[hackerspaces] The Functioning Computer Museum needs you!

[Silence Dogood]

do they want machines on extended loan?

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 12:02 PM, webmind <webmind at puscii.nl> wrote:

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