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Life working with one of the world’s first general purpose computers was brought vividly to life when EDSAC veterans visited The National Museum of Computing to see the latest stage of the reconstruction of the 1950’s Cambridge University computer. The…

The Reading workshop time capsule recreating one of the world’s first electronic computers A home workshop in Reading is today playing a vital role in the reconstruction of EDSAC, the Cambridge University machine that 65 years ago led the world’s…

Interactive 1950’s computer programming reconstruction from Germany wins 2016 Tony Sale Award https://youtu.be/QUQWH1jzWoI The 2016 Tony Sale Award for computer conservation has been won by the Heinz-Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) for its evocative and educational reconstruction showing how ENIAC, one of…

Britain’s first mass-produced business computer goes on display at The National Museum of Computing More than 60 years after it was first revealed to the public, Britain’s first mass-produced business computer, the Hollerith Electronic Computer (HEC), is now on display…

[caption id="attachment_27744" align="alignright" width="250"] Tony Sale Award at the Computer Conservation Society, (CCS), Tony Sale Awards, at The British Computer Society, (BCS), The Chartered Institute for IT in London, 15th November 2018.[/caption] Three generations of flight simulators – navigating towards…

Great news from a museum that is quite close to my heart.  The National Museum of Computing has two new trustees.  Both have a great history in the history of computing. The museum isn't just a great resource for everything…

Making IT Work, the first-ever international conference of computer conservationists, was held last week across two UK venues which have led the world in the developing discipline. [caption id="attachment_16103" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Computer Conservation Society Conference at The National Museum of…

Nominations are invited for the 2018 Tony Sale Award for Computer Conservation. The award, open to any individual or group anywhere in the world, recognizes achievements in computer conservation or restoration. [caption id="attachment_20490" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Sir Maurice Wilkes with Tony…

[caption id="attachment_24586" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Fred Harris then and now[/caption] 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 of Computing on Bletchley Park. At…

How the 1980’s hack of Prince Philip’s mailbox led to UK anti-hacking legislation The archive of a hacking case that made computing legal history in the UK and changed all our lives has been deposited at The National Museum of…