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HCC meeting end of november

Dr BEEPDr BEEP
edited November 2005 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
So, who will be there?

I know for sure:

Wolfgang Haller (Spectrum Profi Club) and Stephan Haller on Saturday from Germany

Me on sunday
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  • Paul van der LaanPaul van der Laan
    edited November 2005
    I'm planning to go there, but I'm not sure if my schedule allows me to...
  • RobertJRobertJ
    edited November 2005
    I will be there, and so are Martijn van der Heide, Jeroen Kwast, Ben Versteeg, Martijn Groen (with a SGD that runs under XP, i have been testing this for a while now) and several others like Rudy Biesma, Johan Koning, Peter Krijnen and so on.

    Paging Dr. Beeb, i still need to send you something by snail-mail, stuur me je NAW gevens, gaarne, en hartelijk bedankt, als ik hem maandag op de post doe dan heb jij hem voor vrijdag nog, en je hebt hem nodig om binnen te komen.
  • mheidemheide
    edited November 2005
    An impression of day 1 is available on
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2005/

    It was nice, except for the way back home (see last picture)
  • RobertJRobertJ
    edited November 2005
    Still wondering if Ben Versteeg made it to home already, traffic on the A2 between Utrecht and Den Bosch is still a mess over a lenght of 26 km.

    Still you could be on the A50 north of Arnhem, it has grounded to complete stop there, and that's over a length of 20 km, in both directions.

    All in all there is now (at 23.30) still 211 km worth of of trafficjams on the highways, impossible to tell how the situation is on other roads in the South and East of the Netherlands.

    [ This Message was edited by: RobertJ on 2005-11-25 23:33 ]

    [ This Message was edited by: RobertJ on 2005-11-25 23:37 ]
  • mheidemheide
    edited November 2005
    Same for *many* people going by train. Only the east-bound trains ran occasionally (lucky for me!), all other directions were still off...

    Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow so I can be there again for another great day!
  • KeepGoodKeepGood
    edited November 2005
    Okay I'm going to sound like a total plumb here but...what is the HCC exactly? A kind of electronics show?
  • RobertJRobertJ
    edited November 2005
    HCC as in Hobby Computer Club, still one of the largest in the world with almost 200.000 members.

    But to keep things in check and organised its divided up in smaller so-called departments wich represents a certain region in the Netherlands (like Haaglanden, the region in and around the Hague) or in User Groups like the HCC-Sinclair, HCC-Commodore or HCC-flightsim for example.

    Next year in oktober the HCC-Sinclair will be 25 years old, and there was a time that HCC-Sinclair meetings drew a larger crowd than these HCC-Days, heck we then had a majority of votes in the organisation, a bit like Labour, only worse.
  • mheidemheide
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-26 03:21, KeepGood wrote:
    Okay I'm going to sound like a total plumb here but...what is the HCC exactly? A kind of electronics show?

    Close - its the Hobby Computer Club, divided into a collection of user groups, either per region or special interest, such as the Sinclair User Group.
    The annual meet (HCC Days) features stands for all of the user groups, as well as commerce (sort of a market).
    The HCC Days is the largest computer event in Western Europe, with between 100,000 and 120,000 visitors.
  • KeepGoodKeepGood
    edited November 2005
    Excellent stuff, sounds good. Is there a website about it I can heave a read at?
  • mheidemheide
    edited November 2005
    The second day is finished:
    http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2005/index2.html

    KeepGood: what info are you looking for?
    - The HCC itself, or
    - The Sinclair Users Group, or
    - The HCC Days event?
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2005
    I want one of those WOS posters thats shown on the first day

    :)
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2005
    Do you deserve one mel?
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-27 00:27, karingal wrote:
    Do you deserve one mel?

    i am top poster :)

    if that counts

    if i cant have one of those i suppose ill make do with a zxshed one
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-27 00:38, mel the bell wrote:
    On 2005-11-27 00:27, karingal wrote:
    Do you deserve one mel?

    i am top poster :)

    if that counts

    if i cant have one of those i suppose ill make do with a zxshed one
    Yeah, you're well in with the editor :lol:
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-27 00:38, mel the bell wrote:

    i am top poster :)
    This post means I am now 2nd top poster...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • SkarpoSkarpo
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-27 01:20, karingal wrote:
    On 2005-11-27 00:38, mel the bell wrote:

    i am top poster :)
    This post means I am now 2nd top poster...
    Arjun better get his fingers cracking on the keyboard.

    Skarpo
    :)
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited November 2005
    I'll gladly swap a zx shed poster for that girl in Martijns last photo.
    My test signature
  • ADJBADJB
    edited November 2005
    She probably already has a ZXshed poster so you better come up with a better offer :)

    ADJB
  • mheidemheide
    edited November 2005
    The HCC Days event is finished :(
    Some photo's of today can be found on http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2005/index3.html

    It was very nice meeting the people that came by. We hope to see you all (again) next year!

    Note: fogartylee, perhaps best to skip this last page, as you'll be eternally frustrated that you didn't show up :)
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2005
    damn they spit, they dont swallow?

    *gets coat*
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • Lee FogartyLee Fogarty
    edited November 2005
    *sob* I went to CGE and only had Tony & Gilby to look at.

    Life is cruel sometimes.
    My test signature
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2005
    I feel sorry for Tony and Gilby, they had to look at you...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • NickHNickH
    edited November 2005
    What a great-looking event! I'd love to say that I'd go one year, but I suspect I'd miss out on quite a bit due to language issues... :(
  • Dr BEEPDr BEEP
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-28 01:13, NickH wrote:
    What a great-looking event! I'd love to say that I'd go one year, but I suspect I'd miss out on quite a bit due to language issues... :(

    Hey,
    did you know that over 90% can speak English! Really language isnot a problem.
    We did get people coming by who only spoke english. BTW what are we dutch writing here on this forum? Right! So first excuse taken out! CU next year!
  • Dr BEEPDr BEEP
    edited November 2005
    Martijn,

    small adjustment to picturecomments:

    ZX-SP is from ZX Spectrum to Speccy?
    It is
    ZX-PC : ZX Spectrum to PC (and back)


    Bye for now!
  • Paul van der LaanPaul van der Laan
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-27 20:50, mheide wrote:
    The HCC Days event is finished :(
    Some photo's of today can be found on http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2005/index3.html
    Thanks for the pics, Martijn. Sadly I couldn't make it, but it looked like a wonderful event once again. Like the pic of the Spits-poezen! :)

    [ This Message was edited by: Paul van der Laan on 2005-11-28 10:54 ]
  • psj3809psj3809
    edited November 2005
    Some great pics, looks similar to CGEUK earlier this year (joke !).

    Great poster though on http://www.worldofspectrum.org/hcc2005/index.html , excellent.

    (Still think the 'tache has to go Martijn ;) )
  • NickHNickH
    edited November 2005
    I thought it was compulsory for all Dutchmen to have a tache?
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2005
    On 2005-11-28 16:03, NickH wrote:
    I thought it was compulsory for all Dutchmen to have a tache?
    It is (large spliff just out of picture :lol:)
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • mheidemheide
    edited November 2005
    Careful, or I'll also grow a beard!
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