a pity you were not in Arizona, we would have given the Wang a home in a
heartbeat!
Thanks Ed Sharpe archivist for SMECC
Please check our web site at
http://www.smecc.org
to see other engineering fields, communications and computation stuff we
buy, and by all means when in Arizona drop in and see us.
address:
coury house / smecc
5802 w palmaire ave
glendale az 85301
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Battle" <frustum_at_pacbell.net>
To: <General Discussion :>; "On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: CHM gripe (was: rarest computers)
> Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
>
> ...
> > Anything that comes my way like that I usually channel over the the
> > Computer History Museum. This would include several important items so
> > far.
>
> I'm not so keen on the CHM. I don't know if I aired this already or
> not, but I think not.
>
> When I left the bay area a couple months ago, I tried to give my working
> wang 2200 with terminal, manuals, working floppy disk system,
> fixed/removable hard disk system, and disks.
>
> It took a LOT of work (weeks of one-sided prodding) on my part to have
> them consider it. "The curator will contact you in a few days..." (a
> week passes), another email, "The curator will contact you in a few
> days...", more time passes, another email, "Could you describe it
> again?", etc.
>
> After more than a month of delay, I received and email with the tenor of
> a form letter along these lines: Dear Jim, thank you for considering the
> CHM. Unfortunately at this time we don't have an interest in obtaining
> your keypunch machine. Here are the names of some other museums that
> may be interested ...
>
> It went to the digibarn instead. That they didn't want my computer
> isn't what ruffled me -- it was their seeming indifference to what I
> thought was a generous offer. At any rate, I'm sure the computer ended
> up with someone (Bruce) who appreciates it more than the CHM.
>
>
>
>
Received on Sun Aug 08 2004 - 13:02:15 BST