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Heath Robinson Day at The National Museum of Computing

Posted March 18, 2019March 18, 2019by Over Lord

On 6 April 2019, to celebrate the completion of the reconstruction of the Heath Robinson machine, the inspiration for Colossus, The National Museum of Computing …

Issured boosts TNMOC learning programme

Posted March 5, 2019March 5, 2019by Over Lord

New elements are being added to the Learning Programme at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) on Bletchley Park thanks to funding from Issured, the …

Paessler backs TNMOC autism-friendly sessions

Posted February 26, 2019February 26, 2019by Over Lord

The 2019 Relaxed Opening sessions for people with autism at The National Museum of Computing are already proving highly popular and visitors are advised to …

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

Posted February 5, 2019February 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 January 14, 2019January 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 December 4, 2018December 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 November 27, 2018November 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 November 17, 2018November 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 November 1, 2018November 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 September 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 …