Drop the civility discussion or the LCM+L discussion? The LCM+L discussion raises important questions about finding good homes for one’s vintage computer collection after one passes on.
I got more passionate about making sure this kind of stuff got saved when in the late 90s I found that little of what I worked on at Burroughs in the late 80s was available most anywhere. I didn’t donate the item that I donated to LCM+L just to see it get scrapped. I know of at least one other person who donated rare items there on the condition they would be preserved. alan > On Jul 15, 2024, at 17:38, Rick Bensene via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > wrote: > > > Dennis Boone wrote: > >> Folks, > >> Once again, it seems I need to ask everyone to drop this discussion. I >> _still_ don't > >> want to have the moderation flags and banhammers. > > Seconded. > > Though, I'll get in my last words about it before the thread hopefully dies > off. > > The situation with LCM+L is what it is. Unless someone has the wherewithal > to challenge the whole mess within the legal system (and probably lose > anyway), there's nothing that anyone can do about it. I, as is clear many > others who inhabit this list, have a great deal of frustration built up > about the demise of LCM+L. With me, it's most specifically felt in the way > that the whole thing was executed. At some point, though, I just have to let > it go, which is right now. I agree with Dennis that the time has come for > this discussion to expire. > > LCM+L R.I.P. You will be missed. Thanks to all (which includes some > members of this list) who contributed to the amazing place that LCM+L was. > Mr. Allen's heart was in the right place, or he wouldn't have devoted his > resources to creating it in the first place. Unfortunately, his life didn't > last long enough for him to assure that after he was gone it would have some > means by which it could continue on in his memory. > > Rick Bensene > The Old Calculator Museum > https://oldcalculatormuseum.com > Beavercreek, Oregon USA > > >
