> On May 8, 2024, at 7:56 AM, CAREY SCHUG via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
>
> At a local linux meeting, the leader was disparaging any resurrection of old
> technology
>
> Anybody else reminded of the science fiction story where ethereal life forms
> arrive from a distant star system after receiving our first radio
> transmissions. ...
An entirely different story but also much about preserving technology is
"Lucifer's Hammer" by Niven & Pournelle. It's the reason I have the two-volume
set of "The Way Things Work" on my bookshelf.
paul
