I wasn't born until some 16 months after the CES show, so that'd be a "no" 
As I said, I get that there is some significance to it...it just seems that people's sentimental attachment is a bit wildly out of proportion, to me. Less like Star Wars, I think (which is still a hell of a film today, and I'll have unkind words for anybody that says differently,) and more like Grateful Dead concerts - certainly there's a lot of legitimate talent on display, and certainly it must have been better yet in person (live shows always are,) but on the other hand there's a tendency for them to grow in the telling, so that they become less concerts and more epoch-making life-changing experiences...until you pop in a bootleg tape and listen to it and go "well, I haven't achieved nirvana yet..."
I dunno, that's just my reaction.
Just imagine a world without Boing Ball, and then - suddenly -
there IS Boing Ball!I'll pause while that sinks in...
