Re: disposition of largest private DEC collection in USA

From: John Smith (a_at_nonymous.com)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 14:53:33 -0500

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> In article <41f284c5$0$812$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net>,
> Keith Cayemberg <keith.cayemberg@arcor.de> writes:
>> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>
>>> In article <41f237b0$0$821$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net>,
>>> Keith Cayemberg <keith.cayemberg@arcor.de> writes:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> MoS | Museum of Science, Boston
>>>> http://www.tcm.org/
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Isn't this the place that trashed all their real computer stuff
>>> including stuff that had been donated by people like Dennis
>>> Ritchie? I sure didn't see anything vintage computer related
>>> on thier website.
>>>
>>> bill
>>>
>> Could be. That is maybe why they are no longer call themselves "The
>> Computer Museum" (TCM). Then it is good that such proposals are
>> discussed in a forum.
>>
>> Thanks Bill.
>>
>
> I have wanted to start a computer museum here at the University
> for a long time. I figured if I could get commitments from a
> few corporations for operating funds I could probably convince
> the University to give me the necessary space. But I really
> don't know how to go about finding corporate sponsers. :-(
> My idea is to have a real hands on facility where people can
> come in and actually play with the equipment. I would also
> make as much of it as I could available on the INTERNET with
> guest accounts. But, I'm probably just dreaming again.

The Smithsonian ought to be interested in something like this.