[Coco] Fest Ramblings

[Boisy G. Pitre]

I'm writing this from the library on campus, having gotten little sleep 
after returning home from the airport last night at 11:30PM.  These are 
just snippets of random thoughts, rather than a complete, concise 
review of the fest.

- The hotel was very nice.  Rooms were great and the fest floor and 
surrounding area were excellent.  I'm really glad that Glenside decided 
to do this fest at this location.
- Wireless Internet access was available by the hotel.  In my opinion, 
this was a VERY nice perk, and a departure from past fests that didn't 
have it.  Signal was very strong on the fest floor.
- The webcam, made possible by the Internet access, was a nice touch, 
as was Roger's chat room.  Though I have to admit, I couldn't stay on 
for long stretches at a time, because we were very busy.
- Interest in Cloud-9's products was high, as was interest in the 
SuperBoard.
- The CoCo BASH! that Cloud-9 held up in the suite on Saturday night 
was a raging success.  Everyone who attended had a great time, and I'm 
sure that we will do it again next year.
- It was good to see folks like John Linville, the Poitrases, Joe 
Buecher, William Astle, Wally Grossman, Allen Huffman, Dave Kelly, 
James & Billie Jones, Bro Jeremy, the guys from GCCC, and others whose 
name I cannot recall.  As usual, I had fun catching up on what everyone 
was doing.
- Chris Hawks has committed to writing a CDF file manager for NitrOS-9. 
  This will be a great addition to the operating system, allowing 
ISO9660 CD-ROMs to be read on the CoCo at last!

In short: a great time!
--
Boisy G. Pitre
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