09-26-2019, 08:22 PM
https://www.cultofmac.com/655174/adam-ro...ac-museum/
Adam Rosen was happiest standing over an old Mac computer all pulled apart with wires sticking out and components scattered across his kitchen table.
Rosen knew this part of him might never land him a wife. Who could appreciate a home where each room was a gallery of old working Apple computers?
This private Vintage Mac Museum lost its devoted docent on Aug. 31 when Rosen, 53, died from pancreatic cancer.
A memorial service at the campus chapel of his beloved alma mater MIT will be held Saturday from noon to 2 p.m.
Rosen was an Apple certified consultant and IT specialist in the Boston area who was a contributor to Cult of Mac. He wrote the MacRX column from 2010-2014, offering readers advice on everything from common startup problems to providing easy-to-understand tips on transferring data from one machine to another.
He loved Apple design and was especially fond of Mac computers the user could work on and upgrade for themselves. Rosen was a specific kind of collector: only the most important Mac computers. No Performas. “They sucked,” he said.
“This is our generation’s version of collecting vintage cars,” Rosen, told Cult of Mac in 2017. “The car for so many people was the center of American life. You souped it up and it defined you. You are preserving that part of your identity. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, the importance of collecting.
The Vintage Mac Museum has about 100 machines that run on every operating system ever issued by Apple.
Soon, they piled up in his kitchen and within a few years, he had Macs in two of the three bedrooms in his house, part of the living room and attic. That’s where another 100 were stored for parts.
Adam Rosen was happiest standing over an old Mac computer all pulled apart with wires sticking out and components scattered across his kitchen table.
Rosen knew this part of him might never land him a wife. Who could appreciate a home where each room was a gallery of old working Apple computers?
This private Vintage Mac Museum lost its devoted docent on Aug. 31 when Rosen, 53, died from pancreatic cancer.
A memorial service at the campus chapel of his beloved alma mater MIT will be held Saturday from noon to 2 p.m.
Rosen was an Apple certified consultant and IT specialist in the Boston area who was a contributor to Cult of Mac. He wrote the MacRX column from 2010-2014, offering readers advice on everything from common startup problems to providing easy-to-understand tips on transferring data from one machine to another.
He loved Apple design and was especially fond of Mac computers the user could work on and upgrade for themselves. Rosen was a specific kind of collector: only the most important Mac computers. No Performas. “They sucked,” he said.
“This is our generation’s version of collecting vintage cars,” Rosen, told Cult of Mac in 2017. “The car for so many people was the center of American life. You souped it up and it defined you. You are preserving that part of your identity. I’ve been thinking about this for a while, the importance of collecting.
The Vintage Mac Museum has about 100 machines that run on every operating system ever issued by Apple.
Soon, they piled up in his kitchen and within a few years, he had Macs in two of the three bedrooms in his house, part of the living room and attic. That’s where another 100 were stored for parts.
