Supporting the National Museum of Computing
While volunteer effort is helping us move forward at a huge rate, we do need funds to establish a world class museum.
In
particular we are looking for sponsors to donate funds for specific
projects such as networking our museum, equipping a new gallery, and
establishing an endowment fund to ensure the continued success of the
museum.
If you can help, please do not hesitate to contact the
editor, Kevin Murrell, on 07939 471765 or use the email address at the
bottom of this newsletter. More about the trustMoving a mainframe
Not something anyone does very often, we suspect this is the last time anyone will move and re-install an ICL2966 mainframe. For
the record, we are moving four processor cabinets, two consoles, four
tape drives, one line-printer, nineteen disk drives, and two card
readers. Add to that more cable and spares than you can imagine and the
odd hundred-weight of manuals and drawings. (When we say disk drives,
by the way, think more of a top-loading washing machine than a paper
back!) We'll keep you all updated with the progress we make in the next few issues of the newsletter. Radio Intercept, Knockholt & Tunny
We
are completing a new display on the interception and decryption of WWII
Lorenz teleprinter messages. The gallery will cover the radio signal
reception at the Knockholt Y station and subsequent paper tape
preparation ready for processing by Colossus. The
Tunny machine emulated the Lorenz SZ43 cipher machine, and once
Colossus had worked out the original settings, the Tunny was used to
decipher the message. Our Tunny rebuild project is now well under way. More on Lorenz and Colossus Real Time Club Archives
The National Museum of Computing is pleased to announce it has been asked to hold the archives of the Real Time Club.
Formed
in 1967, the RTC has some 150 members - mostly entrepreneurs from the
IT community. The Club meets for discussion, debate and dinner on a
regular basis, and has made important contributions to British IT
policy. More about the RTC BCS @ 50 Conference
There
are still places available at the BCS @ 50 conference. This three day
conference to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British Computer
Society is being held on July 12th.
The first day at Bletchley Park will include a visit to the National
Museum of Computing as well as lectures and demonstrations of the
Colossus and Bombe projects. Days two and three will be held at the BCS
offices in London. More about BCS @ 50 | 
