From: et472@ncf.ca   
      
   On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, Ira wrote:   
      
   > Do you have a Model I that you would like to see go to a really important   
   > good home?   
   >   
   > The American Natural History Museum in New York City is looking for a Model I   
   > in good physical shape to tour with an upcoming traveling exhibition. The   
   > tour would last 10 years which is why they are interested in acquiring the   
   > Model I instead of borrowing it. At the end of the tour they will be donating   
   > it to another non-profit exhibition.   
   >   
   Shouldn't that be "American Museum of Natural History"?   
      
   And a computer is not a living thing, which then makes it an odd thing   
   to be wanted by a natural history museum, which are about living things.   
      
   I actually thought there might be a need to run old software, yet that   
   can't be if it doesn't have to be working.   
      
   So either scamming is afoot, or something else is not right.   
      
       Michael   
      
      
   > Similar to the old Billy Crystal Saturday Night Live skit, it is much better   
   > for the Model I "to look good than to feel good". While it would be nice if   
   > it worked, they are more interested in a Model I which is physically good   
   > looking, as it will be on display. A non-working Model I is fine by them.   
   >   
   > The Model I does not need to have, but can have, an expansion interface and   
   > floppy disks. That would augment the exhibition, but they are really after   
   > the Monitor / Keyboard.   
   >   
   > If you can donate your Model I, please let me know and I will put you in   
   > direct contact with the appropriate person. They can, and will, provide a   
   > letter of donation for the IRS (although the donor would have to provide the   
   > value).   
   >   
      
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