Opening computer museums

[John Foust]

At 03:11 PM 8/18/2008, joe lobocki wrote:
>someone really should open a vintage computer museum near
>chicago...Ive toyed with the idea, i think space in the old 3com
>building in rolling meadows would be a fitting place for vintage
>computing....

I'd love to hear from anyone actually operating a computer museum.
They seem like money sinks.  You need benefactor$.  Obviously, the
best location for a computer museum would be where rich computer
people like to live.  

I'd love to hear the typical ratio between exhibit space and storage/repair 
space, for example.

- John