Comments on: Maybe They Should Call It the Compact Electronics Show

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By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:15:58 +0000

I never went to NCC, but I did go to a couple of big computer shows at Boston’s old Hynes Auditorium in, um, maybe 1980 and 1981? They were full of dealers selling Apple II and TRS-80 software on tape in Ziploc bags; I remember that Adventure International’s Scott Adams had a huge booth designed to look like a castle, and that there was an R2D2-like “robot” (remote-controlled by a guy in the crowd) providing entertainment. I also want to say that the Creative Computing folks were there se3lling books, back issues, and T-shirts. And I just remembered a panel discussion with Adam Osborne and the Boston Computer Society’s Jonathan Rotenberg, among others. Good times…

–Harry

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:59:17 +0000

Some of us are old enough to remember the rise and fall of NCC.
At look back at http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v9n8/188_1983_National_Computer_Co.php

By: Steve Wildstrom

Steve Wildstrom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:51:19 +0000

Right now I’m leaning against going. Actually, the fact that the show seems destined to shrink makes it more attractive; for the last couple of years, the sheer hassle of getting anything done at CES, even moving from the Main Hall to the South Hall of the LVCC, has made the experience nothing but frustration. Fortunately, the fact that lots of hotel rooms are still available makes a last-minute decision possible. The problem is that the show just doesn’t look very exciting this year.

By: Tara Dunion

Tara Dunion — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:41:28 +0000

Harry: We look forward to seeing you at the 2009 CES. In this tough economy, events like CES are more important than ever for networking and new business. Our attendees have an average of 12 meetings at CES which saves them the time and money of having 12 seperate meetings, with buyers, manufacturers, content industry executives, media and VCs, outside of CES. CES Unveiled kicks things off on Tuesday the 6th, and Press Day is Wed. the 7th. Please let me know if I can assist you with your CES coverage. Tara

By: kosmonautbruce

kosmonautbruce — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:20:42 +0000

My company is still going, although pretty heavily downsized from previous years. Who knows, maybe a smaller, leaner show will actually be manageable and more enjoyable. Glass half full and all…

By: notebookscom

notebookscom — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:52:28 +0000

I’m going, but think that a lot of exhibits are a big waste. A few of the PR folks pitching me for booth interviews have already told me they have nothing new being announced at the show because there’s too much
noise/competition.

By: Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:26:04 +0000

I’m heading to the show in January reluctantly, and will try to approach it much differently than in past years. Reductions in travel budgets and the sense of being overwhelmed led me to seriously consider not going this time around. I’m definitely cutting back on the length of time I’m planning on being there – I’m only going from Wednesday to Saturday, leaving Saturday morning. In previous years I’d be there all week, but since the show starts on a Thursday and runs through the weekend, I’m getting out before the weekend kicks in (Vegas on the weekend is a nightmare). With the amount of work that tech journalists are being asked (or required, or just doing on their own) to do, such as blogging, podcasting, videos, and now Twittering, CES this year will likely be a 24/7 proposition (I plan on Twittering from the press events and any parties (ha!) that I end up at). That’s enough to make me want to have an even shorter trip. Still, despite all that, I look forward to CES to find things that I haven’t seen before, to see where the market is headed and to catch up with colleagues that I only seem to meet at press events or trade shows.