Dumb asses couldn't even get the computer right.....
"A highlight of the sale is a computer that Allen helped restore and on
which he worked, a DEC PDP-10: KI-10. Built in 1971, it’s the first
computer that both Allen and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ever used
prior to founding Microsoft. It’s estimated to fetch $30,000 to $50,000."
A) It's a DecSystem 20/20, not a KI.
B) They used it in the mid 80's
C) He really did care about it, but not enough to save it.
I am really annoyed with this. I don't WANT to have to go up there with
the U-Haul and get the damn thing. It's BIG. It has a TU77 magtape drive
that isn't working properly because the TM03's 18 bit fiddler is screwed
up.
*grumble*
CZ
On 6/25/2024 3:21 PM, John Herron via cctalk wrote:
What a disappointing shame. It happens to too many good computer museums. I
wonder if there's a solution for the future. Hopefully they're in contact
with CHM and others prior to the auction but it unfortunately sounds like
they're looking for money more than preservation :-(
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 11:47 AM Christian Liendo via cctalk <
cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-museum-logs-off-for-good-as-paul-allen-estate-will-auction-vintage-items/
Living Computers Museum + Labs, the Seattle institution created by the
late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen as a hands-on showcase for rare
computing technology and interactive displays, will not reopen, more
than four years after closing just ahead of the pandemic.
Allen’s estate, which has been managing and winding down his vast
array of holdings since his death in 2018, confirmed to GeekWire that
the 12-year-old museum is closed for good. The estate also announced
Tuesday that some key pieces from Allen’s personal collection of
computer artifacts, displayed over the years at Living Computers, will
be auctioned by Christie’s as part of a broader sale of various Allen
items later this year.
