[cctalk] Re: Seattle's Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items

I think many donors equated 'museum' with 'forever'. I seem to recall some back and forths between a few of them on a forum somewhere when LCM first closed, and they seemed to be under the impression LCM would be perpetual, especially given who was behind it. It's too bad they could have sold or donated the entire museum to another individual/company/group. I'm assuming they must have tried that route. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Koning <paulkoning(a)comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 11:36 AM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Cc: brad <brad(a)techtimetraveller.com> Subject: Re: [cctalk] Seattle's Living Computers Museum logs off for good as Paul Allen estate will auction vintage items wrote: that the museum would be a safe long term place for them?Pretty sad they couldn't make it work. There's a lot to be said for hard rules in signed contracts, though even with those you aren't necessarily safe. (There are court precedents, in the USA at least, where museums went against the explicit written terms of donations and the courts somehow came up with an excuse for approving that.) Personally, I would be very hesistant to *give* anything to a museum; the safe route is a loan, with well crafted written terms. That way you're not giving up ownership, and the main risk then becomes damage from inadequate care. (And yes, that too can happen.) paul