The LCM has some of stuff (a Zenith Z150 PC computer, including monitor and an 
early paged memory expansion that I installed, a couple of Apple IIc computers 
and monitors, a printer, but probably more important, a bunch of original 
MS-DOS software diskettes and manuals from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s 
(including several versions of MS-DOS, FORTRAN, MS Word for DOS, an early 
version of Lotus-123, and other earlier software) that I used to complete my 
doctoral degree and first start my college teaching position.

But I understood at the time that Paul's LCM was actually "buying" my computer 
stuff, as they reached out to me in interest to acquire the entire lot of 
materials (after I had emailed an availability list to this very same cctalk 
group) and accepted the prices I requested without question as I recall, plus I 
was reimbursed for all shipping costs. And so I interpreted the transaction at 
the time that I no longer had rights (other than visitation rights should I 
ever visited Seattle) to these items.

I may be unclear in my understanding from the time, but at the same time none 
of what the LCM received from me was so rare or unique as to my wanting to ever 
request it back again.  I was thankful at the time that I had a place for this 
computer stuff to go. I would be sad, however, if any of it might be now in a 
dumpster or landfill, or has been sold to someone else, and so I guess I also 
don't want to hear that news either way.

Kevin Anderson
Dubuque, Iowa

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