Notes from the Museum

Autumn 1976 from the pages of Computer Weekly

1 September 2016

What was it like computing after the hot summer of 1976? Cray 1 passes its test, UK bookshops get an online ordering system, and a Birmingham Museum sees history in the making and calls for computing artifacts.

We're looking for old TVs. Can you help?

26 August 2016

Remember the time before wall-mounted LCD screens? We're looking for small LCD TVs with analogue connections for our retrogaming events. Can you help?

Why world's oldest computer in Australia won’t work again

24 August 2016

Summer Bytes see lots of interesting visitors. Last week, Dr Peter Thorne arrived to look around and told us about his involvement in Australia with the world’s oldest extant computer.

Self-driving cars & social robots at Bytes

19 August 2016

Visitors to the Summer Bytes Festival were amongst the first to see and experience the new self-driving vehicles that will be coming to Milton Keynes soon.

Resistance calling

17 August 2016

Last Sunday, as part of Summer Bytes, a TNMOC team attempted to re-enact 1940's style radio contact with the Resistance Museum in Vassieux-en-Vercors, France. Here's what happened.

Team Shiola's GISHWHES Entry

9 August 2016

The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen came to TNMOC and here's one of the entries with memorable 1960's music.

Members' BBQ raises £1000

26 July 2016

Forty members of TNMOC Club, their families and volunteers enjoyed a gourmet BBQ at TNMOC last weekend. Third Light Ltd sponsored the event, kindly providing all the food and drinks.

Ground Resistance in the Colossus Gallery

13 July 2016

A new piece of digital-based art has just arrived in the Colossus Gallery as part of the Milton Keynes International Festival 2016. Ground Resistance displays real-time radar data of air traffic above Bletchley.

We won't Flog It!

21 June 2016

Paul Martin of Flog It visited TNMOC to feature Lorenz and Colossus and the two very under-rated heroes Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers. An incredible story becoming more impressive as years pass!

Volunteers' Week: Peter Vaughan

11 June 2016

At front of house and behind the scenes, TNMOC relies on volunteers. Peter Vaughan (pictured right) is one of those volunteers whose work is invaluable and his efforts have been recognised in Volunteers' Week.

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