Press Room
Our own view of things is shown in the documentation videos on Blinkenlights, Arcade and Stereoscope — plus the talk from Chaos Communication Camp 2023 that tells the whole story of the project.
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Chaos Computer Club · Oct 4, 2008
Blinkenlights Stereoscope
The CCC's own announcement of the Toronto installation at Nuit Blanche: 960 windows, 16 brightness levels, wireless light control.
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Chaos Computer Club · Oct 13, 2005
Blinkenlights ist wieder da
The CCC’s own announcement of the relaunch at the Haus des Lehrers during the Festival of Lights: top eight floors, 144 pixels, Pong by phone, films to submit.
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Sonovision · 12/2002
Les écrans géants de la Nuit Blanche
In-depth report by the trade magazine on Arcade at the BnF: control computers running Linux, cabling, safety requirements and two floodlights per window.
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Artchitecture · 11/2002
La BNF en 520 pixels
“When a hacker walks through a city, he sees computer screens everywhere” — Tim Pritlove on Arcade.
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Bauwelt · 11/2002
Transmediale.02
Bauwelt on transmediale — with Blinkenlights as the farewell to the Haus des Lehrers.
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De Ingenieur · Oct 25, 2002
Flat Wordt Beeldscherm
Short news item: for Nuit Blanche, the Bibliothèque nationale de France becomes a 20×26-pixel screen on which visitors play Tetris, Pac-Man, Pong and Breakout by mobile phone.
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Le Monde · Oct 8, 2002
Des dizaines de milliers de noctambules frustrés, la Nuit blanche victime de son succès
Taking stock of Nuit Blanche: a victim of its own success.
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Le Monde · Oct 5, 2002
Nuit blanche, Paris rêve éveillée
Announcement of the first Nuit Blanche in Paris.
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TF1 · Oct 5, 2002
Ma bibliothèque est un écran
Portrait of the CCC as a humanist hacker group — with Arcade at the BnF as an example of participatory art: Tetris and messages by mobile phone, animations to submit.
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Micro Hebdo · Oct 3, 2002
Les illuminés
Report: the Berlin collective turns the façade of the BnF into a giant interactive screen.
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Off The Hook · Oct 2, 2002 · Emmanuel Goldstein
Interview mit Tim Pritlove über Arcade
Off The Hook is Emmanuel Goldstein’s weekly hacker radio show on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, dealing with the social consequences of information technology and the laws around it. In this episode Goldstein talks with Tim Pritlove about Arcade in Paris; excerpts of the conversation can also be heard in the Arcade documentary video.
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IDG News Service · Oct 1, 2002 · Peter Sayer
Tetris tops Parisian night on the tiles
A 3,370-square-metre game of Tetris on a glass tower of the national library.
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Professional Lighting Design · 10/2002
Der größte Computerbildschirm aller Zeiten
Light art: Arcade as a new dimension of interactive light installations in public space.
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Ordo · 10/2002
Nuit blanche sur la BnF – Le plus grand écran d'ordinateur du monde
In-depth retrospective with its own photos: set-up on tower T2 of the BnF, animations to submit, games by phone and the closing night of Nuit Blanche.
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Sep 30, 2002
La BnF partenaire de Nuit blanche
BnF press release on the first Nuit Blanche: the Tour des Lois as a canvas.
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n-tv.de · Sep 28, 2002
Fassaden zu Bildschirmen
The Mona Lisa in the city of love — an installation by the Chaos Computer Club.
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heise online · Sep 27, 2002
Tetris mit dem Hochhaus
In Paris, the CCC puts the interactive light installation Arcade into operation.
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Computerwoche · Sep 27, 2002
Die Lights blinken wieder – in Paris
Project Blinkenlights has moved on to Paris: 26×20 pixels on tower T2, animations via ArcadePaint.
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Netzeitung · Sep 27, 2002
Deutsche Hacker lassen Paris leuchten
Report: after Berlin, now Paris — Arcade on tower T2 of the national library with 20×26 windows and greyscale, the Mona Lisa, Tetris by mobile phone and ArcadePaint.
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LinuxDevices.com · Sep 27, 2002
„World's largest display“ lights Paris skies (and runs Linux)
For Nuit Blanche, Project Blinkenlights turned tower T2 of the national library into what is supposedly the world’s largest display.
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CHIP Online · Sep 27, 2002
Weltweit größter Bildschirm in Paris installiert
Short news item (ddp): the 520 windows of the national library become a 3,370-square-metre screen; web surfers can contribute their own animations.
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FAZ.NET · Sep 26, 2002 · Andrea Klingsieck
Der größte Monitor der Welt
Performance: Tetris on a façade of the Paris national library.
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n-tv.de · Sep 23, 2002
Fassaden als Mega-Displays
Short news item: from Wednesday, the façade of the Paris national library becomes a screen for eleven nights, with Tetris via the internet or mobile phone — plus a look back at Berlin.
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Qvest · 09/2002
Blinking Lights
Short news item in the Berlin magazine: after Blinkenlights, Arcade is on its way at the Bibliothèque nationale de France — 520 windows, eleven nights from 25 September.
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Slashdot · Aug 30, 2002
ARCADE: Blinkenlights with Tetris
Tetris on a 26×20 display at the Bibliothèque nationale de France — for eleven nights.
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heise online · Aug 30, 2002
Voilà: Blinkenlights in Paris
From 25 September to 6 October the CCC turns tower T2 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France into a display.
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PC Praxis · Aug 30, 2002 · Peter Gross
Chaos Computerclub installiert weltweit größten Bildschirm in Paris
Short news item: at the end of September the façade of the Bibliothèque nationale de France becomes a screen; animations to submit and Tetris by mobile phone.
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symlink.ch · Aug 28, 2002
Blinkenlights in Paris
Short news item: from 25 September 2002 Arcade lights up 520 windows of the BnF for eleven nights; take part via ArcadePaint, GIF animation or BML file.
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Wup.it · Aug 28, 2002
Blinkenlights goes Paris
Short news item: Arcade turns tower T2 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France into a 20×26-pixel screen — new features are brightness levels and Tetris by mobile phone.
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Medienturm Graz · Aug 15, 2002
Blinkenlights Arcade
Announcement of Arcade for Nuit Blanche in Paris: 20×26 windows on tower T2 of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Wired · 04/2002 · Charlie Amter
Picture Window
Wired on the world’s largest interactive computer display — with the camel as a sample animation.
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art – Das Kunstmagazin · 03/2002
Jedes Fenster ist ein Pixel
Façade art: computer-controlled images on the Haus des Lehrers — the CCC’s birthday present to itself and to the city.
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étapes · 03/2002
Tour de pixels
The French design magazine on Blinkenlights: 144 pixels for night-time Pong, animations and love messages — more than 250,000 participants.
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Hessischer Rundfunk · Feb 24, 2002
Hessischer Rundfunk
Farewell report on the day of the switch-off: how the idea came about, technology, love letters and Pong — and the party at the end.
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Berliner Morgenpost · Feb 23, 2002
Haus des Lehrers blinkt zum letzten Mal
Because the renovation begins on 1 March, the Blinkenlights are being switched off.
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Berliner Zeitung · Feb 22, 2002 · Susanne Lenz
Die Herzen der Hacker leuchten nicht mehr
On the farewell of the Blinkenlights: early on Sunday morning at sunrise the lamps will be switched off, and then the renovation begins.
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Berliner Kurier · Feb 22, 2002
Haus des Lehrers bleibt dunkel
Blinked out: only until tomorrow night will the Haus des Lehrers serve as the world’s largest screen.
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Badische Zeitung · Feb 11, 2002
Es blinkt aus 144 Fenstern
Report on transmediale.02: Blinkenlights at the Haus des Lehrers as an example of the festival motto “Go Public!”, followed by further installations from the exhibition.
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Telepolis · Feb 8, 2002 · Stefan Krempl
Public Spaces Invaders
Transmediale shows how public space can be hacked.
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heise online · Feb 8, 2002
Public Space Invaders oder Das Hacken der neuen öffentlichen Räume
How the public spaces of the digital age can be shaped and occupied — a report from transmediale.
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Häuser · 02/2002
Fassaden zu Bildschirmen
Short news item with photos: 144 computer-controlled floodlights turn the façade of the Haus des Lehrers into a display for love letters and mobile phone games.
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Berliner Morgenpost · Jan 23, 2002 · Peter E. Müller
Digitale Gegenwart
The media art festival transmediale.02 at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt for the first time.
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El País · Jan 17, 2002 · R. Bosco, S. Caldana
Chaos Computer Club escribe cartas de amor en un edificio
The interactive light installation in the former Ministry of Public Education on Alexanderplatz.
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20 Minuten · Jan 4, 2002
Der grösste Bildschirm der Welt steht in Berlin
Report: for its 20th birthday the CCC gives itself the world’s largest computer display — 144 floodlights, animations to submit, Pong by mobile phone.
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TheFeature · Jan 3, 2002 · Jeff Goldman
The Art of the Mobile Phone
The mobile phone as an artistic tool — with Blinkenlights as an example.
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SHIFT · 01/2002 · Andrew Sinn
Blinkenlights
The Japanese magazine SHIFT on Blinkenlights (English version).
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SHIFT · 01/2002 · Andrew Sinn
Blinkenlights
The Japanese magazine SHIFT on Blinkenlights (Japanese version).
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Zitty · 01/2002 · Elisabeth Schwiontek
Dank an die Pioniere
The subculture at the Haus des Lehrers is over: the listed building has been sold and is being renovated.
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ZDNet · Dec 31, 2001 · Dietmar Mueller
Chaos Computer Club zählt Berlin an
The light installation makes possible the “biggest New Year’s Eve countdown of all time”.
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Focus Online · Dec 31, 2001
Riesige Lichtinstallation in Berlin
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LockerGNOME · Dec 29, 2001
GnomeFAVORITES
Link tip in the newsletter (GnomeFAVORITES section): floodlights in an empty Berlin building, your own animations and Pong by mobile phone.
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ABC News · Dec 27, 2001
King 'Pong' strikes
Short report (TechTV): for its 20th anniversary the CCC turns eight floors into a 144-pixel screen — your own animations with BlinkenPaint, Pong by phone, a webcam for everyone outside Berlin.
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Branchez-vous! · Dec 26, 2001
Jeu Pong géant en façade d'un édifice
Short news item: Pong on the 8×18-pixel façade of the Haus des Lehrers, set up by the CCC for its 20th birthday.
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Geek.com · Dec 26, 2001
Building-size games and movies
An eight-storey, 144-pixel display for animations, text messages and Pong — built in just four weeks.
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BBC News · Dec 25, 2001
King Pong reaches Berlin
King Pong reaches Berlin — the BBC on the game on the façade.
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La Repubblica · Dec 21, 2001
Hacker illuminano Alexanderplatz con un gioco di luci
Hackers light up Alexanderplatz with a play of light — compared with Martin Creed’s prize-winning room.
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Neural · Dec 21, 2001
Blinkenlights, ascii art coi palazzi
Short news item: Blinkenlights as a large-scale counterpart to Martin Creed’s Turner Prize work — 144 lamps, your own films via the website, Pong by mobile phone.
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Der Tagesspiegel · Dec 20, 2001
Haus des Lehrers in neuem Licht
WBM buys the high-rise and congress centre on Alexanderplatz; the “Berliner Congress Center” is due to open in 2003.
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Wired News · Dec 20, 2001 · Steve Kettmann
Hackers Show Light In A New Art
Berlin’s hackers outdo the Turner Prize: an entire façade as light art.
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The Harrow Technology Report · Dec 17, 2001 · Jeffrey R. Harrow
The Harrow Technology Report
Section in the technology newsletter: Blinkenlights as a Christmas present to Berlin — 144 lamps, 18×8 pixels, love letters and Pong by mobile phone.
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alienated.net · Dec 10, 2001
Der Blinkenlights
Post on the alienated.net weblog.
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InformationWeek · Dec 10, 2001 · David M. Ewalt
Relaxen Und Watchen Das Blinkenlights
With 144 lamps, the CCC has built what it says is the world’s largest interactive computer display.
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Slashdot · Dec 10, 2001
Big Berlin Blinkenlichten
Short news item from a reader: for its 20th birthday the CCC turns eight floors of 18 windows each into a display — plus a long reader discussion.
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DeutschlandRadio · Dec 8, 2001
DeutschlandRadio
Report: Pong by mobile phone on Alexanderplatz, a visit to the control centre with relays and old DOS computers, submitted films and the love letters.
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Die Zeit · Dec 5, 2001 · Tita von Hardenberg
Und es hat Pong gemacht
Column “Schöner leben”: late at night, the @ generation stands on dreary Alexanderplatz playing Pong.
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die tageszeitung · Dec 3, 2001 · Henning Kraudzun
Die Kunst des Anrufers
Two projects liven up Alexanderplatz: “rude architecture” in the underground station and the CCC’s Blinkenlights — both via mobile phone.
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Licht · 12/2001
Blinkenlights: Fenster werden zu Pixeln
The trade journal on the technology and control of the interactive light installation.
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Computer Easy · 12/2001
Computer Easy
Short news item with photo in the “Schlusslicht” section: on Alexanderplatz you can play Pong on a high-rise by mobile phone.
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Radio Fritz · Dec 1, 2001
Radio Fritz
Radio piece on how to take part: a love letter is made with BlinkenPaint, sent to the CCC by e-mail and activated on Alexanderplatz by mobile phone — with Tim Pritlove and passers-by.
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Berliner Akzente · 12/2001
Bei Anruf: Pong
Brief portrait of the light installation in the street art section.
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PAGE · 12/2001
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PAGE presents Blinkenpaint, which lets anyone create animations for the façade on a Mac or PC.
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Der Tagesspiegel · Nov 28, 2001
Fassadenliebe
The CCC turns the Haus des Lehrers into a pinboard: an entire building façade as a screen for your personal love film.
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ARD Nachtmagazin · Nov 26, 2001
"Loveletters" am Alexanderplatz
Marriage proposals and love letters will soon be able to flicker across the façade via a 0190 number.
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Berliner Zeitung · Nov 21, 2001 · Uwe Aulich
Liebe Ist
The CCC launches a new campaign on the giant screen: love messages by mobile phone.
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung · Nov 10, 2001
Haushohe Hackerkunst am Alex
“High-rises are compliant partners,” says Tim Pritlove — the FAZ’s Berlin pages on the technology and appeal of the installation.
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Berliner Kurier · Nov 4, 2001 · Claudia Wittke-Gaida
13 Etagen träumen von 2004
A walk through the empty Haus des Lehrers between past and future.
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Tages-Anzeiger · Oct 23, 2001 · Roger Zedi
Pixelbotschaften aus Berlin
For 20 years the CCC has been showing us security holes — for its anniversary there is pixel art on a Berlin façade.
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Berliner Kurier · Oct 23, 2001
CCC: Klick Dich per Handy aufs Haus des Lehrers: Play Pong!
Short news item: now you can play “Pong” on the high-rise — the façade of the Haus des Lehrers as an 18×8-pixel display.
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Telepolis · Oct 21, 2001 · Ralf Bendrath
Interaktiv im Öffentlichen Raum
The CCC lets people play “Pong” on a high-rise façade and beams out an oversized peace sign.
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Spiegel Online · Oct 21, 2001
Hochhaus-Monitor: Bei Anruf – Pong!
Teaser with photo on the Spiegel Online front page, pointing to the article of 19 October.
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Spiegel Online · Oct 19, 2001 · Daniel Meuren
Bei Anruf: Pong
The peaceful hackers have turned a high-rise in Berlin into an 8×18-pixel monitor; passers-by can join in the game by mobile phone.
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Zitty · Oct 16, 2001
Fassaden-Dämmerung
The CCC celebrates its 20th anniversary and turns the empty Haus des Lehrers into a screen.
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CHIP Online · Oct 15, 2001
Hochhaus als Display für Arcade-Spiel
Visitors to Alexanderplatz can play on the high-rise façade with their mobile phones.
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Berliner Zeitung · Oct 13, 2001
Zur Friedensdemo werden Teilnehmer aus 19 Ländern erwartet (Foto)
Photo mention: in the report on the peace demonstration, a large picture shows the Haus des Lehrers with the light installation’s peace sign.
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Flyer · Oct 11, 2001
Ping Pong King-Kong-Sized
The Berlin city magazine on giant-size Pong at the Haus des Lehrers.
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Telepolis · Oct 8, 2001 · David Hudson
Left Out
Weekly review of German politics — with a detour to the CCC’s “brilliant blinkenlights”.
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Berliner Zeitung · Oct 6, 2001 · Uwe Aulich
Riesenbildschirm am Alex
The Chaos Computer Club runs the light installation “Blinkenlights” at the Haus des Lehrers — eight floors high, 18 windows wide.
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Telepolis · Sep 12, 2001 · Thorsten Kleinz
Pong am Alex
Preview of the CCC’s 20th birthday: WaveLAN, talks and the biggest game of Pong of all time on Alexanderplatz.
