On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 at 22:36:21, Tarquin Mills wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>
>Dear Quanta and QL Traders
> I have just run the first Norwich Spectrum and SAM Show (ORSAM 2003.
>Originally it was planned to include a Quanta Workshop, but I was talked
>out of it. At the show, as part of a 'QL2000 Way Forward' style discussion,
>it was decided that QL should be included come next time. It was suggested
>that if QLers only want to do it themselves then maybe the two shows
>could run in parallel i.e.two shows in the same hall or a spectrum
>village inside a QL show. One visitor said he would bring a Thor next
>time whatever I said, while another said the last QL show he had been
>to was a flop and the end of the road. Some questioned why QL would
>not mix with other Sinclair users. Traders at ORSAM sell things that
>maybe of interest to QL users, while QL Traders will benefit from the
>bigger market. Costs of the show (a 3 figure sum) would be halved,
>there is no danger of the QL being overwhelmed by other platforms, more
>the reverse if anything. One thing of note is that there was not a
>single Windows or Mac computer at ORSAM 2003. Surely its better to
>have one successful show than two that fail and have to be stopped.
> I need to have feed back from you as to what your thoughts are now
>about sharing a show with other Sinclair users. Is it reasonable for
>me to suggest a joint show on Saturday November 6th, 2004?
I have no problem with a joint show.
Way back in 1986 there were joint shows with the Commodore user group,
and there was less of a link there.
Z88 ought to be included - Bill Richardson does both of course, but
there is a Z88 trader (Vic Gerhardi) who I could probably persuade to
come.
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