This is incredibly depressing. Such a priceless collection of unique computing artifacts, many the last examples of their kind. And at the LCM the public could reach out and touch them, play games on them, explore them!
And now the collection is parceled off and scattered six ways to Sunday, so an heiress can add a few million to her inheritance of billions, presumably.
How many of these will languish and fall to neglect? And why the fuck did none of the rich tech bros buy out the museum to keep it open? What will become of that CDC 6500?
maybe no one knows what to do with it? This is the problem with collecting. it needs storage and time. Many people don't want to devote the time to having to run a museum. It's not a matter of cheapness.
In the case of LCM, it would have simply been a matter of employing the people who previously worked there. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to do it - that seems like a strange thing to do - but it is not a mystery what needed to be done.
I wouldn't want to speculate on what Paul Allen's sister would have asked for everything, or whether she's even someone who can be dealt with. But I do tend to think we're going to see these priceless historical artifacts go for pennies on the dollar. There's a lot that could be said about that, but certainly the work of the people who were employed at that museum was a great part of its value.
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This is incredibly depressing. Such a priceless collection of unique computing artifacts, many the last examples of their kind. And at the LCM the public could reach out and touch them, play games on them, explore them!
And now the collection is parceled off and scattered six ways to Sunday, so an heiress can add a few million to her inheritance of billions, presumably.
How many of these will languish and fall to neglect? And why the fuck did none of the rich tech bros buy out the museum to keep it open? What will become of that CDC 6500?
maybe no one knows what to do with it? This is the problem with collecting. it needs storage and time. Many people don't want to devote the time to having to run a museum. It's not a matter of cheapness.
In the case of LCM, it would have simply been a matter of employing the people who previously worked there. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to do it - that seems like a strange thing to do - but it is not a mystery what needed to be done.
I wouldn't want to speculate on what Paul Allen's sister would have asked for everything, or whether she's even someone who can be dealt with. But I do tend to think we're going to see these priceless historical artifacts go for pennies on the dollar. There's a lot that could be said about that, but certainly the work of the people who were employed at that museum was a great part of its value.
then they aren't priceless if that is what people are willing to pay? Storage imposes a cost. it's the white elephant problem.