Ok, this is an odd topic that needs some explanation. I would like to know which MSX fair of the past was the coolest MSX fair ever to you, and why.

To me it would probably be Zandvoor 1992, probably the first fair I visited, with Flying Bytes, releasing MEG, on which one of my songs could be found. As the song seemed to stimulate sales it was played the whole day, annoying our surrounding standholders (I think they never recovered). But apart from the FB stand it was amazing to see so many MSX users, so many new MSX developments and seeing the big MSX Gurus (Wammes Witkop and Frank H. Druijff) in action. For an 11 year-old, it's an experience never to forget Although I have a lot of good memories to a lot of other fairs as well, this one is probably still the best.

Wow, that's funny! To me it's also Zandvoort 1992... We released Bozo back then I was 13 years old I believe. Fantastic feeling to be on a fair at your own booth at that age

Dunno which year it was, but for me it was in Zandvoort as well, first fair I ever went to. It was the 3rd Zandvoort fair held... in the Van Pageehal. I should've entered that Quarth contest that was going on back then.

The long line of people walking from NS station Zandvoort all the way to the hall... was a very memorable moment.

Strange enough every time the Zandvoort fair was held, that days had always very nice weather... I don't know how Jaap managed to get that, but it always turned out to be on such nice days. Same goes with Laurens now doing the Bussum fair.

I'm also not sure which year it was... but I think it was the year we went with a BIG group of people to Zandvoort where we put marihuana leefs on our boot because we had a marihuana D.I.S.K. edition!!!

Meits, help me...

/me would have guesed more people would choose for the MSX fair where Mr. Nishi also showed up, to talk about the MSX Revival

That was quite an amazing day as well, but to be honest, apart from the Nishi lecture the fair had very little to offer compared to other MSX fairs. Even on fairs that were held after 2001. Tilburg 2002, Oss 2003, Oss 2004, Bussum 2003 and Bussum 2004 had a lot more to offer for the die-hard MSX fan than Tilburg 2001 did. But still, it's Nishi... it's a tough choice

Dunno the year, but it was a Tilburg, with an additional small tent next to the main hall. RMF and Impact were next to eachother in a corner with some flame-heater between. Impact sold musix disk 5, and RMF sold RMF music disc 1.

..and Flying Bytes sold Bananenvla. Impact was very annoyed we sold more copies of Bananenvla than they did of Impact Musicdisk. I think the 'Amazing Fly By demo', part of the Ant demo, was a reaction to this. AFAIK the 'hidden' mirror scroll also had some texts about people ripping off the Impact style by using the same instruments. (Crybabies Besides, Latok forced me to do it. 'oh snout, can't you do something more Impact-ish?' he said... ^_^)

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That was quite an amazing day as well, but to be honest, apart from the Nishi lecture the fair had very little to offer compared to other MSX fairs. Even on fairs that were held after 2001. Tilburg 2002, Oss 2003, Oss 2004, Bussum 2003 and Bussum 2004 had a lot more to offer for the die-hard MSX fan than Tilburg 2001 did. But still, it's Nishi... it's a tough choice

I guess they thought Nishi would have been a enough attraction to get people to Tilburg in 2001. I can recall they posting (almost) everywhere to get the attention Nishi would be attending the fair as well.

Of course, there were many -visitors- but the MSX Standholders had little new things to offer (no offense, guyz). That was not the mistake of the CGV (who can be blamed for the lousy 2003 and 2004 fairs, imho) but due to the low activitie of the Dutch MSX Community at the time. Looking at what's going on in 2004 I can only say that we've come a long way...

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...(Crybabies Besides, Latok forced me to do it. 'oh snout, can't you do something more Impact-ish?' he said... ^_^)

Isn't everything Latok's fault?

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I'm also not sure which year it was... but I think it was the year we went with a BIG group of people to Zandvoort where we put marihuana leefs on our boot because we had a marihuana D.I.S.K. edition!!! Meits, help me...

That was Zandvoort 1995.

For me the most impressing one was my first: Tilburg 1993... It was overwhelming...
Back in those days, being tall was handy cuz there were always huge rows of people in front of every stand... It was even very easy to get seperated from your friends there and find them back in over an hour...

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..and Flying Bytes sold Bananenvla. Impact was very annoyed we sold more copies of Bananenvla than they did of Impact Musicdisk. I think the 'Amazing Fly By demo', part of the Ant demo, was a reaction to this.

Yeah, uhm.. like there's a 'planet RMF' in The Ant as well ....

I think Flyguille would like that Fly By demo, btw

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Dunno the year, but it was a Tilburg, with an additional small tent next to the main hall. RMF and Impact were next to eachother in a corner with some flame-heater between. Impact sold musix disk 5, and RMF sold RMF music disc 1.

Possibly 1993. I was also in the tent and Impact threw pieces of sausage at me.

Best fair for me would be Zandvoort 1992. So much activity during those days... Frantic by AnMa, Sunrise shaping up... Yes, 1991 - 1993: MSX on a high.

poor Bifi