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From: spencer@eris (Randal m. Spencer [RmS])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AmiExpo stuff
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Date: 24 Jan 88 04:12:26 GMT
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Recently on *comp.sys.amiga* cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) wrote:
...[Note all funds are US, unless noted otherwise.]
...
...Basically, AmiExpo was ok, my feelings were that
...the exhibits were nice, but a lot of the technical program was pretty
...lame. Also it is kind of silly to hold a show like that in downtown L.A.
...where parking is $1.50 for 20 minutes. So a reccomendation to the people
...who hosted it (you know who you are...) go to Usenix or DECUS to see how
...technical sessions should be held, and MacExpo to see what an exhibit 
...looks like. Plus you could do some little things that would make life more
...enjoyable, like put peoples names on their badges.

As a techie I confess I didn't really get too excited about AmiExpo.
Everyone there was marketing.  I mentioned compatibility problems to
the Micron people and he started trying to convience me that Zorro
was what came out of the side of the Amiga, so "Of Course" they had
Zorro compatibility.

The most exciting thing that happened was the announcement that Commodore
was planning a Developers Conference for April (in my Home Town, who wants
to stay at my parents house?)

The first night of the show they pulled us developers aside and asked if
we felt that they should also do developers shows.  I really enjoyed all
the developers telling them to forget it.  No one was interested in going
to a show and to a conference.  I don't think I could afford the Developers
Conference if the AmiExpo people put it on!

Oh, to those of you saying "Why wasn't Commodore there?".  I don't get it,
doesn't Commodore sell to dealers?  So they should go to the shows like
Comdex, no?

...--Chuck McManis
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