You should draft the letter ASAP. Also send via registered mail. And if you are claiming ownership, send a copy to the auction house.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 25, 2024, at 15:27, cz via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > Yeah, but at least for AI he actually seemed to care about it as something > he used back in the early 80's. > > *sigh* I was wondering if it would come to this. I guess I need to draft a > letter to the executor of this mess, asking them to please open AI, look in > the inside metal pocket on the door, and read the letter I wrote when Rich > came out to pick the system up. > > Because I knew inside that this would happen. It happened at MIT, happened at > FTP, happened at Sandstorm, happened at Digex. And each time I had to go out > AGAIN and pick the damn thing up to take care of it. > > Funny. I said at the time that Paul would never go bankrupt or lose interest > and that AI was finally safe. But I knew in my heart it wouldn't be. So I > guess it's time to rent a U-Haul > > Again.... > > So who do I contact? > > CZ > > CZ@MIT-AI > >> On 6/25/2024 4:51 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote: >>> On 6/25/24 13:28, Tom Uban via cctalk wrote: >>> If Paul Allen was unable to setup his museum, something he clearly cared >>> deeply about, in a way that would not be dissolved when he passed, who >>> could? >> Mr. Allen collected a lot of things, which, given his wealth, probably >> can be viewed in the same way that we have an attic full of old stuff. >> --Chuck
