now you have my curiosity peaked. who is the "largest market segment"
of whom you speak?

i was just going by the attitude of the other attendees as i passed
them in the asiles. 2003's croud was darn near funereal, this years
was much improved. also, this year i had to wait a couple minutes to
get waited on, whereas last year the salespeople were just hanging
out with very little to do. maybe i just hit it on a good day. i'll
know a bit more tomorrow when i speak with a few friends who are
exhibitors and ask how it was overall.