Date   : Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:52:35 +0100
From   : bbcmicro@... (Ian Stocks)
Subject: Plans for the Econet Island @,Acorn World 09?

Dave Moore wrote:
> From: Ian Stocks <bbcmicro@...>
>> Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
>>> I'm planning on bringing station 23, 70 and 123.
>> I've added your station ID's to the wiki page 
>> http://www.retrosoftware.co.uk/wiki/index.php/EconetIsland
> 
> Woah - so we're looking at 25-30 machines as a minimum now?
> 
> If we are to keep the "Island" looking remotely respectable, then there
> clearly won't be room to accommodate all of those unless we add more surface
> space.

Someone needs to start picking what gets shown, permanantly or on a rota 
basis. At the end of the day its not an Econet show. Your earlier 
comment seems appropriate:-

 > Oh yeah, if folks can't decide on whose machines should/shouldn't
 > be included, Rob O'Donnell has the final say, ok? =)

OK, I know there is a smiley, but someone needs to make a decision. If 
not I'll see what else I can bring, time to dig out the A540 & A310 
(Risc OS 2 unexpanded) from the pile of other stuff, think I also have a 
master somewhere, how many tables do we need now :-)

> Anyway, this would mean you could have four machines lined up along the bottom
> (which could be used as Caver terminals), four along the top and three along
> the right-hand side (vertically).

Has anyone actually commited to setting up and providing the caver setup?

> ** UNFORTUNATELY **
> 
> ... we're already short on 6ft tables as it is.
> 
> However, if you Econet-heads were to pool together and hire 8 x matching 6ft
> trestle tables from a local equipment-hire company, then I'd probably be
> prepared to switch to the above proposal. Thoughts?

An idea on approx cost? I'd chip in if it was thought worth it.

Ian.