Projects

Below you will find updates on some of the projects currently in progress, in planning or completed by the Museum volunteers.

Each project has either a working group or project team assigned to do the work. Working groups are either managed in association with the CCS (Computer Conservation Society) or solely within the Museum.

 

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12/07/2010

ICL 2966 restoration progress during 2010

Work continues on the long and difficult task of restoring an ICL 2966 mainframe from the early 1980's to its former glory in the large systems room.

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27/06/2010

Harwell / WITCH Restoration - 2010 (CCS working group)

Follow the restoration of the Harwell / WITCH dekatron computer, an original system from 1951 and (as funding allows) it becomes the oldest original working computers in the world!

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23/05/2010

ICL System 25 restoration progress during 2010

Work has started on restoring the ICL System 25, which was purchased via Ebay from AeroVote in Aylesbury thanks to a kind donation from the ICL pensioners group.

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13/01/2010

ICL 2966 restoration progress during 2009

Work has now started on the long and difficult task of restoring an ICL 2966 mainframe from the early 1980's to its former glory in the large systems room.

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23/12/2009

Harwell / WITCH Restoration - 2009 (CCS working group)

Follow the restoration of the Harwell / WITCH dekatron computer, an original system from 1951 and (as funding allows) it becomes the oldest original working computers in the world!

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25/11/2009

PDP11 Air Traffic Control system (Museum working group)

In March 2008 LATCC (London Area Traffic Control Centre) kindly donated one of the last remaining PDP11 based air traffic control systems that were housed in West Drayton.

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11/09/2009

Elliott 803B restoration / activities (CCS working group)

The Elliott 803B is one of the earliest systems to be restored to working order in the museum. Follow the activities of this system here.

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07/04/2009

Debits & Credits (in planning)

Systems from finance and banking.

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