On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 6:45 AM, dwight <dkel...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Being a hobby project, Bruce gets distracted by earning > money and working on other projects. > The barn is not the best place for things as things get dusty. > Most things are in visible storage. Things could use cataloging. > I'm sure Bruce would love to have volunteers to help > keep things in order. > It is all about free time. > Dwight > > > > From: billdeg...@gmail.com > > > > I have been there before, Bruce gave a tour of the museum. Worth the > > visit when it's open if you get the chance. The items are not powered > > on and generally speaking items are on picnic tables with red/white > > tablecloths. There is also a bus called "Further" on the property and > > a pg pen. It's kind of like a mountain farm with historical computers > > in the barn. b > > > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 10:50 PM, steve shumaker <shuma...@att.net> > wrote: > > > On 8/24/2015 3:30 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > > >> > > >> Hey all- > > >> > > >> I've always wondered about this. > > >> > > >> Their website hasn't seen a proper update in years, and it looks like > they > > >> have a lot of choice hardware donated to them that they may not be > > >> maintaining... Is it open to the public? > > >> > > >> Are people actively volunteering there to make sure this stuff is > shown > > >> some love and not falling into disrepair? Keeping leaky batteries, > > >> capacitors, rust at bay, and doing repairs? Imaging disks? > > >> > > >> They have some very worthwhile examples of machines but I haven't seen > > >> much > > >> from them as an organization in years! > > >> > > >> I'm sure lots of people would be willing to help if they are > > >> under-resourced. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> > > >> - Ian > > >> > > >> > > > > > > I run into the owner occasionally. Between family commitments and > > > significant work related travel, he's been over committed for over two > > > years. Bruce lurks here when he has time/access. > > > > > > steve > > > > > > > > -- > > Bill > > vintagecomputer.net > >
Some of Bruce's exploits have been on Facebook lately - he's quite busy. I had quite a few conversations with him a couple of years ago, although I'm sorry to say I've never been able to visit. -- Ian -- Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical Narrative Through a Design Lens Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org> University of Washington There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
