The San Francisco Civic Auditorium was outfitted with extensive staging that included demo desks, projection screens, and a ten-meter-tall mock laptop. From the upper level, an employee watched rehearsals featuring a mobile computing sketch set inside an airplane cabin alongside actor John O'Hurley. A stand-in crew member completed technical runs for Patrick Stewart, who later delivered teleprompter presentations as the main event host.
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Microsoft deployed team members to the San Francisco venue to manage expo booths and answ…: Microsoft deployed team members to the San Francisco venue to manage expo booths and answer technical questions.
Rehearsals tested key stage mechanics, including a video montage and a simulated login se…: Rehearsals tested key stage mechanics, including a video montage and a simulated login sequence on a giant laptop.
Patrick Stewart formally hosted the public debut, reading presentations about Windows 200…: Patrick Stewart formally hosted the public debut, reading presentations about Windows 2000 from a teleprompter.
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The Windows 2000 launch in San Francisco was accompanied by an expo, and a large number of Windows 2000 team members were dispatched to run the various booths and stations, give informal presentations on the new features of Windows 2000, and answer technical questions from the various attendees. And from among the people who were sent to the expo, a smaller group was selected to attend the launch event itself in person.
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After a few of us arrived early at the Civic Auditorium for the launch event, we had to entertain ourselves until the doors opened. There was some speculation as to who the celebrity host would be, since it hadn’t been announced. One of my colleagues tried to sneak into what looked like a VIP tent.¹ I, on the other hand, went exploring.
I found an unlocked door that took me into the empty upper level of the main auditorium.
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