The Living Computing Museum Is Shutting Down, and the Internet Archive Lost Their Court Case
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Well, a few days ago, news broke that the Living Computers Museum and Labs in Seattle is going to be shutting down. Originally funded and opened by Paul Allen, the museum has been closed since the start of the pandemic, and well, now its closing its doors for good, and all items in its collection will auctioned off or otherwise sold.
While I can hope that these items will find new homes, many are likely destined to private collections, or worse being thrown out entirely. To say this is a blow for retrocomputing enthusiasts, as well as computer history as a whole is something of an understatement.