Robert Baron writes sadly about the death of the artefact and sacralisation of the virtual, but reflects more optimistically on the luxury-isation [?] of obsolete technologies such as manuscripts. An exemplary counterpoint: it was Bill Gates - virtual guru - who purchased the Hammer Leonardo Codex, which I understand is less visual than textual. Hallelujah - even Gates is touched by the real. Linda Young Cultural Heritage Management University of Canberra [log in to unmask]