Museum for sale

[js at cimmeri.com]

----- Rich Alderson  wrote:
 I would consider Robert Krten's pdp12.org to be an on-line museum,

----- Dan Roganti    wrote:
Such a collection is quite admirable and valuable.

But using the term "online museum" just *continues* to depreciate the meaning of a museum.

Anyone can make a website, take photos, copy documentation, etc, etc, and then call it an online museum.
Then who's to say that you ever have to own the equipment anymore in the first place ?

=Dan
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mu·se·um (my›-z¶“…m) n. Abbr. mus. 1. A building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value.  {American Heritage}

By this def, Robert's home (a "place") and website qualify collectively as a modest museum.   I think it's better to argue over the aspects of his museum -- such as quality, size, rank amongst others, etc -- rather than what word Robert has likely casually ascribed to his purpose.

Evan, when I invite others into my house, I often joke, "welcome to the museum" or if I don't, they call it that.   There's casual usages of words, then there's serious ones.

   John Singleton