An entire weekend dedicated to the Retro Computing Community. The Centre for Computing History will be opening it’s doors on the 16th & 17th September 2017 and welcoming enthusiasts to exhibit their personal collections, retro computing mods and hacks.
Tag: computing
Usborne Computer Books
Here are some scans of the Usborne computing books I own. Did you own any of these?
How To Make Computer Model Controllers, Usborne Guide To Computer Jargon, Practice Your BASIC and Simple BASIC.
The sound of the dialup, pictured
I found this article today by Oona Räisänen via @rickasaurus on twitter. Makes a very good read. The audio clip will bring back many memories for most of you.
If you ever connected to the Internet before the 2000s, you probably remember that it made a peculiar sound. But despite becoming so familiar, it remained a mystery for most of us. What do these sounds mean?
Donating computers to the collection.
If you would like to donate a machine to me or to the computer museum in Cambridge, do feel free to contact me. You can contact me
Help Us Preserve Computing History
This is a copy of the following page at The Centre for Computing History We have an exciting opportunity to acquire from the Ministry of
Computing History acquires a rare Acorn A680
The Centre for Computing History has acquired a rare Acorn A680 desktop computer. The A680 Technical Publishing System was developed by Acorn for Olivetti in
The BeebSID – Acorn SID Chip interface
I have finally got around to building my BeebSID. The BeebSID allows you to attach a Commodore SID audio chip to a Acorn BBC computer.
One of the best ICs ever – the MOS SID sound chip
The MOS Technology 6581/8580 SID (Sound Interface Device) is the built-in Programmable Sound Generator chip of the Commodore 64.
OMD at VCF – All tickets sold out!
Im afraid to announce that all tickets to see OMD at the Vintage Computer Festival have sold out. Please dont ask me if I have any tickets for sale – I dont’!
OMD to play at VCF
Two of the pioneers of British synthesiser music, OMD frontmen Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, will be appearing at Britain’s first Vintage Computer Festival (VCF).