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Seattle’s Living Computers Museum logs off forever, as Paul Allen estate auctions vintage items (www.geekwire.com)
submitted 5 months ago by DougHolland@lemmy.world to c/seattle@lemmy.world
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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 19 points 5 months ago

This was such a cool place! This is such a shame. I’m glad I got to visit it while it was in business.

[–] JTPorkins@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

This is sad news. I really enjoyed this museum when I visited Seattle.

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Fuck. I never got to go and I was hoping for a miracle to happen so that his sister would not sell it off like she has everything else.

[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's a fucking disgrace that none of the tech giants in our city care enough to support such a legendary museum. They will blow billions on game studio acquisitions, AI deals and sports arenas, but won't keep their own history alive.

[–] DougHolland@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago

Sorry, there's no profit to be made, so fuck it.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 5 months ago

I'll miss this museum. Wish the Smithsonian bought it out and added it to its collection.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Another victim of COVID, and rents rising sky-high.

[–] poopsmith@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'd gone to this museum probably 5-6 times and every time it was amazing. Grateful to have the opportunity but I'm so saddened that it'll be closing for good. I wish Gates, Bezos, or any rich tech billionaire would've stepped in and tried to buy it out.