[SIGCIS-Members] The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection

Tue Sep 10 09:40:58 PDT 2024

I, too, have fond memories of visiting Living Computers.  For a time, I know that Paul Allen had a relationship with the American Computer and Robotics museum in Bozeman, Montana. Its founder, George Keremedjiev,  traded mainframes and other devices with Paul back and forth. Sadly,  George  passed away a few years ago,  but the museum is still very active. I am not sure of its current relationship to Paul's collection, however. If you liked the Living Computers, you will like the Bozeman facility. Lots of real hardware on exhibit.
Here's a link:
https://acrmuseum.org/<https://acrmuseum.org/?gclid=CjwKCAjw3P-2BhAEEiwA3yPhwLUGIUueZm6WIGMUAsyBxYwucjUN9Jg9khDWwjcAxIS5zB44sdVPWxoCajoQAvD_BwE>

Best,
Paul Ceruzzi
Substack.com/@paulceruzzi

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Like many others, I'm disappointed to see Living Computer's demise
and auction.

Preservation is an important part of our discipline and preserving
running systems is a monumental task. So a special thanks to all
those on this list who put in the effort. I mean this not only as
a technical challenge, but as an administrative challenge. Jason
Scott's take on this might have ruffled a few feathers
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important assertion, "I want to refocus to the fact that the
Living Computer Museum was never a museum." It was always the Paul
G. Allen Collection.

A warm appreciation to those who have managed to turn Gordon
Bell's collection (USA) and Heinz Nixdorf's legacy (Germany) into
something longer lasting. And all the others big and small that
keep the doors open and even (sometimes) systems running.

/David

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