[GreenKeys] a somber thought...

[kh-phillips at 9-5usa.org]

> There's a LOT of history, hardware and paperwork
> out there. What is going to happen to it when we're
> gone?
>
> Jeff-1.0
> wa6fwi

Very true, and definitely some sober ideas to think about.  I think I know
how *my* wife feels about all this "stuff" and what to do with it when I'm
gone!  ;-)  However, since I am probably one of the youngest, if not *the*
youngest person on the list (I am *always* the "baby" in any group I
belong to) I have to wonder if *anyone* will care about saving much of
this equipment and information in 25-30+ years.  The museums likely have
as much as they want and/or can handle now.  An "oral history" project,
though, might be a really good idea.   With budgets stretched ever
thinner, and the museums and archives always on the low end of the totem
pole, very few will have the wherewithal to care for much of the equipment
or archive the documents.  The Teletypes/teleprinters will likely end up
like steam locomotives today which are preserved, and operated, in a few
locations by dedicated devotees.

Kevin
W5TTY (since 10/23/10; formerly KE5CQJ)