Go to The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge (UK) on the Friday 8th March 2019 and join them for their first awesome Retro Gaming
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Doddington Carnival and Sports Day 2017
On Saturday 1st July 2017, I helped with The Centre for Computing History‘s display at the Doddington Carnival and Sports Day. We took a Acorn A4
Microspotting: Inside the Microsoft Archives
Long-time company archivist Amy Stevenson takes us behind the scenes of the Microsoft Archives, a collection of artifacts that preserve our history and embody our culture. There, you’ll find decades worth of Microsoft software, advertisements, documentation, memorabilia – and skulls? You’ll just have to watch to understand.
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
MJ Hibbett – Hey Hey 16k LIVE
MJ Hibbett – Hey Hey 16k LIVE at Spectrum 30
Hermann Hauser Announced as Patron of New Cambridge Computer Museum
A leading figure in the worlds of technology, science and business, Dr Hauser has agreed to take on this important role 30 years after the company he co-founded – Acorn Computers – unveiled the BBC Micro, the machine which, along with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, epitomised the British home computer boom of the early 1980s.
Military Computers Preserved
Several computers and associated peripherals and control panels have been rescued from the Cook Building at MoD Southwick Park (formerly HMS Dryad) which has been
Vintage Computer Festival 2010 is this weekend!
This weekend (19th and 20th June) sees the Vintage Computer Festival visiting the UK for the very first time.
Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ PBS Executive IV
Computing history have a new and interesting addition to their collection – the Sinclair ZX Spectrum+ PBS Executive IV. ZX Spectrum+ planning started in June
BBC TWO to repeat Electric Dreams this week.
BBC TWO is repeating the very popular series – Electric Dreams. The three part documentray was shown last year on BBC Four and gives viewers a unique insight into how developments in technology have shaped our lives over the past forty years and chars the rise of today’s globally-linked, instantly-gratified digital culture.