14 Oct
2010
14 Oct
'10
3:28 p.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Jules Richardson
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 2:45 PM
To: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Xerox Alto on ebay (not mine!)
Teo Zenios wrote:
I was at the Rodin museum in Paris and hoped to see a piece that a friend had
photographed. They informed me that the collection is about five times what will fit on
display at any one time, and the piece I wanted to see was in storage. :-( I was
particularly interested in this bronze because it looks uncannily like me (which is why my
friend took the photo), and I wanted to get a photo of the two of us side by side. Ah
well, I guess I'll have to go back to Paris sometime.... -- Ian
There are many old machines that are worth
preserving but are better
off
in a museum then in somebody's cluttered
basement left to rot.
There are cases where that's true - but I know how museums can't
possibly
display everything that they have, can't afford to completely restore
everything, can't afford to keep everything in perfect storage
conditions
etc., so sometimes I think that things are far better off in private
hands, if
they can go to someone who will look after a system, or fix it, or make
sure
it eventually passes on to a good home.