On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Jeff Hellige wrote:
> You know, I really liked Jeffrey's observation, but Sellam's
> reply gave me a good chuckle. My thoughts on it are that history is
> something to be passed on, with as little personal bias and as much
> fact as possible, so that the same mistakes aren't repeated. Often,
> it takes the fresh eyes to bring something into proper perspective
> when the original participants are too close to the problem to see it
> in an unbiased light.
Good point. Revisionist historians are oft times derided for trying to
see into events things the actual participants claim was just not the
case. But sometimes it's really their own personal biases that taint
their memories.
It's important to collect as many objects, stories, and data as possible
today, so that tomorrow's historians can paint an accurate picture of what
when on we were in the midst of it all.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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