I see your point on that Tony......
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Duell" <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: *** Ideas needed for developing interactive displays....
> >
> > >>> Jules, yes a large hard drive seeing would be very
> > >>> interesting. <snip> .... the size of a washing machine but
> > >>> all glassed in top... lots of power lots of heat......
> >
> > While I have not been following every message in this thread..It seems
like
> > a replica might be the best way to go. Could definitely "play some
games" to
>
> NO!!!!
>
> Sorry, but I object to technical museums that present replicas (and
> emulators hidden inside the case of an older machine, and...) as the real
> thing. You would not accept an art gallery that showed copies of the
> famous paintings, you shouldn't accept it for computers either.
>
> If I go to a museum it's because I want to see the real machine -- one I
> don't happen to already have. I don't want to see a fake.
>
> -tony
>
>
Received on Wed Sep 08 2004 - 00:52:30 BST