Clueless Museums (was: Final Xerox Star demo)

From: William Donzelli <william_at_ans.net>
Date: Mon Jun 8 19:16:39 1998

> Yes, but documentation can get lost. For 'rare' machines, important
> machines, etc you do keep a log of repairs/restorations, but
> none-the-less it can get separated from the machine. I'd rather not
> confuse future collectors even more.

It is always a good idea to make a condensed copy, maybe even _very_
condensed, and keep them with the machine - tucking (and securing) notes
away in unused parts of the case or cabinet.

I think you made a good point here - saying "rare" and "important". These
are the machines that really need to be treated like this. The common (or
even uncommon) stuff really does not _need_ to be treated like the last
artifact on Earth, because it isn't. When the population of original Apple
IIs drops down to single digit numbers, then action needs to be taken.
Until then, I do not think anyone is going to gripe about hacking them up.

William Donzelli
william_at_ans.net
Received on Mon Jun 08 1998 - 19:16:39 BST