Museums

From: Mike <dogas_at_leading.net>
Date: Wed Mar 24 11:35:07 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Museums


>>Saxonville, Mass. When I called, I was told that all they had left was
>>a 2500 sq-ft area... at *$8* per sq-ft. That's US$20000 (I believe for
>>a year), $1667/month. If this could be a club formed as a non-profit
>>organization, and if I could get $10/month out of people, we'd need
>>167 members just to pay for the space... Then we have electric, which
>>I would suspect will be a major part of the cost for such a power-oriented
>>hobby.
>
>Don't forget this is America, land of the lawsuit, something like this
>would potentially need some hefty insurance because of all the "dangerous
>items".
>

I would also imagine the museum brick and morter will have to be
electronically shielded to allow things like trs-80 mod 1s to operate in a
commercial zone.

- Mike: dogas_at_leading.net
Received on Wed Mar 24 1999 - 11:35:07 GMT

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