> On Jul 15, 2024, at 8:38 PM, Rick Bensene via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
> wrote:
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> Dennis Boone wrote:
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>> 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.
A problem with the whole discussion is that there are two rather different
questions: the fate of Paul Allen's collection (things he owned, so that the
estate now owns) vs. the fate of LCM (a non-profit organization which also owns
things, and those are not part of Paul Allen's estate).
Some things we tend to think of as belonging to the museum in fact appear to be
Paul Allen's property, like a PDP-10. I don't know if the Purdue 6500 is in
that category; probably yes since Christie attempted to mention it. On the
other hand, various things donated to LCM presumably are not being auctioned
since they are not property of the Paul Allen estate, though it's certainly a
good question what will happen to them given that the museum is permanently
closed.
For the more interesting Paul Allen items, I wonder if there are people here
who would try to bid on them, either as individuals or as members of a team of
rescuers. I'm seriously tempted to try that for the 6500, even though the
notion of winning and having to pay for transportation is a big scary.
paul
