[inforoots] Comments on the laptop / Grid thread

[Michael Hart]

On Sat, 18 Feb 2006, Bill Selmeier wrote:

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> Anyone wishing to donate artifacts to the Computer History Museum in Mountain 
> View, CA should go to the Museum's web page:
> http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/donateArtifact/ .  Links from this 
> page provide a wealth of informaiton including items especially wanted, items 
> the Museum already has in sufficient quantity (e.g. I counted 11 Osbornes a 
> while ago so I think it will not be  needed) and donation forms.  A committee 
> meets weekly, I think on Tuesday, and you will get a prompt response from the 
> Accessions Manager.  Anything about physical delivery, etc will be determined 
> after it is accepted by this committee.

Hmmm. . .I'll have to talk with them.

Perhaps they can refer people to donate these to Project Gutenberg's museum
when their museum has enough?


> These things are all precious to us but it is amazing how much is still out 
> there and how much has already been donated.  The Museum's collections in 
> total now measures in the tens of thousands.  The public areas, Visible 
> Storage, The Chess Exhibit, and Innovation 101 amounting to 600+ artifacts is 
> less than 5% of the physical collection.  For those local to Mountain View, 
> the prize is to volunteer and you will have the opportunity to see much of 
> the remaining 95+%.

I've been there, but only in passing.

> If getting you in means personally walking through that is easy, the current 
> open hours are 1-4 Wed and Fri and 11-5 Saturdays.  Other days continue to be 
> explored, but it takes courage.

I was thinking of becoming an exhibit in such a museum.

[Internet Pioneer Working In Glass Booth, Mornings, Only]

;-)))

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> Bill, who is local, for now.

If I get out there again, perhaps we can go together.



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