On 6/25/24 18:50, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
I think this is an appropriate time for this announcement.

Over the many years I've been collecting, there have been more than several
instances of a collector dying and their collection effectively being cast
to the wind because their surviving spouse or family members have no idea
what to do with their computer collection.  We are all very aware of this
unfortunate phenomenon.

To that end, I've been developing a Revocable Living Trust (RLT) for
computer collectors.  I've been working on this off and on for the past
many months, and though it isn't quite ready yet, this is a good
opportunity to announce my plans.

Well, this is very interesting!  I finally gave away (to the LSSM) my one TRULY rare item.  I displayed it at the VCFMW in fall 2022, it was a Honeywell Alert computer that was developed for the X-15 project.  It was as far as I know the first delivered all IC computer.  Honeywell started designing it in 1964 and had deliverable units in 1965, so they started development after the Apollo Guidance Computer, but got done earlier.  The amazing part of this is that I got a 2-volume history of the development document from Honeywell for this system.  The rest of my stuff is fairly pedestrian.

I think I will take you up on this offer when it is ready.  My wife knows nothing of what this stuff is, and my kids really don't know a whole lot either.

Jon

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