24 Mar
1999
24 Mar
'99
11:35 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh(a)aracnet.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Museums
I would also imagine the museum brick and morter will have to be
electronically shielded to allow things like trs-80 mod 1s to operate in a
commercial zone.
- Mike: dogas(a)leading.net
Saxonville,
Mass. When I called, I was told that all they had left was
a 2500 sq-ft area... at *$8* per sq-ft. That's US$20000 (I believe for
a year), $1667/month. If this could be a club formed as a non-profit
organization, and if I could get $10/month out of people, we'd need
167 members just to pay for the space... Then we have electric, which
I would suspect will be a major part of the cost for such a power-oriented
hobby.
Don't forget this is America, land of the lawsuit, something like this
would potentially need some hefty insurance because of all the "dangerous
items".