16 May
2014
16 May
'14
1:52 a.m.
Ah yes Technical Taxidermists producing dead shells of former computer masterpieces.
When considering giving computer items to these people always think about the closing
scene of 'Raiders of the lost Ark'
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From: Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au>
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, 16 May 2014, 0:22
Subject: Re: Buying something from a museum (was Re: Whats in a straight 8 PDP-8)
On 15/05/14 9:19 AM, R SMALLWOOD wrote:
You have to look at the motivations behind those who
run museums.
Firstly only a small fraction of what they have is ever seen.
They are hoarders and misers of the worst kind.
That is not entirely fair. The best museums will preserve their pieces
for 500, 1000 years hence (and hopefully longer).
Most people are thinking in shorter timeframes, indeed they are usually
shortchanging their own children.
--Toby
They want the satisfaction of having access to what
others do not.
They are often narrow minded and self seeking.
The excuse of saving or preserving for the future doesn't hold water if its only for
themselves.
Don't fall for the old 'we don't sell donated items' routine. I suppose
they don't spend donated money either.
Visitors are only shown what the people behind the scenes want them to see not what the
visitors would like.
Have a look at the problems at Bletchley Park.
The government gave them money and the vultures moved in.
What's required is a system where stored items are re-homed if they can be moved and
brought
back to life insitu by those with the knowledge if not.
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? From: John Many Jars <john at yoyodyne-propulsion.net>
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2014, 12:39
Subject: Re: Buying something from a museum (was Re: Whats in a straight 8 PDP-8)
Or donate it to said museum...
On 14 May 2014 16:54, Jason Scott <jason at textfiles.com> wrote:
If the part you're missing is only in
museums, and a tiny handful of museum
at that, it's probably time to pay for fabricating a new part, or stop
keeping the machine up.
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 11:22 AM, PhilippHachtmann <hachti at hachti.de>wrote:
>
>? ? And just to make it clear, the Computer History Museum has a policy that
>> NOTHING offered or in our
>> collection is EVER sold.
>>
> That means? Everything that ever arrives at CHM will never leave again?
> I personally do not like "black hole policies". They mean that the CHM
> wouldn't even help out a collector like me with a spare part it would never
> need again...
>
> Or did I get it wrong? (Would be cool)
>
> Kind regards
>
> Philipp
>