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The National Museum of Computing
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June 01, 2019

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

June 01, 2019/ Museum
Fifty Years Ago .... from the pages of Computer Weekly

Fifty Years Ago .... from the pages of Computer Weekly. All the talk was of the machines that took men to the moon.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist

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June 01, 2019/ Museum/
April 24, 2019

Dick Barnes (1921-2019)

April 24, 2019/ Museum
Dick Barnes (1921-2019)

Richard (Dick) Barnes, co-designer of the Harwell Dekatron computer, died aged 98 on 8 April 2019.

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April 24, 2019/ Museum/
April 18, 2019

TNMOC volunteer excels in cyber

April 18, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
TNMOC volunteer excels in cyber

TNMOC volunteer Ben Trethowan has won a prestigious 2019 National Cyber Award using skills and expertise from his professional career as an information security manager for Square Enix.

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April 18, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
April 03, 2019

Historic Photos: Skype - not so new

April 03, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad
Historic Photos: Skype - not so new

The Datapoint MINX (Multimedia Information Network eXchange) from the early 1980s -- nearly 20 years before Skype was launched.

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April 03, 2019/ Jacqui Garrad/
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/
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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.