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-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Tothwolf > Sent: 04 September 2015 19:28 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > 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 > > > > -- > > > > Subject: Houston (and everywhere else), we have ... an opportunity > > From: hlctmi...@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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
