The first Mac World in SF caused a 2 hour traffic log jam around the new Moscone Building. Such a phonemon. It was the one I didn't go to.
The second one had a several sites in the city. Shuttle buses took people to the Civic Center, Brooks Hall, Moscone and the Westin. It was still pretty educational and not as commercial. It was Apple's showcase with special appearances from Adobe.. a new company that apple owned a 17 percent share.
Then Macs became commercial. Mac World was consuming both sides of the Moscone center. Vendors came out of the woodwork.
Since that time, Apple has backed out of its own show in many ways. The computer industry was in a tailspin. Apple reinvented itself as a portable audio.. and then an audio vision company and now a cell phone maker.
PC's have their place in the low cost arena and many of my die hard friends have axillary PCs to do the low end stuff.
Life has changed for the apple enthusiast. Apple continues to resell to its fan base and the fan base continues to buy..
Life goes on.. and on to the MacWorld today!
Pat
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