To all with interest in IBM 7090

Museums in general and computer ones in particular suffer from 'Iceberg Syndrome' Seventy five percent of what they are you can't see. They are driven to hoard anything they can get their hands on and just let it rot away in storage. They only restore items that they think will attract visitors. Hands up all of those who have made an equipment donation to a museum and have seen it restored and displayed in working condition. Does anybody know of a museum that restores systems to working order regardless of if they will be displayed or not. The only exceptions to this rule seem be Cars and Planes. Every vehicle/plane is usually restored to running condition and they even make a display out of the restoration process. Rod Smallwood ? ?Definition of A Magpies nest: Large untidy structure docorated with shiny items that the bird has found. -----Original Message----- From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Al Kossow Sent: 06 August 2012 18:33 To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: To all with interest in IBM 7090 On 8/6/12 9:23 AM, Dave Wade wrote: it.... The documents will be scanned, the tapes and cards read. This is more than would occur anywhere else but at CHM.