21 Mar
1999
21 Mar
'99
10:04 p.m.
On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, Max Eskin wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Tony Duell wrote:
What do you mean "You can't have people use it, because that would destroy
it"? Its going to decay into a pile of dust anyway. You may as well give
people the opportunity to experience it first hand while its still
possible. In ther very least, have it running with some software that
demonstrates some of its capabilities.
monitor hidden inside the case of a classic
monitor. This was to go on
show as a museum exhibit in place of having the real machine in operation.
Although I would object to destroying a classic monitor, this seems ok to
me. Nobody would think that this was the actual machine running, no
videotape can be that good. Of course, a real machine would be better. But
then, what do you do with a real machine? You can't have people use it,
because that would destroy it. Nobody would be interested in sitting and watching somebody flip switches to demonstrate how it
was used. So the
only solution is to have it sit and collect dust.
Such a negative thinker.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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