From: "Barry Watzman" <Watzman at
neo.rr.com>
Re: "But gathering together a large number of rare, desirable items
(however subjective) into one place without a will or letter of
intent is not "archiving". In fact it's the opposite -- items were
taken out of circulation probably permanently."
A point here that might be worth making to Don's widow is that since the
materials in question are software archives, they can both be made available
to the world while she still retains the physical items and library herself.
It's not like collecting motorcycles. These items can be duplicated without
any destruction of the originals.
Hi
I don't believe this is her issue. I suspect it is a combination
of grief, anger and ignorance. I think the main thing to do is
to let her know that she shouldn't just dump the stuff. Beyond
that, I'd guess just back off and leave her alone.
Dwight