"Appropriate Resources" in St. Louis may potentially be available to start a public Museum of Computation History.... there are discussions going on with people who could easily make it happen in any case, but it's far too early to say anything definite. One of the things I was asked as part of a what-if scenario - Could I anticipate that some collectors on this list would be willing to loan items on an extended term for such an effort? Only top notch museum quality pieces would be sought. We'd pay 100% of the costs to have it crated, shipped, insured, etc. and also full return costs. The length of the loan might be open-ended at your preference. Surely some of you have really nice items that you don't have room for and wouldn't mind it being stored elsewhere for a while so that the public can enjoy it. If anyone has such things, could you let me know off-list? I need to find out if enough artifacts are available, how much floor space may be needed, etc. Thanks! Jay West