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This is so sad for me on so many levels. Not the least of which that I came very very close to giving them my PDP-5 because they would keep it running and the curator at the time gave the impression that Paul was setting up a trust to keep the Museum operating (which he could have, but did not).

Guess his heirs would rather have his billions than his legacy.



> Guess his heirs would rather have his billions than his legacy.

I think it is unfair to blame his heir when based on all the information we have his wish was to liquidate the estate and donate the proceeds to charity. His heir doesn’t personally benefit financially from this auction.

He could have set up an endowment to keep the museum going. He didn’t. That’s not the executor’s fault.




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