2 Aug
2010
2 Aug
'10
11:10 p.m.
In article <4C54D447.8090003 at jwsss.com>,
jim s <jws at jwsss.com> writes:
One of a kind items without hope of finding parts run
now
will have zero hope of
ever being carefully restored and run at any point in the future if you
run it now and burn it up.
Just so its clear: I would never allow "one of a kind" items to be
operated. For things like that, you create a replica/simulacrum
experience. (Think: SAGE console.)
The stuff I would let people touch are things like Tektronix 4105
terminals (of which I have 10 or so in working order) or limited
interaction with tektronix storage tube terminals (of which I have
several of each model) or Octane workstations (of which I have 19).
"Hands on" can still be done with replicas for rare items. However, I
find museums that are just piles of stuff behind glass to be really
boring.
Its like going to a zoo where all the animals are stuffed.
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