I've followed the threads about the number of shows next year with great interest.
With it being the 20th anniversary of the QL, it's great to see so many shows being mooted over the next 12-18 months, I only hope they are fairly evenly spread so that QLers world wide can get to one if they wish. People in several countries have for long been very, very supportive in organising and attending shows, and this is probably at least part of the secret of the longevity of the QL. * Al Boehm and NASQLUG members in North America * The members of the Dutch group and their meetings in Eindhoven * Davide Santachiara and others in Italy * Jochen and many others in Germany * The members of QLCF in Paris and France generally * and others in various countries like Spain, Sweden, Belgium etc of course Writing that made me feel like we are some kind of underground terrorist group or something! We have a common aim (furtherance of the QL, an obscure old computer as far as non-QLers are concerned) and contacts worldwide! We operate both independently and together - via this mailing list, websites, via Quanta, QL Today and via the devoted remaining QL traders. It's nearly 20 years since the QL was last manufactured, yet it's almost unreal that there's still so much interest and activity. I very much hope that a way will be found to mark the 20th anniversary somehow with as many people involved as possible. The QL has been such a significant part of the lives of people like me over the last 10-20 years that I hope we won't let the opportunity to celebrate 20 years go to waste! -- Dilwyn Jones
