On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
> > Actually, if the curator follows all of the museum rules to the letter, I
> > can see why he would have refused the cards. However, having the later
>
> Then the museum rules are broken IMHO.
>
> Preserving a computer or technological artifact is rather different IMHO
> from preserving a piece of art. In the latter case the visual appearance
> is what matters, in the former case it's the function.
That's what we're here for. We preserve the machines for their
functionality. In 30 years, people will be coming to see our collections
of working computers instead of wasting time at such museums watching
static displays of dubious historical accuracy.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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