Something like a rent party from the 20's and 30's? Sounds like it has
promise.
On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Megan wrote:
>
> <> I was thinking that the important part of all this is just to get
> <> SOMETHING started. Don't worry about all the costs of going all out to
> <> create a computer museum type organization. Just start out with what yo
> <> can to begin with. Even if that means a garage party every month among
> <> local collectors then that's a good start. From there, people will get
>
> >Therein lies the essence of getting going. Inspired comment.
>
> >Right now Megan and I seem to be the most voluminous collectors on the
> >eastern MA area and we are close to each other. To get something going
> >needs critical mass greater than two.
>
> Hmmm... does anyone remember 'progressive dinner parties'? You'd get
> a group of friends interested in dinner, and you'd go from one house
> where you'd have one part of the meal, to another where you would have
> the next part, and so on...
>
> What about something like that for viewing collections... It would
> have to be a limited number of people at any one time, obviously...
>
> I'd definitely have to clean up... :-)
>
> Megan Gentry
> Former RT-11 Developer
>
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Received on Thu Mar 25 1999 - 15:17:43 GMT