23 Jan
1999
23 Jan
'99
1:42 a.m.
Buck Savage wrote:
The act in which we all participate, the collection,
repair and restoration,
and operation of collectable computers and software has become vogue. Hence,
given our collective expertise on this matter, it is our opportunity to
effect the language and propriety of our activity. I am sure that many would benefit
from a formal presentation of the collective view of the propriety of applying
the term "classic" to a computer, etc.
I fully agree. We have one of the Karpeles Manuscript Librarys here in
Santa Barbara, and one of my "to do" items is to talk to the person who
started it. I was talking to one of the people down there who indicated Mr.
(Dr.?) Karpeles started buying manuscripts about 20 years ago, and is one of
the people responsible for raising the awareness of their historical value.
(BTW, they also have the Apollo onboard computer, or at least part of it, on
display down there now.) Some of the things they are doing are what Sam has
done with VCF (displays of important documents, frequent talks on pertinent
subjects, etc.) and thus raising public awareness of their importance.