and visitors' kafeshniki
", they discovered meaning of the words: barn yabyk and Yorty.
At 1.30 the next day left the last guest - SK CORP from Peter,
and on this CAFe'99 for organizers ended. Yes, of course, had
many shortcomings: "Rake" with the equipment, long delays
between the compo, poor sound problems with the placement of
reviews on accommodation, etc. The following year, Excess Team
and small private commercial enterprise again planning to hold
CAFe, and this time on a really high level. Perhaps the first
attempt and out a lump, it is not so important, because the
words of one prominent politician, "the main thing - to start
(with the accent on first syllable).
With best regards, PR of Excess, Paul Yarmolchuk (xPasha)
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