Tales of VCF 5.0?

From: Wayne M. Smith <wmsmith_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue Oct 29 00:01:00 2002

> Hi
> Actually, I was bummed. I gave away about 1/2 lbs of candy
> corn and hardly got any votes. Many walked by and looked
> at my monitor and said " Ah, a Apple III." I finally had
> to put a piece of paper over the label so people would
> look a little closer. The monitor was just the first thing
> I could find at the top of the pile that lit up.
> I had a Poly-88 setup but I think only one in 10 noticed
> and even then, I think only 2 in those ten knew what it was.
> Of course, my display was all about tape recovery and not
> the Poly-88. I don't think, maybe, 5 people all together
> realized that.
> It was partly my fault. My title was a little small and
> I spent most of my time fighting with Larry over table space
> instead of talking to people ( Larry was cheating with Tootsie
> Pops! ). I had no cool graphics either.
> Next year I'll have better candy and a bigger title!
> Still, I had a great time. Thanks Sellam!!!
> Dwight
>

Well, the last thing you wanted to win was a "People's Choice" award. I mean,
Vanilla Ice once won the nationally televised version -- what more need be said?
In any event, the crowd votes for what is familiar, meaning that the non-/barely
vintage stuff does well. Witness the guy with all the Mac notebooks, a past
"People's Choice" winner, and second this year. Much of what he displays isn't
even 10 years old. So, wear your loss as a badge of honor!

By the way, next year I'll be displaying an X-Box -- and I'll kick your ass in
the voting!

-W
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