17 Mar
2022
17 Mar
'22
6:30 a.m.
Dave,
Your following comment is offensive:
"I hope these systems go to a good home, and don't disappear into the black
hole of a private collection."
You equate private collections with black holes. I think on the contrary
many private collectors do a better job at preserving old systems than
"museums".
I remember several "museums" which have failed in recent years.
At least four of them have been much too greedy and took on way more than
they could handle and in effect turned the collections into scrap.
And then there is of course the sorry saga of the Living Computer "Museum"
in Seattle which has sucked up a lot of old systems from private collectors.
On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 6:05 AM Dave McGuire via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 3/16/22 16:56, Dave McGuire via cctalk wrote:
Ok, it hit $1200, we're out of the running. I hope these systems go
to a good home, and don't disappear into the black hole of a private
collection.
-Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
> The LSSM is very interested in this machine
for public display. It
would
complement the museum's collection of PDP-11s and other 16 bit machines.
By "very interested", Mark means "is actively pursuing". Some of
our
donors are willing to foot the bill for the acquisition and subsequent
retrieval trip; we've just about got it covered.
For those who may be unaware, LSSM is a public minicomputer/mainframe
museum in Pittsburgh, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization,
that has been open for about six years. The two DG machines in this
auction will have a good home with us; it is our intention to restore
them and place them on public exhibit for use. We have an established
track record of "getting the job done" in this context.
I'm letting this crowd know in case any of the current bidders are
here and just trying to keep these machines out of the scrap stream,
etc. We are donor-funded and don't have a lot to spend on this.
If you would like to support us in this endeavor, we accept donations
by check or via PayPal, see http://www.lssmuseum.org for more
information. Donations may be tax-deductible depending on your personal
tax situation.
Thank you for your consideration.