28 Nov
2005
28 Nov
'05
12:49 a.m.
Alexey Toptygin wrote:
I'm going to be in southern England for 2 weeks in mid-december, and I
was wonding if listmembers could recommend any classic computing sights
I should see while there. Ideas?
I would recommend Bletchley Park, but it appears that it is only
open seasonally from April to October. I don't know if this applies
to the RetroBeep museum or not.
The Manchester "Baby" reconstruction at the Museum of Science and
Industry in Manchester is a must-see. You want to go on a Tuesday
when volunteers from the Computer Conservation Society demonstrate
the machine in operation.
See the Babbage difference engine reconstruction at the London
Science Museum. There is also a very nicely restored Ferranti
Pegasus on display. I have heard that it runs, but no one I talked
to at the museum on my last visit had any information about whether
and when it might be demonstrated.
--Bill