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-> > It's not enough to just will your collection or some -> > part of it to the Computer Museum History Center... -> > unless you also provide for the shipping/transport -> > of your bequest from wherever it is to the Moffet -> > Field operation, as they lack the funds to do so -> > themselves. -> -> The best option for the museum folks is to will them "right of first -> refusal", giving them the option to take what they want. -> Most museums are cramped for space (like RCS/RI, for example), and giving -> them an entire collection often turns into a big headache, if only a small -> amount of it is to be kept. Sounds like a great way to raise funds for the museums would being passed up this way. The museum could always auction off what they didn't need, on site or on the Web, offer on lists like this one to the highest bidder, etc. Funds raised this way could then go for museum support, other acquisitions, expansion, public education programs, etc. I think the vintage computer field is slowly heading in the same direction as the antique/vintage radio arena, which is fairly mature at this point. The parallels are significant and I'm sure many of you are aware of this. We can all learn by the mistakes and achievements made there and structure ourselves (vintage computer collectors/historians) /preservationists) accordingly. Bill whdwson(a)mlynk.com