wcwang@iuvax.UUCP (08/31/87)
From: Bill Wang <wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> Could someone give me some info about unix expo on Oct 27-29 at NY? such as who is the sponsor, what are the main objectives, and the kind of products you would expect to see on the show. Thanks in advance. Bill Wang Speech & Hearing Center, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 UUCP = {ihnp4,seismo,cbosgd}!iuvax!wcwang CSNET = wcwang@indiana ARPA = wcwang@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu Phone = (812) 335-0714
ron@topaz.rutgers.edu.UUCP (09/01/87)
UNIX/EXPO is crass commercialism. I wouldn't waste the time coming from Indiana unless someone else pays for the boondoggle. It is essentially just a small scale vendor exhibition, but not anything on the scale of /usr/group. -Ron
tim@ora.UUCP (09/01/87)
In article <14347@topaz.rutgers.edu>, ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) writes: > UNIX/EXPO is crass commercialism. I wouldn't waste the time > coming from Indiana unless someone else pays for the boondoggle. > It is essentially just a small scale vendor exhibition, but not > anything on the scale of /usr/group. > I disagree. Uniforum is certainly bigger, but most of the major vendors are at both shows, with exactly the same booths. If someone is looking for info, it is a reasonable place to start. Given both shows at about the same time and place, I would choose Uniforum, but if NY in October is more convenient, UNIX Expo wouldn't be a waste of time. -- Tim O'Reilly (617) 527-4210 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Publishers of Nutshell Handbooks 981 Chestnut Street, Newton, MA 02164 UUCP: uunet!ora!tim ARPA: tim@ora.uu.net