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Re: [LUG] Museum of computing on The Register

 

Quoting Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On Monday 31 March 2008 22:28, Paul Sutton wrote:
>> Rob Beard wrote:
>> > Just seen this on The Register...
>> >
>> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/03/31/uk_computing_museum_evicted/
>> >
>> > I've posted a comment about the Ubuntu Demo Day.  I really do hope that
>> > it doesn't close down and that it can find a new home.  If I had a empty
>> > building that I could provide I'd happily provide space for the
>> > exhibits, unfortunately my garage isn't big enough.
>> >
>> > Dianne, have you spoken to the newspapers, and the local radio stations?
>> >
>> > Rob
>>
>> If it does close surely it should move to totnes,  birthplace of Mr
>> charles babbage the father of computers, and his wife after whom ada
>> (programming language )was named.
> Totnes? Are you mad? Everything has to be centralised in London so as to make
> it cost more for everyone.. except Londoners.
> I can imagine there are many large barns down this way that would make
> fantastic places for museums. And could be wind powered too!
> Tom te tom te tom
>
>

I do hope that the museum can find another base, and ideally not in  
central London.  I went to the Game On Exhibition at the Science  
Museum last year.  I actually drove down to Croydon (I think it was  
Croydon anyway) and took the train to London and then the tube to the  
Science Museum.   It was such an awful journey, being school holidays  
it was horrendous to get around.

So, ideally somewhere outside of London would be a great option.  Of  
course it's just a case of finding that location.  Hey, even if it was  
in Bristol it's got to be better than having to go to London.

Rob





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