Who is vintagecomputermuseum?

[Michael Lee]

I would not be the first to say that would be cool in the Chicago 
area...  But alas, reality is a very big lack of funding, time and to 
some extent, public interest in the Chicago area.  Chicago culturally is 
a financial business focused area, and although much technology exists 
in the area, the culture just doesn't seem to harness the mentality.
Personally, my "ideal museum" I would like to see is a technology 
learning center in the Chicago area, with a focus in the history.  A 
place where the talented youth can have a club like atmosphere with 
resources to explore.  No better learning it, than doing it, esp. with a 
need.  I believe the way to advance the technology is to understand the 
basics which is easily apparent and understandable in vintage computers.

Mike



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....
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Jules Richardson
> <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Dave McGuire wrote:
>>     
>>>  I sold one of my Crays on eBay recently (I'll be delivering it to
>>> Wisconsin this week), and in another similar situation, the buyer of that
>>> system is also getting a PDP-8/e from me.
>>>       
>> Is that going to the Chippewa Falls museum? I think that museum - despite
>> being 300 miles away - is the closest thing to vintage computing around me.
>> At some point I'll just hop in a car and drive there for a visit...
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> Jules
>>
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