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From: j... John G Dobnick
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 1990 02:11

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>Who really cares about seeing a
>large ugly box with lots of tubes if it can't actually DO anything?

  Me!   I made a special side trip to Boston for the express
  purpose of seeing "a large ugly box with lots of tubes"!  Or
  *many* "large ugly boxes".  

  After all, this place *is* a _museum_!  This is *history*!

  The place is fascinating.  The "back room", which a kind staff member
  showed me, was even more so -- all sorts of historic items hiding
  back there.  (Although I heard rumors that many items were being
  disposed of, due to lack of storage space.  An unhappy situation,
  if true.)

-- 
John G Dobnick  (JGD2)
Computing Services Division @ University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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and is thus a source of civilized delight."  -- William Safire

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From: j...@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (John G Dobnick)
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