Alan,

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:37:18 -0000, Alan B. Pearce wrote:

> >Do you mean there are still some computer fairs running?  Whereabouts?
> >
> >Around these parts (Hertfordshire) they all disappeared about
> >6 months ago.  I used to haunt them regularly, so it's been a
> >dreadful wrench...
> >
> >I believe there is still one that happens in London, just off
> >Tottenham Court Road, but I tend not to travel into London
> >these days.
> 
> Me too, glad I don't work in there, judging by the continual train and 
> traffic delays from out this way.

Well I've worked in London on and off over the years (had a lucky escape missing the King's Cross fire by very few minutes).  I loved being there, 
hated getting there!  My ideas for reducing the congestion on the roads and railways include:  Banning taxis (even one person in their own car is 
making a journey, taxis drivce around "empty"); Making "Flexitime" a legal requirement for all companies (the extra congestion on the Underground 
between 08:30 and 09:00 is a result of most firms expecting people to be in at 09:00 - spread it out a bit!).
 
> This outfit used to have regular fairs on a circuit that had Birmingham, 
> Oxford Bristol and a number of other places. Now it looks like they only 
> have a couple set up for Bristol.
> http://www.afm96.co.uk/calendar.htm

I see what you mean - once a month in Bristol isn't exactly a healthy business...
 
> Wonder what has caused the demise of these ... 

Two things in my opinion:  the decline of computers as a hobby (same thing happened to Amateur Radio, and Electronics) and eBay!  Why wait for a 
couple of weeks to go to a fair that may or may not have what you want when you can sit in the comfort of your own home and find what you want 
online?

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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