> It’s rare for museums to keep artefacts operational.
The Living Computer Museum tried until the money ran out. Here's the auction list from when the Living Computer Museum was liquidated.[1]
[1] https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-...
Wow I’m surprised by how high the realized prices are
Who is buying these things? Private collectors?
Paul Allen did not structure the financials for it to succeed, which is unfortunate. I got to go there once and it was amazing.