Press releases

1 Mar 2010
Corporate Foundation Sponsorship Programme launched

 

26 Feb 2010
Obsolete? music video now online

 

26 Jan 2010
Britain's first Vintage Computer Festival

TNMOC hosts UK’s first-ever Vintage Computer Festival at Bletchley Park 19-20 June 2010.

4 Dec 2009
Technology of the Internet gallery opens

The world's first technology of the internet gallery is opened today by sponsors NPL, the company that developed a key internet technology building block.

24 Nov 2009
Computing great visits TNMOC

Sir Maurice Wilkes, one of the fathers of computing, toured Bletchley Park and The National Museum of Computing recently.

8 Sep 2009
World's oldest complete computer draws the crowds and sponsors

The Harwell / WITCH computer, the world’s oldest complete computer, arrived safely at TNMOC last week. Its framework was quickly assembled and already it has been seen by hundreds of visitors.

3 Sep 2009
Challenge begins to restore world's oldest working computer

The historic Harwell computer, later known as the WITCH computer, comes out of storage this week to travel to The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park where it is planned to restore it to full working condition.

16 July 2009
Royal visit to TNMOC and the PC Gallery

The Duke of Kent presents Tony Sale with two awards on behalf of the Bletchley Park Trust.

1 July 2009
Honorary doctorate for TNMOC trustee

Tony Sale, a director and trustee of The National Museum of Computing, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by The Open University for his work on the rebuilding of Colossus.

29 June 2009
TNMOC opens up its archives

The rapidly growing computing archive at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park is now open to researchers.

7 May 2009
Vintage PC Gallery opens

The key personal computers that have led the digital revolution in Britain are on display in a new interactive gallery at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.

21 April 2009
TNMOC launches new Industry Seminar Series

As part of its educational mission, TNMOC is launching a series of Industry Seminars. The first two seminars of the series will focus on OpenVMS and will be led by Colin Butcher of XDelta Limited.

23 March 2009
Obsolete? – standing-room only for Pixelh8 music

Pixelh8 played the latest in real techno music to packed houses at The Mansion in Bletchley Park last weekend to great acclaim.

5 March 2009
When Colossus met Game Boy: Pixelh8 plays Bletchley

More than 20 vintage computers at The National Museum of Computing are being turned into an array of instruments by Matthew Applegate / Pixelh8 in readiness for the first performances of his new Electronica composition Obsolete? at Bletchley Park on 20 and 21 March 2009.

20 February 2009
UK's largest public display of slide rules opens at TNMOC

The diversity of slide rules, the analogue predecessors of digital computers, is celebrated through the newest exhibit at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.

12 February 2009
TNMOC revitalises air traffic control technology

The technology that for decades kept airspace over Southern England safe can now be seen in action in public for the first time ever at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.

22 January 2009
Music from vintage computers

Modern chip tune music is being created by Matthew Applegate (Pixelh8) from some of the earliest and rarest computers in the world at The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.

23 September 2008
Pioneering Computer Science department donates to the birthplace of computing

The School of Computer Science at the University of Hertfordshire has made a donation towards the future of The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park.

9 September 2008
IBM and PGP Corporation support the birthplace of modern computing

The National Museum of Computing is boosted by industry initiative.

26 January 2008
German code-breaker receives Bletchley Park Honours

Joachim Schueth beats Colossus in The national Museum of Computing's Cipher Challenge.

16 November 2007
Colossus cracks German code 60 years on -- but it's not the first!

The National Museum of Computing's Cipher Challenge won by German amateur.

12 November 2007
The National Museum of Computing challenges public to beat Colossus

Allies' secret weapon at Bletchley to crack codes again.

15 January 2007
BCS secures computer heritage

BCS donates £75,000 to aid the development of The national Museum of Computing

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