22 Mar
1999
22 Mar
'99
11:07 p.m.
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Ward D. Griffiths III wrote:
Problem for me is I don't carry a government-issue
ID that declares
me to be a programmer, a system administrator, a serious hobbyist,
a former Tandy demi-god or anything else of that nature. (Nor
would I carry one). And business card machines are available in
any airport or train station as though they counted. So who
decides who has free access to museum displays? I guess I could
carry photocopies of papers and articles, but so could anybody
claiming to be a gemologist at the pretty rock department of the
Museum of Natural History in DC to play with the Hope diamond.
I would expect that those expressing an interest with working on old
computers would be sincere, and not just weekenders looking to play video
games.
I'm sure you've already read what my solution would be, which boils down
to getting to know the interested individual before unleashing them on the
collection.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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