Delegates at the UK Computer Measurement Group Ltd’s 1989 conference were a source of much bewilderment to the Glaswegians who hosted the event: in particular, the night of revelry on the Tuxedo Princess (a car ferry converted into a variety of discos) prompted the bar staff to ask whether the SAS Institute which sponsored the event was a Gay organisation; what other reason could there be for the 99% male turnout? A computer conference?
