• The Living Computer Museum: Initially proposed with the idea of getting accounts on ancient mainframes connected to the Internet. Opened its physical doors in 2012 in Seattle and was a well-appointed place with various computer-related environments. Visited in 2018 and saw changes.
• Paul Allen: Died in 2018 at the age of 65 with a net worth around $20 billion. He owned or partly owned multiple sports teams, companies, and museums through Vulcan, Inc.
• The Living Computer Museum's Status: Turns out it was never a true museum in the legal sense. It was Paul Allen's collection of computers and technology, costing millions to operate but not making enough income.
• Auction of Museum Items: Christie's announced an auction of some of the best portions of Paul Allen's estate, including items from the Living Computer Museum. Some of these items were on display near the author.
• Stephen Jones: Known to the author for 20 years. His primary non-profit endeavor, the SDF Public Access UNIX system, is still around. He provided insights on the Living Computer Museum.
• Current Plan: Big-ticket items will be sold at auction, but SDF has a plan to raise funds and digitize other software and documentation to share with the public. The author has offered to store some of this at the Internet Archive.
• Lessons Learned: People were displeased with the author for criticizing the dead billionaire, but he pointed out that even with the money given away, there was still a lot left. Also, the Computer History Museum continued to exist after the passing of its co-founder. The author is ungrateful of the narrative around the power of money.