Pictures from Home Electronics World 1999 in Cologne

1: My travelmates, Ole and Allan, at H&P's stand.
1: My travelmates, Ole and Allan, at H&P's stand.

2: Jochen Becher draws a crowd demoing AmigaWriter.
2: Jochen Becher draws a crowd demoing AmigaWriter.

3: André Dörffler and Gudrun and Jürgen Haage servicing customers at H&P's stand.
3: André Dörffler and Gudrun and Jürgen Haage servicing customers at H&P's stand.

4: Urban Müller at Schatztruhe's stand - note the stack of OS 3.5 packs in the background.
4: Urban Müller at Schatztruhe's stand - note the stack of OS 3.5 packs in the background.

5: Petro getting input from customers buying OS 3.5 at Amiga's stand.
5: Petro getting input from customers buying OS 3.5 at Amiga's stand.

6: RBM's Bernd Rudolph with some of their neat tower boxes.
6: RBM's Bernd Rudolph with some of their neat tower boxes.

7: Martin Steigerwald of H&P is busy demoing OS 3.5 to interested users (I had to shout at him to get him to look away from the screen ;-).
7: Martin Steigerwald of H&P is busy demoing OS 3.5 to interested users (I had to shout at him to get him to look away from the screen ;-).

8: Check out this beauty! Built and decorated by Heinz Andreolla for his own use, took him several months. The little boing ball actually rotates!
8: Check out this beauty! Built and decorated by Heinz Andreolla for his own use, took him several months. The little boing ball actually rotates!

9: Could this be the future of AmigaOS? An IBM POP (PowerPC Open Platform) board in a fairly ordinary box, part of Amiga's exhibition.
9: Could this be the future of AmigaOS? An IBM POP (PowerPC Open Platform) board in a fairly ordinary box, part of Amiga's exhibition.

10: Following the latest round of layoffs at Amiga International (Nicole and Alex), the "gadget" counter was manned by Petro's daughter and son.
10: Following the latest round of layoffs at Amiga International (Nicole and Alex), the "gadget" counter was manned by Petro's daughter and son.

11: Ben Vost of Amiga Format - trying to sell his wares? (Who is the other guy?)
11: Ben Vost of Amiga Format - trying to sell his wares? (Who is the other guy?)

12: The hardware tinkerer's ideal tower mount - who needs a cabinet anyway? They're just in the way! Jens Schönfeld of Individual Computers with some of his products.
12: The hardware tinkerer's ideal tower mount - who needs a cabinet anyway? They're just in the way! Jens Schönfeld of Individual Computers with some of his products.

13: Petro and Tanya Tyschtschenko.
13: Petro and Tanya Tyschtschenko.

14: Flemming Steffensen, an old mate of ours from ATO-DK that we suddenly ran into, talking with Allan and Ole.
14: Flemming Steffensen, an old mate of ours from ATO-DK that we suddenly ran into, talking with Allan and Ole.

15: Michael Christoph, André Dörffler, Ole Friis, Ben Vost.
15: Michael Christoph, André Dörffler, Ole Friis, Ben Vost.

16: Ole Friis, Ben Vost, Thierry Sillis, Allan Odgaard.
16: Ole Friis, Ben Vost, Thierry Sillis, Allan Odgaard.

17: H&P's Michael Rock (left) no doubt discussing 68K emulation (with who?).
17: H&P's Michael Rock (left) no doubt discussing 68K emulation (with who?).

18: Among others you can see Allan Odgaard, Dr. Greg Perry, Michael Christoph (in the background), Martin Steigerwald, Mario "padrino" Cattaneo, Ole Friis, Ben Vost.
18: Among others you can see Allan Odgaard, Dr. Greg Perry, Michael Christoph (in the background), Martin Steigerwald, Mario "padrino" Cattaneo, Ole Friis, Ben Vost.

19: Allan Odgaard, André Dörffler, Michael Christoph and Ole Friis watching as Mario Cattaneo tries to switch into his coolest look before I take his picture. Way ahead of you there, padrino!
19: Allan Odgaard, André Dörffler, Michael Christoph and Ole Friis watching as Mario Cattaneo tries to switch into his coolest look before I take his picture. Way ahead of you there, padrino!

20: Mario Cattaneo showing off, André Dörffler and Michael Christoph watching in disbelief ;-)
20: Mario Cattaneo showing off, André Dörffler and Michael Christoph watching in disbelief ;-)

21: Ole Friis, Martin Steigerwald, Eike M. Lang (I think - in the background?), Jochen Becher, Allan Odgaard, Michael Christoph.
21: Ole Friis, Martin Steigerwald, Eike M. Lang (I think - in the background?), Jochen Becher, Allan Odgaard, Michael Christoph.

22: A small part of the people involved in developing, testing, and translating OS 3.5 lining up for a mugshot: Michael Christoph, Ole Friis, Ben Vost, Allan Odgaard, Jochen Becher, André Dörffler, Thierry Sillis, Dr. Greg Perry, Mario Cattaneo, and Martin Steigerwald.
22: A small part of the people involved in developing, testing, and translating OS 3.5 lining up for a mugshot: Michael Christoph, Ole Friis, Ben Vost, Allan Odgaard, Jochen Becher, André Dörffler, Thierry Sillis, Dr. Greg Perry, Mario Cattaneo, and Martin Steigerwald.

23: André Dörffler, Jochen Becher, Jürgen Haage, Mario Cattaneo.
23: André Dörffler, Jochen Becher, Jürgen Haage, Mario Cattaneo.

24: No, they were not from IWin Corp. They claimed (everything dealing with IWin has to be expressed with caution ;-) that they had phoned IWin and posed various questions and asked for the T-shirts, which they then received in the mail. Needless to say, they drew quite some attention at the show. Sorry, I didn't think about getting their names; anybody know? Mail me...
24: No, they were not from IWin Corp. They claimed (everything dealing with IWin has to be expressed with caution ;-) that they had phoned IWin and posed various questions and asked for the T-shirts, which they then received in the mail. Needless to say, they drew quite some attention at the show. Sorry, I didn't think about getting their names; anybody know? Mail me...

25: Petra Struck wielding her digital camera, covering the show for her AmigaNews.de site (who's the guy next to her in the white T-shirt?).
25: Petra Struck wielding her digital camera, covering the show for her AmigaNews.de site (who's the guy next to her in the white T-shirt?).

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