Museum for sale

----- Rich Alderson wrote: I would consider Robert Krten's pdp12.org to be an on-line museum, ----- Dan Roganti wrote: Such a collection is quite admirable and valuable. But using the term "online museum" just *continues* to depreciate the meaning of a museum. Anyone can make a website, take photos, copy documentation, etc, etc, and then call it an online museum. Then who's to say that you ever have to own the equipment anymore in the first place ? =Dan -- mu?se?um (my?-z???m) n. Abbr. mus. 1. A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value. {American Heritage} By this def, Robert's home (a "place") and website qualify collectively as a modest museum. I think it's better to argue over the aspects of his museum -- such as quality, size, rank amongst others, etc -- rather than what word Robert has likely casually ascribed to his purpose. Evan, when I invite others into my house, I often joke, "welcome to the museum" or if I don't, they call it that. There's casual usages of words, then there's serious ones. John Singleton