On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Hans B Pufal wrote:
> Which reminds me that Sellam is also mentioned in New Scientist (a
> british publication) dated 15 Dec. The article is a review of
> Christine Finn's book mentioned on the list previously.
>
> From the review:
>
> There are many privately held collections. Still in his twenties, Sellam
> Ismail is nostalgic for the machines of his childhood and obsesivly
> collects them. He owns a vinatge computer warehouse containing
> everything form Altairs to Sinclair ZX80's. He also hunts out software,
> and is often called upon to recover "lost" data form old machines.
> Finding the right operating system is already like stumbling upon the
> Rosetta Stone.
>
> - end citation
Hey, cool! Any chance of getting a copy sent to me for my vanity file?
:)
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