oi ancient IBM computer "Bible"

[jim]

Chris M wrote:

>wouldn't it be nice though...wouldn't it be real nice
>if the winner would take something like that, scan it,
>and make it available to the dumb masses? Perhaps a
>group bidding network should be formulated and really
>crazy stuff like that could be made publicly
>available, instead of just going into someone's
>private stash, or just to sit behind glass in some
>museum. 
>  
>
The psycho, er, ah seller in this case is "computer knowledgable" to
quote one of his emails to me in the past, and could do the scanning
as a service to collectors as well, and not detract from the value
of his items.

I commented to him about something in the past, and got back a
hate filled response from him and would never buy anything from
this guy.

sad to say, he has a lot of stuff that probably is significant.  which
points up one of the things that can be really frustrating about buying
anything, the bad seller.

I have had few bad experiences with people on ebay, but I didn't
even buy from this guy and he went nuts.

as to "behind glass" in museums, I hope that is not a permanent
situation with respect to documentation and software.

Jim