On May 8, 2024, at 7:56 AM, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
At a local linux meeting, the leader was disparaging any resurrection of old technology
Anybody else reminded of the science fiction story where ethereal life forms arrive from
a distant star system after receiving our first radio transmissions. ...
An entirely different story but also much about preserving technology is
"Lucifer's Hammer" by Niven & Pournelle. It's the reason I have the
two-volume set of "The Way Things Work" on my bookshelf.
paul