<div dir="ltr">do they want machines on extended loan?</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 12:02 PM, webmind <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:webmind@puscii.nl" target="_blank">webmind@puscii.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is there a translation online somewhere to link to?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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w.<br>
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On 05/07/16 21:22, hellekin wrote:<br>
> I'm passing this support request from the Functioning Computer Museum.<br>
> The original message in Italian comes after KatolaZ's English<br>
> translation. Please have a look and circulate this message to<br>
> like-minded people and patrons.<br>
><br>
> Asbesto and his team have been doing great work repairing and<br>
> maintaining historical computers in working condition. Last year,<br>
> Asbesto rebuilt an Apple I from original components. Recently they had<br>
> to downgrade their Internet access to save on expenses, and are quite in<br>
> a situation with their rent. What happens to the salvaged computers and<br>
> the project may depend on you!<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> ==<br>
> hk<br>
><br>
> *<br>
><br>
> As you might know, we are a totally self-funded Museum, run only by<br>
> volunteers, which does not receive funding from any governmental or<br>
> private institution. As a consequence, every now and then we are<br>
> forced to ask for the help of friends like you, who have concretely<br>
> suppported our activities, our projects, and our growth in the past.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Amid several difficulties, in the last few years we have continued<br>
> working on hardware collection and restoration, we have regularly<br>
> published and shared the results of our research, we have received<br>
> hundreds of visitors in our permanent exposition, and salvaged<br>
> precious and rare data from vintage media using custom-built hardware<br>
> and software (the most notable examples include full versions of the<br>
> extremely rare CROOK-3 and CROOK-4 operating systems, with complete<br>
> sources, extracted from original magnetic tapes of the 1980's Polish<br>
> system MERA-400).<br>
><br>
><br>
> This is one of those moments when the help of friends like you is<br>
> necessary. We are currently struggling to keep up with the payment of<br>
> rent and bills (we actually have three months of renting in arrear and<br>
> a couple of energy bills still waiting to be paid), and we cannot get<br>
> through these hard times without a concrete help. We had to cut our<br>
> ADSL connection last month, replacing it with a radio connection to<br>
> our homes, and we also had to put off-line most of the historical<br>
> VAX/VMS computers in order to save on the energy bill.<br>
><br>
><br>
> We would really appreciate any donation that could help us getting<br>
> through this hard contingency, which is putting the continuation of<br>
> the Museum at serious risk.<br>
><br>
> Grazie.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Donations:<br>
><br>
> - Via bank transfer to "ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE FREAKNET"<br>
> Bank Name: IWBANK<br>
> IBAN: IT58V0308301609000000024257<br>
> ABI: 03083<br>
> CAB: 01609<br>
> Account nr.: 00000024257<br>
> BIC/SWIFT code: BLPIIT21<br>
><br>
> - Via paypal:<br>
> <a href="mailto:museo@freaknet.org">museo@freaknet.org</a><br>
><br>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------<br>
> Subject: [Hackers@dyne] AIUTATECI, abbiamo BISOGNO DI VOI! :( HELP!<br>
> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 17:20:58 +0000<br>
> From: asbesto <<a href="mailto:asbesto@freaknet.org">asbesto@freaknet.org</a>><br>
> Reply-To: the <a href="http://dyne.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">dyne.org</a> hackers crew <<a href="mailto:hackers@lists.dyne.org">hackers@lists.dyne.org</a>><br>
> To: <a href="mailto:hackers@dyne.org">hackers@dyne.org</a><br>
><br>
> ABBIAMO BISOGNO DI AIUTO! FATE GIRARE QUESTO APPELLO!!!<br>
> =======================================================<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://museo.freaknet.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://museo.freaknet.org</a><br>
><br>
> Come sapete siamo un Museo totalmente autofinanziato, gestito<br>
> unicamente da volontari e senza aiuti istituzionali di alcun<br>
> tipo.<br>
><br>
> Ogni tanto siamo costretti a ricorrere all'aiuto di tutti voi,<br>
> che ci sostenete da anni e seguite le nostre attivita', i nostri<br>
> progetti, e la nostra voglia di crescere. Nonostante le<br>
> difficolta', andiamo avanti con i restauri, i salvataggi,<br>
> pubblicando i risultati ottenuti, documentando, condividendo,<br>
> accogliendo visitatori e recuperando dati preziosi utilizzando<br>
> soluzioni hardware e software sviluppate da noi (come ad es. i<br>
> sistemi operativi CROOK-3 e CROOK-4, compreso il codice<br>
> sorgente, ma non solo, estratti dalle bobine originali del<br>
> sistema polacco anni '80 MERA-400, dati che ormai si credevano<br>
> perduti).<br>
><br>
> Questo e' uno di quei momenti! Siamo indietro di 3 affitti e<br>
> svariate bollette, e non riusciamo a risollevarci da soli da<br>
> questo momento difficile.<br>
><br>
> Siamo stati costretti ad eliminare la linea ADSL del Museo<br>
> spostandoci su un ponte radio, in modo da risparmiare soldi. Anche i<br>
> sistemi VAX/VMS ed i computer online hanno purtroppo<br>
> subito un ridimensionamento, per cercare di risparmiare anche<br>
> sulle bollette ENEL.<br>
><br>
> Eccoci quindi a chiedervi una donazione per poter far fronte<br>
> alla contingenza che, tra bollette e affitti, si e' fatta<br>
> alquanto difficile :(<br>
> Grazie!<br>
><br>
> Per donazioni:<br>
><br>
> Bonifico bancario a favore di ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE FREAKNET<br>
> Nome banca: IWBANK<br>
> IBAN: IT58V0308301609000000024257<br>
> ABI: 03083<br>
> CAB: 01609<br>
> Numero conto: 00000024257<br>
> BIC Code: BLPIIT21 (per i donatori esteri)<br>
><br>
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