From: browder@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Chip Browder)
Newsgroups: alt.sys.amiga.demos
Subject: Re: Phenomena egos??
Date: 10 Nov 92 08:50:19 GMT
Organization: Virginia Tech Computer Science Dept, Blacksburg, VA

In article <6294@pdxgate.UUCP> idr@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Ian D Romanick) writes:
>Funny that you should mention an AmeriChart because my group (Epsilon) has
>just finished coding one.  There are some groups outside of Europe its just
>that you don't hear about them.  So far I know of the following non-Euro
>groups:
>		Epsilon
>		Megawatts
>		B-Towne
>		Crass
>		Lunatics
>

  There are quite a few others, including TPPI, and another in California
 which I am not even going to try to spell :)

>There are some other Ausie groups, I just can't think of their names right
>now.  The point is there is no comunication between the groups because we
>are all so spread out!  I mean, we're in Oregon, B-Towne is in Florida, and
>Megawatts is in Texas (I think...). 

 Maruku/Megawatts is in Texas :)
 Megawatts is in Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Virginia, Michigan, Canada, 
                 England, France, and Finland. 

 We are the first internet group that I know of, though many are sure to 
 follow... internet I suspect will soon make its impact on the "scene".


> Here's what I suggest, let's start a
>serious non-Euro scene!  This chart, which will most likely be titled
>"Obelisk", would be the perfect way!  Here's what we need to start doing:
>		Spreading demos!
>		Having gathering.
>
>I will admit, we haven't exactly been the best about spreading our demos,
>but that's because most of them don't work so well with PAL (never thought
>you'd hear that, no did ya?), but I'm in the process of fixing some of them
>and they will be on the net soon!  We will also be releasing a couple of
>intros and some mods at the Party II this December.  So to start things off,
>we are planning to try to throw a party over Spring break (March) here in
>Portland, Oregon, who would be interested in showing up?
>
>
>                                  - Ian Romanick
>                                    Dancing Fool of Epsilon
>

 Well, why not call it The AmeriCharts? I agree that we have *just* enough
 to actually start such a scene. I think Australia's is quite more
 prominent than America's or Canada's tho. As for parties, you have to admit
 that a U.S. party is a much more difficult thing to implement than a
 European one. I personally can't afford a trip across the country... its a
 much further trip than from nearly any country in Europe to Aars :)
 Its a nice idea tho... we need an East Coast party as well! >:) I can see
 it turning out to be a user-group meeting tho. But we have to start some-
 where.

 As far as the americharts are concerned, I think that we should take up
 Celebrandil/PHA's offer to help organise it, if he is still at all 
 interested. I've been trying to get one started for a log while now. And
 the possibilities seem MUCH greater than they were a year ago to actually
 see an American scene form! I welcome any e-mail, and would like to hear
 from more members of Epsilon, and any other interested group which I 
 haven't already talked to :)

 Is anyone serious about this? >:)

                                                      RAMchip of Megawatts