From: bobdobbs@dejanews.com
"Ira" wrote in message
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>N Morrison wrote:
>> On Aug 13, 6:51 pm, Michael Black wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Not if it's from Ira.
>
> Thanks Neil.
>
> No scam. As mentioned, they don't even care if it works as long as it
> looks good (since its a display model). Hopefully someone who was
> scamming would at least have the sense to try to scam a working model I
> with a working expansion interface and working disk drive :)
>
> By the way, you are correct that they do not have a technology collection
> (I had asked a related question). That is why they will be getting rid of
> it once the traveling exhibition they have planned has completed its tour
> (in a decade) ... and because it is a traveling exhibition, it would be
> too difficult for them to borrow one (as they would then be responsible
> for it to a third party).
>
> The museum's web site is at http://www.amnh.org
>
> So, if anyone cares to donate, I will simply pass your email to the
> Exhibition Developer who contacted me and be out of it. As of the time of
> the posting of this reply message, they are still in need.
Advanced Computer Products in Santa Ana, California had a computer museum in
their store. I understand the store closed, but still operate as mail order.
Maybe they would be willing to donate their TRS-80's.
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