Re: disposition of largest private DEC collection in USA

From: Bill Gunshannon (bill_at_cs.uofs.edu)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: 23 Jan 2005 15:04:18 GMT

In article <41F31B4C.9030206@swbell.net>,
        patrick jankowiak <eccm@swbell.net> writes:
> John Smith wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>>
> I just shot them an e-mail.

I doubt they are interested and I wouldn't trust them with it
even if they said they were.

bill 

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