Re: disposition of largest private DEC collection in USA

From: John Smith (a_at_nonymous.com)
Date: 01/23/05

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    patrick jankowiak wrote:
    > Bill Gunshannon wrote:
    >
    >
    >>
    >> 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.
    >>
    >> bill
    >>
    >
    > Bill,
    >
    > I wish we could do this. There's a hell of a datacenter here just
    > waiting to be unzipped. It's what we wanted.. (makes me want to
    > listen to "all we ever wanted" by Bauhaus) Man I am trying to keep a
    > good mindset but this step is getting me down. It has to be done
    > though.

    Maybe there's an unused hanger at Davis Monthan AFB (the "Boneyard") in
    Arizona that the collection can be housed in :-) or Area 51 ;-)

    Or maybe Hollywood would want them to use in a sci-fi movie.....sort of like
    the scene in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' where Flight 19's planes
    emerge out of the swirling sandstorm.....

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