On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Hans Franke wrote:
> Serious: I think it's a) mor than just a 'national' issue,
> and b) giving your legacy to any kind of 'big' museum / collection
> wouldn't be better than auctioning every single piece for
> maximum profit (for the heir).
The main problem I see with bequeathing your entire collection to a museum
en masse is that the museum would not necessarily want everything in your
collection (how many VIC-20s could they want?) or would not be able to
handle it. That's why my plan is to name some local collectors as
beneficiaries, so that machines that they could individually appreciate
would go to them. Of course, creating a foundation to entrust the entire
collection to is preferable. Getting it properly and perpetually funded
after I've been purged from the cache is the challenge.
I see that had I read further, Hans addressed this issue.
> At first, a 'big' collection, like a museum (and I just
> assume there will be in the future some computer museums
> at least the size of car collections) will have already
> more than 95% of your (or mine) collection, counting the
> CPU's, so they only need 5% for display. The rest will be
> surplus or spare parts in best case.
> Second, they will have, for shure, already more computers
> and accessories than they are able to display. So yours
> might never be seen again autside the warehouse.
> Third, (and most important in my eyes) 99% of all of the
> hard to get software and documentation will never go on
> display
But at least it will be preserved for future research, which is important.
> Personal I have not decided what to do with my collection
> (althrugh I alredy have a last will where several persons
> are picked to get some parts or to be responsible for the
> distribution).
You mean you don't remember signing them over to me when you were
visiting? Alcohol does that to a brain. (You'd better check your wallet
too.)
> c) sell them among fellow collectors for their real
> value. That means for example 100 USD for a C65
> or a chicklet PET.
Are we talking eBay dollars or swap meet dollars?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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