7 Apr
2013
7 Apr
'13
5:39 p.m.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Al Kossow" <aek at bitsavers.org>
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Sent: 07/04/2013 00:40:26
Subject: Re: Who might want my collections (but not yet!)?
On 4/6/13 3:29 PM, Sam O'nella wrote:
Whilst I am not acting on behalf of MOSI. Manchester, I am pretty sure
Folks may be able to help know what museums are
close by.
Museums are not landfills.
Think about the fact that the longer the common stuff is around
the more likely it will be that an artifact will already have
been acquired for a collection.
It is better to be thinking about finding other collectors than
hoping a museum is going to want your stuff at some time in the
indefinite future.
If you really do have something rare enough a collecting institution
would be interested in it, work out the details ahead of time.
from conversations I have had with Curatorial staff
that they have very
specific collection goals. That is any exhibit should help tell
the
story of computing either North West England, either as part of another
industry, or as an Industry in its own right. Display space and storage
space is as much a problem for them as for most home collectors (they
also have static steam engines, steam locomotives and aeroplanes). So
Rob if you have anything which might fulfils those goals let me know and
I'll give you a contact.
I am personally very sad that they do have equipment which isn't on show
but which has vanished from Computing "in the wild", and which would
tell a story about computing in the northwest UK, so go here and enter
"Computer":-
http://emu.msim.org.uk/htmlmn/collections/online/search.php?type=Object
in the subject search, and not whats in storage....