Z80 united

Do those other systems have girls?

Seriously, I remember a fair (I think it was Zandvoort, quite a while ago) of which the organisers had decided to allow a small number of other systems, namely game consoles, at the stands.
Some people were disgruntled with the idea of sharing the hall with "the enemy".
Certain individuals fell to taking universal remote controls with them and continously zapping the screens on the stands of the other systems.

Although it was pretty funny, I think I agree that, maybe, "we" have reached a certain maturity which allows us to see it all in perspective now.

As long as there's no pity or despair involved...

I like the idea!
One question: I do not expect the distribution of ideas, visions and overall "fun" to be a problem at all, but how can we trade and exchange our products, ways of development, utilities and "raw data"?

Let MSX fairs become 'Z80 fairs' and invite Speccy and Amstrad folks (or other active retro systems carrying a Z80). When it'll work out great then you gain:
- fair size
- booths
- stuff to see on booths
- new faces/friends
- new art, ideas, creation techniques

I agree with you. Although I'm from Spain, in Barcelona there are only MSX meetings. I like your idea, for me it's like two F1 pilots in the same team. Both learn due to their rivalry and the team obtains the best of them. I don't looking for confrontation with other platforms but to learn new and unknown techniques and methods which all users can adapt to their machines. The best example is SymbOS. It's not necessary to abandon the pure MSX meetings. Remember we're
alone...

Of course ppl are still developing stuff here and there, but how often does that end-up on a fair these days? In the old days one made something for Tilburg or Zandvoort, those were the real deadlines. These days with internet one just releases something when it's done. And perhaps things won't get finished as the motivation to finish something on a random date is less strong than to finish something for one of the two major classic fairs.

Regarding the other way around, no problem, but I know *nothing* about CPC/Spec scene, do they have special CPC and Spec fairs (not just common retrogaming fairs eh, more like our own MSX fairs)?

Zilogfest sounds fun... Sort of like a middleground between the massive retro-gaming oriented "retro festivals" and the platform-specfic events. Of course, the problem with a Z80 fest is that's there's som nay Z80-based systems out there. Where would you draw the line: the TI-83/83+/84 and TI-85/86 calculator lines are Z80 based. The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis had a Z80 onboard, as did the Neo Geo and Capcom CPS arcade systems, even though all of them were mainly based on the Motorola 68000... Would any device with a Z80-be allowed or only classic Z80 computers?

we could display some satellites