Hi
  Actually, I was bummed. I gave away about 1/2 lbs of candy
 corn and hardly got any votes. Many walked by and looked
 at my monitor and said " Ah, a Apple III." I finally had
 to put a piece of paper over the label so people would
 look a little closer. The monitor was just the first thing
 I could find at the top of the pile that lit up.
  I had a Poly-88 setup but I think only one in 10 noticed
 and even then, I think only 2 in those ten knew what it was.
  Of course, my display was all about tape recovery and not
 the Poly-88. I don't think, maybe, 5 people all together
 realized that.
  It was partly my fault. My title was a little small and
 I spent most of my time fighting with Larry over table space
 instead of talking to people ( Larry was cheating with Tootsie
 Pops! ). I had no cool graphics either.
  Next year I'll have better candy and a bigger title!
  Still, I had a great time. Thanks Sellam!!!
 Dwight
 
Well, the last thing you wanted to win was a "People's Choice" award.  I
mean,
Vanilla Ice once won the nationally televised version -- what more need be said?
In any event, the crowd votes for what is familiar, meaning that the non-/barely
vintage stuff does well.  Witness the guy with all the Mac notebooks, a past
"People's Choice" winner, and second this year.  Much of what he displays
isn't
even 10 years old.  So, wear your loss as a badge of honor!
By the way, next year I'll be displaying an X-Box -- and I'll kick your ass in
the voting!
-W