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From: bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: FareWell Boston Applefest
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Date: 6 Jan 90 06:07:21 GMT
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In article <16457.apple.info-apple@pro-exchange> sschneider@pro-exchange.cts.com (The RainForest BBS) writes:

>In-Reply-To: message from bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman)

>Bob...
>Perhaps they will call it a Computer Faire and drop the AppleFEST logo
>altogether. IF an all-products Computer Faire were held instead of an
>Apple-only exhibition I (and many others) might be able to justify the cost of
>travel to and from as well as the cost of being there. As it is, as much as
>I'd like to see new stuff and meet old friends I can't afford it.
>/steve

Well it appears that you just may have your wish. The material I received
today from the show promotors includes the statement they are mailing to
exhibitors and a press release..

They announce the show moving to the "New York Metro Area", Somerset, N.J.
which is way out of New York. The say this will increase the amount of 
people that can attend the show, but then they say they expect 20,000
visitors (Gee, they claimed higher figures than that at previous shows).

They claim the exhibitors did not want to see the same faces each year
as they claim they have in Boston each year, so the show has a new home
(gee, don't the same faces appear yearly in San Francisco, and wouldn't 
the same faces show up each year in New Jersey?? I guess they don't want
to see me face again either, I only bought 2 hard drives at one show, and
about $700 worth of stuff at the other one)..

Applefest will be combined on the same floor with ComputerFest. Isle 100
will be Apple only booths, 200-600 will be open for all comers, and
starting at isle 700 will be only PC vendors.. Tickets for either show
will be valid for both shows and conf. areas.. They say they are pushing
to make "Applefest work to become the key NATIONAL SHOWCASE FOR MACINTOSH
classroom applications now and into the nineties" ( is there a message there
about Apple II participation??) They say this location will allow vendors
to reach more "educator buyers and top quality home users" and "decision
making educators and active, affluent home users". (  Gee, I guess they are
not interested in getting any business users).

They also claim hotel rates there are more than 30% less than Boston.. They
might be right.. What visitor to New York stays near New Brunswick N.J.?

One other important item.. They have changed the dates to May 4-6, 1990,
that is a week earlier than announced so they would not conflict with the
Apple Developers Conf. the following week in California..

Now here is the kicker!!!! They say at this time "we don't know whether, or
how much Apple will be supporting the show".

All of the above information was sent to me by Andy Calkins, the show 
director of the promoters, so you can take it as official..

Some of my thoughts!!! First Apple forces them to include Mac at Applefest,
and ruin the only show Apple II folks had (Mac has several of it's own), 
and now Apple is not even sure if they will support the show.. which is
being further watered down by the addition of IBM, Commodore, Atari etc..

Show Apple owners support the show?? The same show the promoters say they
want to make the key national showcase for Macintosh???? What are your
thoughts??

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