Re: giving my entire computer colletion away

["Simon D. Williams" <bb065@chebucto.ns.ca>]

On 3 Nov 2006, PZ wrote:

> 
> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> > Apparently, it is not easy to find an institution willing to
> > accept a large lot of what they see as *very* specialized
> > equipment.
> >
> > A "typical" technology museum is much more interested in breadth
> > (Apple, Commodore, Sol, etc., etc.) than in depth in a single line
> > of machines--even if it is the single most influential machine in
> > the pre-standardized world of computing.  ;-)
> 
> Apple II's just need to outlive all of those "other" platforms.  We
> already have an advantage from all of the surplus machines cast off by
> the education industry.  Now all we need is a climate controlled bunker
> in northern Canada to stash our machines once we kick the bucket.  500
> years from now, when nothern Canada will be a tropical paradise, we'll
> have prettier piles of plastic, metal & fiberglass dust than anyone
> else.  We'll show those rat bastard commies then!   :-P

I have to do some work on the climate control, but I've already started
quite a stash in my garage... er, bunker.
-s
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