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* THE BRISTOL ATARI COMPUTER SHOW *
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* BY CHRIS SHARP *
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I decided to visit the Bristol Atari show, as the London one was a little too
far for me to travel (I only bother to go to far off places like London, when
there is more incentive than a computer show!). It happened on the 30th July
1994, and was a lot better than I thought it would be.
Normally, the only reason I go to computer shows is to meet people that I've
written or spoken to, but not met. This was no exception, and the reason I was
going to this show was to meet Phineas and Alison Pope of Merlin P.D., and
Victor Wright of the ST Handbook.
As well as those two companies, Goodman International had a stall. They were
selling many types of programs, such as games, utilities etc, but they only had
a small selection from their large catalogue. Merlin P.D. had a selection of
ready made disks (as you know, they normally do credit selection disks, which
would take them ages to make in the show), and also things such as disk boxes
and a few commercial games.
Speaking to Victor Wright, I realised that the ST does still have much going
for it. He is still trying to produce, with effect, enthusiasm for the ST range
of computers. It was his idea, in association with Merlin P.D. to host a games
callenge, with the new game OBSESSION, with the winner getting a free Jaguar.
A number of other stalls were there, selling everything from 19" monitors to
hard drives to every type of computer lead you would ever need, and then even
more different types.
In conclusion, this was much much better than the Atari show I visited in
Alexandra Palace last September, as it had much more to offer. Computer shows
need more than just stalls if they are to be a success, and this show had much
more than just that!