ARTICLE 3 – EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! READ THROUGH!
Peter Rennefeld
Küpper 32, 52525 Heinsberg
Heinsberg, April 14, 1998
Hello friends!
Big events cast their shadows before them! Bill Gates is consulting his lawyers, Microsoft shares are tumbling, and major computer retailers are putting their staff on short-time work. Customers simply don't want to spend their hard-earned money on products whose only growing aspects are memory hunger and price, and whose sole novelty is a higher minimum processor requirement. Everyone is waiting eagerly for real innovations, creative ideas, and software and hardware where the price is fair, thoroughly thought out, and time-tested.
And for that very reason, almost all of Europe is looking towards Mönchengladbach these days, a modest town on the Lower Rhine. The time has come once again: with your help and your presence, we can prove to the world that 8 bits are more than enough to accomplish incredible and legendary things!
Enough rambling! The SPECTRUM PROFI CLUB once again invites you to our major club meeting in Mönchengladbach!
- When: May 30 and 31, 1998
- Where: RK-Haus, Am Baumlehrpfad 2, 41179 Mönchengladbach
- Venue phone: 02161 / 581028
Those who attended last year (and there were quite a lot of you!) will hopefully return and showcase plenty of exciting and new things. And to everyone else: come to Gladbach, it will definitely be thrilling! I will once again arrange catering at low prices. As usual, there is no admission fee; instead, we rely on your generous donations for a good cause.
Personally, I am already looking forward to these days. The following machines are welcome and expected:
ZX 80, ZX 81, ZX SPECTRUM, SAM, QL, Jupiter Ace, Timex, and—if it really must be—a PC running emulators. Perhaps we will also see our guest star from the vast expanses of Russia again: the Pentagon. Naturally, other machines are welcome too, but our main focus remains on Sir Clive's computers.
I can organize accommodation if you let me know in advance; a bed & breakfast stay usually costs around 60 DM. Our special friends from the ZX TEAM, who remain faithful to that little "doorstop" [ZX81], are cordially invited once again, as they were a true highlight of our last gathering. Unfortunately, I cannot offer the small hotel with the loud landlord anymore because it has closed down. However, upon request, I will try to squeeze—pardon, accommodate—all of you into one hotel. (I wonder who will call the police this time when interrupts and memory expansions are still being loudly debated at one in the morning!)
How to get there:
- By car: Take the A61 motorway to exit 12 (MG-Rheydt), then follow signs toward RHDL. After about three kilometers, take the turn to the right towards Rheindahlen (straight ahead goes to the RHDL industrial zone). Turn right. The freestanding building on the corner to your right is the JRK-Haus.
- By train and bus: Get off at Rheydt Hauptbahnhof (HBF-MG-Rheydt)—not Mönchengladbach HBF (we have two central stations!). From there, take a bus directly to Rheindahlen (unfortunately, I don't know the exact line number).
- By plane: Our local airport is easily and affordably accessible from England and Switzerland; if needed, Düsseldorf Airport is also nearby. Pick-up can be arranged with prior notice.
- By ship: Sorry, we don't have a harbour here! ;-)
So friends—now it is entirely up to you. I am prepared for the wild hordes to invade. Remember: this is your club, and it thrives on your involvement. If everyone pitches in, next year's headlines might read: “Bill Gates visits Mönchengladbach club meeting to scout out his toughest competition!”
Finally, my contact numbers for questions:
- Home: 02452 / 939886
- Mobile: 0177 / 5711410
Hope to see you all in Gladbach!
Yours,
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