What are the odds that the letter was removed and lost when the system was disassembled to be shipped to the auction house? I suspect that what was ultimately a handshake deal is going to be ignored here.
Mike On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 6:31 PM Wayne S via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > 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 >
