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One of our collectors has got a bit of press. See:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/24431 ... collection

Apparently Clinton's also got a slot on National Radio today at 2.10pm!

I've been to his place and remember that room. There are other rooms filled with similar gear.

Good luck with the initiative Clinton!

If, like me, you're going to be stuckat a dfesk at work, you can listen to National Radio live here: http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/live/nat ... aptive.asx

When I look at the stacks of computers behind him all I was thinking was he's lucky he doesn't live in Christchurch

Just heard the interview. Well done Clinton, and let us know how it goes with Kim DotCom.

What's plan B and C though?

tezza wrote:Just heard the interview. Well done Clinton, and let us know how it goes with Kim DotCom.

Thanks. I suprise myself if I'm ever able to talk in conversation with people given my introversion. Tuesday at work was the first time in 6 years I was presented with a situation where I actually talked in front of people/students so I'm not very practised.

tezza wrote:What's plan B and C though?

There's only a plan A It's the most realistic when considering the alternative of public funding. There are lots of sources of funding from community trusts and funds like that but they're all one-off sums which might cover a temporary exhibition somewhere, not a museum with ongoing costs.

I have always thought we collectors could co-ordinate a bit and do an exhibition at every Armageddon event. I think a vintage computing/gaming display would fit very well with the event and interest levels in the type of people going along. The only difficult thing I have to resolve is the idea of doing something for free at a for-(their)-profit type event.

manuka wrote:When I look at the stacks of computers behind him all I was thinking was he's lucky he doesn't live in Christchurch

It'll probably be the death of me! They'll find me buried under a pile of computers and my epitaph will say along with that picture in the paper, something along the lines of "he saw the signs but failed to Think". I'm sure IBM will send some chips in condolence inscribed "in loving Memory(chips)"...

Or something MUD-esque. "YetiSeti was bludgeoned by a Commodore 128D"

YetiSeti wrote:The only difficult thing I have to resolve is the idea of doing something for free at a for-(their)-profit type event.

Yeah, I'm not sure how that would work. Having just been at Armageddon this year with WotW, I can definitely say it's very expensive as an exhibitor... Unless you're a cast member from Star Trek.