Re: Retrology Computing: Beyond ReactiveMicro

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

<kinkapalms@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> On Friday, 7 December 2012 10:34:49 UTC+10, Tempest  wrote:
>>> Since I was just a boy of 5 years old I have had a dream of opening a 
>>> computer museum
>> 
>> You too?  I thought I was the only person with that dream. 
> 
> LOL, I have always had that dream as well.  Most of us older computer
> enthusiasts (I'm 47) probably have the same dream.  :)
> 
> After years and years of going through the approvals process, I finally
> set-up a mini computer museum at my local university a few years ago,
> with my own kit that I have owned and collected over the decades.  It's a
> massive quad door locked glass cabinet, located in the IT department's
> foyer.  It's only stage 1, but if I can get more space, I'll be expanding
> (got quite a bit more gear to display, want to get interactive displays going, etc).
> 
> Your museum sounds like it will be at least 100x the size of mine. 
> Please do go for it and set it up !!  :)
> 
> I'm also be interested in your remakes / clones / etc projects.  Please
> post messages here when you have any news / updates. :)
> 
> All the best,
> 
>  Moose OMalley
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The problem I see with private museums is that, like websites, they tend to
last only as long as their owners (or their owners' interest). 

I, too, have a large collection of Apple II and electronic artifacts, some
common, some very rare. Almost all of these items are not appreciated by
more than a few people (yes, you!), and I don't have a long time to "place"
the many items. The likely result is that much of my collection (pile?) is
destined for--what?--the dumpster?

I hope that it doesn't come to this, but my "museum", like many, seems
likely to vanish...

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon