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Breakpoint 2004 - 'the real party is outside'

Breakpoint is a German demoscene party. Since 2003, it takes place annually on Easter in Bingen. Breakpoint 2004 - bonfire - the real party is outside Photographed by: User:Avatar-en File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Breakpoint 2004 - bonfire - the real party is outside Photographed by: User:Avatar-en File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The demoscene is a computer subculture that came to prominence during the rise of the 16 bit micros (the Atari ST and the Amiga), but demos first appeared during the 8-bit era on computers such as C64 and ZX Spectrum. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Easter is the most important holiday of the Christian year, observed in March, April, or May each year to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead after his death by crucifixion (see Good Friday), which Christians believe happened at about this time of year around AD 30-33. ... Bingen am Rhein, or Bingen, or Bingen on the Rhine is a modern-day city located at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Nahe in southwestern Germany near the city of Mainz. ...


Breakpoint is the successor to the legendary Mekka & Symposium. With about 800 visitors, it's the world's biggest pure demoscene-party, attracting sceners from not only Germany, but also from other European countries (e.g. Finland, Poland, Spain), or even from overseas (e.g. Australia, Canada). The party is also the traditional host of the scene.org awards ceremony. scene. ...


Events

  1. Breakpoint 2003 (April 18, 2003 - April 21, 2003)
  2. Breakpoint 2004 - "The Code Inside" (April 9, 2004 - April 12, 2004)
  3. Breakpoint 2005 - "Aliens ate my demomaker" (March 25, 2005 - March 28, 2005)

2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Official Site (http://breakpoint.untergrund.net/)
  • The ARTS Radio (http://www.acid.org/radio/arts-ep01.mp3) (MP3) contains an interview with Breakpoint organizer Steeler, live on location at Breakpoint 2004.
  • Breakpoint on Pouët.net (http://www.pouet.net/party.php?which=450)
  • Breakpoint 2005 Invitation (ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/parties/2005/breakpoint05/misc/mfxkwl_bp05invitation.zip) Demo - Aliens Ate My Demomaker by mfx and kewlers
  • Breakpoint 2004 Invitation (ftp://ftp.scene.org/pub/parties/2004/breakpoint04/misc/bp04invi.zip) Demo - The Code Inside by mfx and farbrausch

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Breakpoint (demo party) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (888 words)
Breakpoint is the successor to the legendary Mekka and Symposium.
Breakpoint 2004 saw a major change in the funding of the party: ATI Technologies became the platinum sponsor of the event, and apart from the lucrative prizes, offered various other features to the party, such as seminars and workshops, and also sponsoring a helicopter flight for willing visitors over the hills of the Rhein-region.
Breakpoint 2005 caused a shock to the demoscene when it was announced that the military depot was scheduled to condemnation by the German government, and the next edition was scheduled to be held in the city's sport hall in the middle of Bingen.
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