Keys resurfaces

[Dave G4UGM]

I am sorry but I think he is living in airy fairy land if he thinks folks
will donate to a 70 year old who is now threatening to chuck stuff away and
re-cycle it rather than give others the chance to "make a go" of it with no
clear definition of how the money is to be spent.....

It seems to happen all the time with collectables (I must admit I have a
loft room full, and I don't have anywhere to exhibit) but to me this needs
PEOPLE and then a PLAN and lastly a Kick Starter project to get it
exhibitable, if indeed any of it is exhibit able. I can't see any responses
in a.f.c but if any one can let me know what the money is needed for and how
its going to be spent then I could start considering donating...

Dave Wade

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tothwolf
> Sent: 04 September 2015 19:28
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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> Subject: Re: Keys resurfaces
> 
> While I've not yet completely forgiven Mr. Keys for swiping a van load of
VAX
> systems (including a bunch of MicroVAX 3100, 4000/VLC, etc) over a decade
> ago when I had offered him some wide format printers and large monitors,
> I'm willing to talk to him and see what can be done if others are also
> interested in this.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, Al Kossow wrote:
> 
> > Saw this in AFC
> >
> > Another water damaged collection heading to the landfill
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> > Subject: Houston (and everywhere else), we have ... an opportunity
> > From: hlctminfo at gmail.com
> > Injection-Date: Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:37:06 +0000
> >
> > My name is John Keys, and I incorporated the Houston Computer Museum
> > in May=
> > 2003 as 501(c)(3) non-profit.
> >
> > I've been good at collecting things.  I've have various PDPs, an
> > HP3000, SE= L 810A, SDS 910, and a Cray YMP/EL8.  I have an IBM 083
> > card sorter and sev= eral keypunchs (models 024, 026, 029 and 129).  I
> > have over 1,200 books and= manuals.  And those are just a small sample.
> >
> > That's the good news.
> >
> > The bad news is that it's all in storage, in my home, or in a 3,300
> > square-= foot warehouse.  I don't have exhibit space.  You might have
> > heard that it = rains in Houston;  the warehouse has flood damage that
> > needs to be mitigate= d.
> >
> > I haven't been good at getting the 21st century to work for me, and
> > this is= where you come in.  I need a functional web page, one that
> > makes it easier= for people to donate online.  I need a contact email
link
> that works.
> >
> > If you can help me get this done, I'd be grateful.
> >
> > What's at stake?  I'm 70 years old, and if I can't make a go of this,
> > all t= hat equipment will get recycled or hauled off for scrap or
> > dumped in a land= fill.  And all of that documentation will go with it.
> >
> > If you can help me with web hosting and web page design, let me know.
> > Advi= ce is nice -- I've had lots of it -- but what I really need is
> > people who c= an step up and do what I haven't done. I need help in
> > cleaning all these ar= tifacts that were damaged by the flood. Contact
> > me by email discuss how you= can help.
> >
> > If there are enough people out there who care about this stuff, we can
> > do t= his.  You don't have to live in Houston.  You don't have to live
> > on the Gul= f Coast.  It's even OK if you don't live in Texas.
> >
> >
> > To donate online, go to http://www.hlctm.org/services.htm and click on
> > "Don= ate."
> >
> >
> >
> > To contact me, send email to hcmjkeys at yahoo dot com.
> >
> >
> > Once we have something presentable, come visit.  And thanks very much
> > for r= eading this.
> >
> >
> >
> > John Keys
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