Keys resurfaces

[Sean Caron]

I agree; it seems like if he really needed to raise some money, he could
offer even a few of those choice pieces to other collectors ... sounds like
he's got plenty of stuff other collectors would offer good money for, if
it's not completely soaked or corroded out ...

Best,

Sean


On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Lee Courtney <leec2124 at gmail.com> wrote:

> " I'm 70 years old, and if I can't make a go of this, all that equipment
> will get recycled or hauled off for scrap or dumped in a landfill.  And all
> of that documentation will go with it."
>
> A web page is not the solution to his problem. A new home for his
> collection is.
>
> Lee C.
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 11:27 AM, Tothwolf <tothwolf at concentric.net> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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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> Lee Courtney
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