Fall Comdex 2000 - Dan Bricklin's Journal

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=125 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="020467d1dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="595" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 92 ><NOBR><div> <B>Fall Comdex 2000</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dan Bricklin's journal of his experiences at the trade show</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2346f3d0.jpg" border=0 width="111" height="61" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="236a6670.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Last changed:</div> <div> 19 Nov 00 3:10 PM EST</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.trellix.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><IMG SRC="01a52280.gif" border=0 width="82" height="40" ALT="Built with Trellix Web" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://danbricklin.com/log" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://danbricklin.com/log"><U><B>Dan Bricklin's Log</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bricklin.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bricklin.com"><U><B>Dan Bricklin's Web Site Home Page</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>What I saw at Comdex 2000</B></div> <div> <I>The journal starts with my </I><A HREF="tohotel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trip to the Hotel"><U><I>trip to Las Vegas</I></U></A><I>.</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="3a5565f0.jpg" border=0 width="86" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="3a8d55f0.jpg" border=0 width="213" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="3aaa25f0.jpg" border=0 width="162" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="3ac7f5f0.jpg" border=0 width="127" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="3ae6e5f0.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="95" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Some scenes: Microsoft's Bill and Steve, wireless demos, Las Vegas extravagance, tiny toys</div> <div> <B>This journal is for people who like seeing pictures</B>, especially of people they may have heard about or whose writing they read, and like the little scenes that I like to show to convey the ambiance. You get to see the <B>pictures I take to show my friends</B> in the industry. I assume that you've been following my <A HREF="http://danbricklin.com/log" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://danbricklin.com/log"><U>Personal Log</U></A> and know <A HREF="http://www.bricklin.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bricklin.com"><U>who I am</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> There are <B>lots of pictures</B> here. I try to crop them and make them small to minimize download time, but there are more than 20 per page. I took more than 600 pictures during three days or so and over 200 appear here.</div> <bR> <div> This is yet another example of what <B>you, too, could do</B><B> with </B><A HREF="http://www.trellix.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.trellix.com"><U><B>Trellix's</B></U></A> products, Trellix Web and Trellix Web Express, on a family vacation, wedding, or whatever. (That's the reason my company lets me spend so much time doing this.)</div> <bR> <div> Apologies to anybody I name incorrectly or forget to name or don't show the picture of or show an unflattering picture of.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="tohotel.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trip to the Hotel"><U><B>The Trip to the Hotel</B></U></A></div> <div> The flight and what happened on the way</div> <div> <A HREF="sundaynight.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gates Keynote Night"><U><B>Gates Keynote Night</B></U></A></div> <div> Sunday evening with lots of press and Microsoft people</div> <div> <A HREF="monday1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday part 1"><U><B>Monday part 1</B></U></A></div> <div> Monday walking the show floor</div> <div> <A HREF="monday2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday part 2"><U><B>Monday part 2</B></U></A></div> <div> My panel, three parties at night, waiting with the lions</div> <div> <A HREF="tuesday1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tuesday part 1"><U><B>Tuesday part 1</B></U></A></div> <div> InfoTrends imaging expo, lots of digital cameras, and more</div> <div> <A HREF="tuesday2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tuesday part 2"><U><B>Tuesday part 2</B></U></A></div> <div> An honest cab driver, more exhibits, one more party</div> <div> <A HREF="observations.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="General Observations"><U><B>General Observations</B></U></A></div> <div> Small is "in", wireless is coming, Microsoft tries to make its next platform</div> <bR> <div> (c) Copyright 2000 Daniel S. Bricklin</div> <div> All Rights Reserved.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>