6 Mar
2001
6 Mar
'01
10:27 p.m.
On 2001-03-06 classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org said:
>What would you suggest is the foremost reason for
>"seeing" them?
Well in my case, I find them pleasing to look at. I
like seeing, and being able to touch, systems that I
have heard about or know about, butI do not own.
That sounds very much like an individual seeking out
autographs in person from celebrities. I don't sense
anything particularly educational about that type of
experience with computers.
>Would you suppose that there are other causes even
>more significant than encouraging computers as a hobby
>through museum displays?
Of course, but that doesn't mean that there's
anything
wrong with it.
Neither did I say there was. I asked whether you might
suggest "other causes even more significant" than a personal
hobby.
>>The Computer Museum History Center located at
>>Moffett Airfield.
>Is there a URL for it?
Thank you!
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6 Mar
6 Mar
11:05 p.m.
Hi, everybody ...
That sounds very much like an individual seeking out
autographs in person from celebrities. I don't sense
anything particularly educational about that type of
experience with computers.
I for myself find it useful to see that 'ancient' computers are able to
fulfill my 'everyday' computer needs - and perhabs others will see as well
that for writing a letter no one needs 1Ghz and 512MB ... and in addition
there's a learning effect to deal with systems which can be understood in
it's very detail.
Sorry for giving my 2 cents, while on the list for only a few minutes ;-)
Cheers,
Mario
>Would you suppose that there are other causes
even
>more significant than encouraging computers as a hobby
>through museum displays?
Of course, but that doesn't mean that
there's anything
wrong with it.
Neither did I say there was. I asked whether you might
suggest "other causes even more significant" than a personal
hobby. 
8 Mar
8 Mar
6:39 p.m.
On 2001-03-06 classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org said:
>>What would you suggest is the foremost reason
for
>"seeing" them?
>Well in my case, I find them pleasing to look at. >like seeing, and being able to touch, systems
that I
have heard
about or know about, butI do not own.
That sounds very much like an individual seeking out
autographs in person from celebrities. I don't sense
anything particularly educational about that type of
experience with computers.
7:29 p.m.
> That sounds very much like an individual seeking
out
> autographs in person from celebrities. I don't sense
> anything particularly educational about that type of
> experience with computers.
Wow, I guess I'm just way to shallow for this
list. I
apologize for wanting to engage in uneducational
activities. Alert to Sellam: No exhibit floor at next
year's VCF, it merely appeals to our basest instincts.
Yeah, I agree. What could be possibly educational about seeing an Eastern
Bloc computer, or the Lorraine prototype, or just about every Atari ever
made? Not to mention the Tomy Tutor, whose exhibitor should be shot for
such a useless exhibit that fails to enhance people's awareness of classic
computers. Pure intellectual drivel with no redeeming interest value and it
should be stopped immediately.
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9 Mar
9 Mar
1:55 p.m.
On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Wayne M. Smith wrote:
Wow, I guess I'm just way to shallow for this list. I
apologize for wanting to engage in uneducational
activities. Alert to Sellam: No exhibit floor at next
year's VCF, it merely appeals to our basest instincts.
Wayne, how dare you come to the VCF year after year and win awards for
your extremely well done exhibit harboring this sort of attitude about
collecting. You should be ashamed of yourself.
:)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
Well in my case, I find them pleasing to look at. I
like seeing, and being able to touch, systems that I
have heard about or know about, butI do not own.
That sounds very much like an individual seeking out
autographs in person from celebrities. I don't sense
anything particularly educational about that type of
experience with computers.
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