Paul Allen's Computer Museum to Be Auctioned
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Paul Allen's Computer Museum to Be Auctioned
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#2There was a really good post with significant background earlier this year:
> Is the Living Computer Museum Dead?
https://www.pcjs.org/blog/2023/02/16/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34831880 (238 comments)
> At the time, Vulcan CEO Bill Hilf framed the closure both as an unavoidable consequence of COVID-19 and as a difficult decision that was actually in keeping with Paul Allen’s wishes – that how Paul wanted his money to be spent after he was gone was very different from when he was alive.
> Yet it’s almost impossible to square the idea that Paul Allen, after investing so much time, energy, and money in the Living Computer Museum and its people – not to mention his express hope that efforts like his would not be “lost to time” – would have also left instructions that could somehow be interpreted to justify completely shutting down LCM after his death.
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#3I wish someone like Bill Gates would step in to save the museum and its items.
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#4My initial thought was "why don't they donate it to another vintage computing museum?"
https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-muse...
> The estate previously teamed up with Christie’s for a November 2022 auction of 155 masterpieces from Allen’s extensive art collection. It was the world’s most successful single-owner fine art auction ever, raising a record $1.62 billion.
I'm sure they are expecting a huge payout here as well. Understandable but sad nonetheless.
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#5Really sad to see something so amazing get picked apart for its value.
I really wish Paul set up endowments to continue his projects. I don’t know if he knew how his sister would handle his estate but it doesn’t seem like what he wanted.
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#7My initial thought was "why don't they donate it to another vintage computing museum?" https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-muse... > The estate previously teamed up with Christie’s for a November 2022 auction of 155 masterpieces from Allen’s extensive art collection. It was the world’s most successful single-owner fine art auction ever, raising a record $1.62 billion. I'm sure they are expecting a…
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#8There was a really good post with significant background earlier this year: > Is the Living Computer Museum Dead? https://www.pcjs.org/blog/2023/02/16/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34831880 (238 comments) > At the time, Vulcan CEO Bill Hilf framed the closure both as an unavoidable consequence of COVID-19 and as a difficult decision that was actually in keeping with Paul Allen’s wishes – that how Paul wanted…
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#9My initial thought was "why don't they donate it to another vintage computing museum?" https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattles-living-computers-muse... > The estate previously teamed up with Christie’s for a November 2022 auction of 155 masterpieces from Allen’s extensive art collection. It was the world’s most successful single-owner fine art auction ever, raising a record $1.62 billion. I'm sure they are expecting a…
"Impressive, very nice. Let's see Paul Allen's graphics card."
Re: Paul Allen's Computer Museum to Be Auctioned
#10Really sad to see something so amazing get picked apart for its value. I really wish Paul set up endowments to continue his projects. I don’t know if he knew how his sister would handle his estate but it doesn’t seem like what he wanted.
Be careful what you wish for. Endowments and foundations aren’t really accountable to anyone and just end up getting taken over by people with their own agendas.