On 3/16/22 15:12, Mark Kahrs via cctalk wrote:
The LSSM is very interested in this machine for public display. It would
complement the museum's collection of PDP-11s and other 16 bit machines.
By "very interested", Mark means "is actively pursuing". Some of our
donors are willing to foot t
On 3/16/22 16:56, Dave McGuire via cctalk wrote:
The LSSM is very interested in this machine for public display. It would
complement the museum's collection of PDP-11s and other 16 bit machines.
By "very interested", Mark means "is actively pursuing". Some of o
On 3/17/22 09:30, Tom Hunter wrote:
Your following comment is offensive:
"I hope these systems go to a good home, and don't disappear into the
black hole of a private collection."
So sorry.
You equate private collections with black holes. I think on the contrary
many private collectors do
On 3/17/22 12:10, Jay Logue wrote:
I interpreted "disappear into the black hole of a private collection" as
meaning "regrettably unavailable for viewing and/or use by anyone but
the collector". This has nothing to do with how well the systems are
preserved.
Thank you Jay, that's the bigges
On 3/17/22 13:14, Jay Logue wrote:
If I'd known that opening a museum would be met wish such hostility,
from day one, I'd never have gone to the trouble.
>
Please don't say that. Now is the time to thicken the skin and persevere.
I appreciate your efforts, as do a lot of other people I susp
On 3/17/22 13:56, Ethan O'Toole wrote:
I interpreted "disappear into the black hole of a private collection"
as meaning "regrettably unavailable for viewing and/or use by anyone
but the collector". This has nothing to do with how well the systems
are preserved.
And while the particular choice
On 3/17/22 14:19, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote:
In LSSM's case, it's a wholly-occupied 14,000 square foot commercial
storefront building that nobody lives in, in a downtown shopping
district, as distinguished from the typical private collection in a
garage, basement, etc.
Right, I know you
On 3/17/22 17:27, P Gebhardt wrote:
> Ok, it hit $1200, we're out of the running. I hope these systems go
to a good home, and don't disappear into the black hole of a private
collection.
I think that next time, you should consider to rephrase this in a more
considerate way. There are publ
On 3/18/22 04:19, Joshua Rice wrote:
These are all valid concerns, especially since some collectors generally
have eyes bigger then their belly, wanting more machines than they have
the appropriate storage for. I fear i have been just as guilty (though i
generally keep anything of value outside
On 3/29/22 10:51, Brielle via cctalk wrote:
Yes, saw an article that said he was fine. Not sure if there’s been any
updates since that article though given how things have escalated…
I exchanged email with Dmitry Cherepanov this morning. He is
understandably heartbroken, but he and his fa
Most of you have heard of the Large Scale Systems Museum, a public
museum in the Pittsburgh area that is focused on minicomputers,
mainframes, and supercomputers. LSSM has been closed for renovations
and expansion for the past several months; we've added nearly a
thousand square feet of new ex
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