14 Sep
2012
14 Sep
'12
5:43 a.m.
On 14/09/12 12:16 AM, jimpdavis wrote:
Adrian Stoness wrote:
It's sad and ridiculous that the originals were not preserved, but
there's nothing sick about this model set -- it was a contemporary sales
tool, and a remarkable artefact in its own right.
What /is/ offensive is the scrap-the-box-but-keep-the-name-plate thing.
That's a truly worthless form of trophyism.
--Toby
wow... makes me really wonder what i should be
insuring this phillips
model
On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Al Kossow <aek at bitsavers.org> wrote:
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> I am REALLY surprised no one said a word about this.
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This really defined the 20'th century culture. Toy models of classic
systems that can be displayed on a glass tabletop for rich guests
have more worth than the scrap price of the real machine, and most real
machines were scrapped.
I weep.