News Releases

New Software Gallery opens at TNMOC

13 June 2013

A new Software Gallery, sponsored by InsightSoftware.com, was opened yesterday at TNMOC by Sir Charles Dunstone.

From beeps and buzzes to the charts

14 May 2013

A new temporary hands-on display about the history of computer music has been created at TNMOC to complement the Music By Programmers fundraising album.

Electronica - Music By Programmers

25 April 2013

An album of authentic electronica created by software programmers is being released to raise funds to help start a programming club for young people at TNMOC.

Smartphone app for TNMOC visitors

16 April 2013

The first iPhone app for visitors to The National Museum of Computing is now available free from the iPhone App Store.

Uncovering Colossus - video now online

11 March 2013

The video of Prof Brian Randell, seated in the heart of the Colossus Gallery, telling the story of how he uncovered the secrets of Colossus, the world's first electronic computer, is now online.

New book: The Harwell Dekatron Computer

18 February 2013

New TNMOC book tells the story of the world's oldest working digital computer which was restored and rebooted at the Museum in 2012. Available now in TNMOC shop or through Amazon.

A Guinness World Record at TNMOC

24 January 2013

The Harwell Dekatron / WITCH computer has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest original working digital computer. A video of the Reboot event is released on You Tube.

Production begins on recreation of EDSAC

9 January 2013

This week sees the production of the first replica components for the recreation of EDSAC, the computer that 63 years ago made general purpose computing available to users for the first time.

The world's oldest original working digital computer

20 November 2012

The world's oldest original working digital computer springs back into action at TNMOC today! The 61 year old computer that refuses to retire.

New funding for TNMOC learning programme

30 October 2012

New funding enables TNMOC to seize the opportunity to support schools in computing learning "Any self-respecting science needs to understand its past"

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