2 Apr
2010
2 Apr
'10
4:40 a.m.
On Fri, 2010-04-02 at 17:15 +1100, Huw Davies wrote:
I'm going to be over in the UK, based in Bristol
and then South Wales
for the last two weeks of April.
Any recommendations of classic computer visits in the area would be
appreciated. I'm mainly a DEC sort of person but will push the limits
if required :-)
There is the Museum of Computing in Swindon
http://www.museumofcomputing.org.uk/ which isn't too far from Bristol
(40 miles?); it's open Sat & Mon. I haven't been there, but I think it
concentrates more on 'modern' microcomputer stuff ('70s onwards) -
someone please correct me if I'm wrong here.
And definitely not in the area, but at the right time:
http://wickensonline.co.uk/declegacy/node
I'm not sure if you've been to the UK before, but I would suggest you
get to Bletchley Park and/or the Science Museum. Bristol to London is
only 2 hours by train (though not cheap). Bletchley is a bit more
complicated, but if you're interested then let me know and I can work
something out. If you only go to one computer-related place, it should
be Bletchley Park. http://www.tnmoc.org/
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/
--
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The IBM 360/30 page http://www.ljw.me.uk/ibm360