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March 11, 2019

Book of the month: Algol programming manuals

March 11, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Book of the month: Algol programming manuals

Each month, TNMOC librarians highlight a historic book in the museum collection.

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March 11, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
March 08, 2019

Historic Photos: A colour computer and women in 1980s computing!

March 08, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Historic Photos: A colour computer and women in 1980s computing!

The TRS-80 Color Computer was launched by Tandy Radio Shack in 1981. There are very few colour photos of computers of that era, and this one was originally used in a Radio Shack catalogue.

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March 08, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
March 06, 2019

Bug-on-the-wall view of EDSAC technical meeting

March 06, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Bug-on-the-wall view of EDSAC technical meeting

An insider view of an EDSAC team meeting. An example of the technical discussions necessary to accomplish the feat of reconstructing a computer that fist ran almost 60 years ago.

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March 06, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
March 04, 2019

Nick Miers (1942-2019)

March 04, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Nick Miers (1942-2019)

John Nicholas (Nick) Miers, a volunteer at TNMOC has passed away. An inspiring and very knowledgeable guide in the Tunny and Colossus Galleries, he is fondly remembered by trustees, staff, fellow volunteers and visitors at the Museum.

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March 04, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
March 01, 2019

Honouring ERNIE in virtual worlds

March 01, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Honouring ERNIE in virtual worlds

TNMOC volunteer Martin Gillow has created a Virtual ERNIE for you to try…

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March 01, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
February 25, 2019

Joanna Chorley

February 25, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Joanna Chorley

We are very sad to report the passing of Joanna Chorley (nee Stradling), a Colossus veteran Wren and great supporter of the rebuild of Colossus at The National Museum of Computing on Bletchley Park.

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February 25, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
February 08, 2019

Authenticity v Reliability

February 08, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Authenticity v Reliability

EDSAC Video Update: as the roof work continues, work doesn't stop, it carries on in team members' heads. EDSAC has been seen to run on its own, so what are the challenges remaining - quite a few!

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February 08, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
December 07, 2018

Fifty Years Ago...from the pages of Computer Weekly

December 07, 2018/ Jacqui Garrad
Fifty Years Ago...from the pages of Computer Weekly

Brian Aldous, TNMoC Archivist, hunts through the back issues of Computer Weekly to dig up interesting, amusing and facinating snippets from the past

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December 07, 2018/ Jacqui Garrad/
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The National Museum of Computing was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 2005, number 05407952. The company was granted charitable status in England and Wales in 2005, charity number 1109874.