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# Secretary’s Notepad

The [SMUGFest](http://localhost/event/1990-sinclair-computer-exposition/) was a success according to most of our members. Meeting people we’d only known by name but had never met before was a definite plus. Bob Swoger was very happy with it because just about everyone with a LarKen disc system for the TS2068 who saw LogiCall, his program, bought it. He knew of at least one hold-out. Documentation and up-dated software is being sent to those buyers.

There was a good selection of Spectrum software at the fest. A [digitizer](http://localhost/tag/smug-digitizer/) was shown in action and special notice was taken of it. There were many door prize drawings (mostly TS2068 tapes), with CATUG members winning quite a few, indeed.

About 300 attended the 2-day event, coming from as far as Canada, Florida and the West Coast. While EmSoft and Wood & Wind were the only vendors in evidence, [Zebra](http://localhost/company/zebra-systems/) shipped items for sale and in the first morning, every TS2040 and Alphacom printer was sold to one buyer! The majority of sales were made by individuals.