[Coco] CoCo Fest video and chat

[Rod Barnhart]

My websites aren't CoCo specific, but I definately plan on getting the word
out once the word is known :)

As for Gmail invites, anyone who needs one will get one. Just let me know.

Rod


On 5/4/06, Frank Pittel <fwp at deepthought.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, May 04, 2006 at 07:19:22PM -0500, Roger Taylor wrote:
> > At 06:28 AM 5/4/2006, you wrote:
> > >If the organizers were to commit to a plan of starting preparations
> early,
> > >then someone can be assigned to create and maintain a website detailing
> > >the development of the fest.
> > >When the fest is 2 months away, this would be a websitet that clearly
> and
> > >proffesionally informs anyone browsing the page, not only the what,
> when
> > >and where of the fest but also details the various seminars, formal
> > >discussions, activities, demonstrations, special guests etc that will
> be
> > >present.
> > >Convince several of the large news based websites to write a story (and
> > >add a link) about the event and I'm sure that you will get current,
> past
> > >and even non CoCo users attend...especially people who live within the
> > >region.
> > >Nickolas Marentes
> >
> >
> > I think a more young and energetic person or group should be in charge
> of
> > advertising and getting the word out on the web.  Perhaps these fests
> are
> > just expected to "happen" from now on as if everybody already
> knows.  I'm
> > pretty sure they don't.  I promise you there's more CoCo users out there
> > than there are on this list.  They "outsiders" outnumber us
> greatly.  I've
> > got proof.  I'm sure Boisy and Mark have customer orders to prove this
> as
> > well.
>
> As further proof take a look at ebay. The old coco stuff is going like
> hotcakes
> there. I always seem to be getting beat in auctions there. The question
> is:
> How do we reach these people?
>
> > Maybe those who want more people to come to the fest should dig through
> > their records and compile a list of potential attendees and either
> contact
> > those people directly or give the data to the fest committee, or to a
> new
> > person or group who has the energy and the will power to work hard for
> the
> > cause.  But then again, this takes time and free time might be hard to
> find.
> >
> I've been trying at work and not getting to far. :-( On the positive side
> I hear
> that the old 8-bit computers are becoming popular again. Something about
> "retro-computing". If that's true all we need to do is find a way to reach
> them.
>
> Frank
>
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