June 01, 2020

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

June 01, 2020/ Museum

Ferrantii ARGUS 500 controls West German Chemical plant, ICL install Etam 200 to automate Drawing Office, ICL 1905F and KDF9 will help BBC and ITN on election night, Farranti FM 1600B to guide Navy Torpedoes , More powerful IBM 370/155 and 165 computers, Elliott Flight Automation introduce Elliott 770 Automatic Test Equipment to Nimrod, Post Office tests 48Kbs bi-directional transmission service, GEC-Elliott Automation install March 2140 system for British Steel and Siemens to control 300 traffic lights in London.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist

March 31, 2020

Delay line storage in EDSAC - pick your poison

March 31, 2020/ Museum

EDSAC depended upon delay lines for main store and internal registers. This originally used mercury but due to cost and safety considerations, nickel delay lines will be used instead.

Professor Peter Linington explains how he researched the construction of nickel delay lines and set about manufacturing them for the EDSAC reconstruction.

March 17, 2020

Museum closed until further notice

March 17, 2020/ Jacqui Garrad

Following the Government guidelines, it is with great regret that as of Wednesday 18th March the museum will be closed to the public until further notice.

March 01, 2020

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

March 01, 2020/ Museum

ICL 1904A’s to aid British Rail, SRL installs an Elliott 503 behind the iron curtain, Mersey tunnel to have Elliott controlled toll booths, Michalin orders dual PDP8/L minis, Ferranti to check cross-channel traffic, Elliott deliver 1M military 920M computers for Jaguars and Moonwalk number 3 ready to go.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist

December 01, 2019

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

December 01, 2019/ Museum

The first ICL 1900 in the US, BEA has a new scheduling system for engine repairs, Met Office picks IBM 360/195 to replace their KDF9 system, Los Angeles gets a fibre optic link, CEGB Hartlepool nuclear power station gets an ARGUS 500 and Russia gets an ICL 1905E.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist

October 28, 2019

Graham Keith Wallace (1931 - 2019)

October 28, 2019/ Guest User

Graham Wallace was a volunteer at The National Museum of Computing for more than ten years – so long that no one can be certain exactly when he arrived. In that time, he played invaluable roles in helping Tony Sale restore George the Robot, explaining the workings and purpose of Colossus to visitors and acting as chief custodian of the Power-Samas punched card equipment.

October 18, 2019

EDSAC - Project Update October 2019

October 18, 2019/ Guest User

Slowed somewhat by the roof refurbishment earlier this year, the EDSAC team is making steady progress towards the full commissioning of EDSAC, the 1940s Cambridge University computer that transformed research possibilities and introduced many of the software terms familiar to coders today.

September 01, 2019

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

September 01, 2019/ Museum

The end of Leo 2 and Elliott 802, the M1 gets a GEC based motorist warning system, a Farranti makes lots more paper and some ICL 1900A machines travel to the Eastern Block.

Brian Aldous – TNMoC Archivist

Notes from the Museum

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

Delay line storage in EDSAC - pick your poison

Museum closed until further notice

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

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

Graham Keith Wallace (1931 - 2019)

EDSAC - Project Update October 2019

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

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