Projects

Below you will find updates on some of the projects currently in progress, in planning or completed by the Museum volunteers.

Each project has either a working group or project team assigned to do the work. Working groups are either managed in association with the CCS (Computer Conservation Society) or solely within the Museum.

 

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02/12/2011

EDSAC recreation plans

Plans to recreate the EDSAC, the world-famous 1940's stored program computer, are gathering momentum and  the project is expected to start in earnest in Spring 2012.

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25/09/2011

ICL System 25 restoration progress during 2011

Work continues on on restoring the ICL System 25, which was purchased via Ebay from AeroVote in Aylesbury thanks to a kind donation from the ICL pensioners group.

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14/09/2011

ICL 2966 restoration progress during 2011

Work continues on the long and difficult task of restoring an ICL 2966 mainframe from the early 1980's to its former glory in the large systems room.

 

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12/06/2011

Cray Y-MP EL restoration during 2011

Follow the volunteer restoration team during their efforts to to bring life to a rare Cray Super-computer.

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21/12/2010

ICL 2966 restoration progress during 2010

Work continues on the long and difficult task of restoring an ICL 2966 mainframe from the early 1980's to its former glory in the large systems room.

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24/08/2010

ICL System 25 restoration progress during 2010

Work has started on restoring the ICL System 25, which was purchased via Ebay from AeroVote in Aylesbury thanks to a kind donation from the ICL pensioners group.

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17/08/2010

Harwell / WITCH Restoration - 2010 (CCS working group)

Follow the restoration of the Harwell / WITCH dekatron computer, an original system from 1951 and (as funding allows) it becomes the oldest original working computers in the world!

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13/01/2010

ICL 2966 restoration progress during 2009

Work has now started on the long and difficult task of restoring an ICL 2966 mainframe from the early 1980's to its former glory in the large systems room.

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23/12/2009

Harwell / WITCH Restoration - 2009 (CCS working group)

Follow the restoration of the Harwell / WITCH dekatron computer, an original system from 1951 and (as funding allows) it becomes the oldest original working computers in the world!

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25/11/2009

PDP11 Air Traffic Control system (Museum working group)

In March 2008 LATCC (London Area Traffic Control Centre) kindly donated one of the last remaining PDP11 based air traffic control systems that were housed in West Drayton.

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