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The National Museum of Computing plans to display original wartime Colossus decrypts

Posted Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019by Over Lord

The 75th anniversary of the first attack by the Colossus computer on a Second World War enemy Lorenz message has coincided with the discovery of …

Museum volunteer helps win Emmy in his day job

Posted Jan 14, 2019Jan 14, 2019by Over Lord

Delwyn Holroyd, a volunteer at The National Museum of Computing, is celebrating the award of an Emmy to the company he co-founded and of which …

The Colossus tools of the trade that helped shorten the Second World War

Posted Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018by Over Lord

Seventy-five years after the first Colossus was under construction, the original tools and tool bag of an engineer who maintained the code-breaking Colossus computers are …

TNMOC Girls’ STEM day

Posted Nov 27, 2018Nov 27, 2018by Over Lord

I didn’t realise I could do that! More than 80 school girls explored and developed their problem-solving skills at the latest Girls’ STEM (science, technology, …

Tony Sale Award Winner 2018

Posted Nov 17, 2018Nov 17, 2018by Over Lord

Three generations of flight simulators – navigating towards virtual worlds The 2018 Tony Sale Award (TSA) for computer conservation has been won by a project …

Ensoft boosts learning opportunities at The National Museum of Computing

Posted Nov 1, 2018Nov 1, 2018by Over Lord

Ensoft, software developer for the Internet and large networks, has made its second major donation to The National Museum of Computing to assist the Museum’s …

‘Job Up!’ Turing-Welchman Bombe finds the key to Enigma again

Posted Sep 24, 2018by Over Lord

The reconstructed Turing-Welchman Bombe at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park successfully found the key to break an Enigma-encrypted message in a live …

The Turing-Welchman Bombe attempts to break Enigma messages again

Posted Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018by Over Lord

In a live video link-up with Poland on 21 September 2018, the reconstructed Turing-Welchman Bombe at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park will …

Family Fun at TNMOC Summer Bytes 2018

Posted Jul 24, 2018Jul 24, 2018by Over Lord

Summer Bytes family fun starts at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park on Wednesday 1 August and continues Tuesdays to Sundays throughout the …

The BBC Computer Literacy Project CLP archive goes live at The National Museum of Computing

Posted Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018by Over Lord

Clips of the ground-breaking, educational and entertaining 1980s BBC Computer Literacy Project (CLP) series archive can now be searched and viewed at The National Museum …