Date   : Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:22:12 +0100
From   : Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...>
Subject: Re: Computer Museum gets cash from Gates

Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
>>Message-ID: <4354286B.6030209@...>
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> Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk@...> wrote:
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>>It's funny, the problem here is there's a lack of anyone prepared to 
>>give up any space for such a museum; the funding's not so much of an 
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>>Nobody wants to give up space for a museum in this country when they 
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> How much space do you need?

We're aiming for somewhere around 12,000sqft - 10,000 for exhibition 
space / public archives, and 2000 as workshop / stores. (ideally already 
with 3-phase power, we're rather over the limit of what we can do with 
domestic mains! :)

Obviously a lot of the larger old rack-based machines don't like sitting 
on top floors - they tend to work their way back onto the ground floor 
rather quickly :)

To a property developer in the UK that much space has significant value 
though, plus of course things like warehouse rentals make it difficult 
to add necessary facilities, disabled access etc.

cheers

Jules