WHERE IS YOUR MUSEUM? Was:Re: What's your specialty?

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Mon Feb 11 09:44:12 2002

It's nice to see someone else reaching their goal with having a museum.
Where is it located? Best of luck with it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Graham" <Adrian.Graham_at_corporatemicrosystems.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 4:49 AM
Subject: RE: What's your specialty?


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sellam Ismail [mailto:foo_at_siconic.com]
> > Sent: 05 February 2002 14:55
> > To: Classic Computers Mailing List
> > Subject: What's your specialty?
> >
> > Ok, now's your chance to discuss your specialty and get the
> > attention of
> > other folks who have stuff that you may want.
>
> I collect anything related to home computing apart from IBM-compatible
> PeeCees 'cos there's far too many of the bloody things and they don't
> interest me.
> My definition of the 'interesting' times is from the Magnavox Odyssey
to the
> Escom Amiga 1200 (ie the last one, not the CBM one). I'm also very
> interested in the development of the early machines; how they came
about,
> what thoughts and ideas were to go into them, what actually ended up
IN them
> etc etc.
> This means I'm collecting documentation, books, software etc as well
as the
> machines themselves.
>
> Anyone got a spare Magnavox Odyssey? :) I've got one game (Baseball)
but no
> console......
>
> Other news: I'm buying Bo Zimmerman's spare C65, and hopefully soon
will be
> hosting several machines from the early development of Sinclair
products,
> such as a prototype Spectrum board and one of the prototype Grundy
> Newbrains. Museum premises are nearly finalised too - 500 square feet
of
> space over 2 floors; the only downside is I'm renting rather than
buying so
> I'm limited as to what I can actually DO to the place.
>
> a
>
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