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On 21/08/11 18:16, Gordon Henderson wrote: > > If you've not been, it's well worth a visit. Just spent the weekend > there. It's a long trip from Devon though, certainly not a day-trip, but > well worth it! (We went to Cambridge on Friday afternoon, stayed with > friends there and went with them to Bletchley, then stayed in a B&B on > the Saturday night, then home today) > > The computer museum was fascinating - some really odd stuff - including > an Elliot 902 and a 903 - I had the (mis) fortune to work on an Elliot > 903 when I was a student. They also have a Cray Y-MP just sitting > forlornly in a room with other assorted "junk"... More PDP11's than you > can shake a stick at, some ICL big things, oh and that Colossus things too. > > They also have a lab of about 30 BBC B's & Masters with three (count > them, three!) video disc players running the original 1985 doomsday > software! > > We got a personal demo of an Enigma machine too and they were running > the rebuilt bombe. > > http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ > > They give you a free years pass, so we'll be going back again soon. We > didn't actually get a chance to see everything - there's a lot more than > just the computers... > > http://www.tnmoc.org/ > > Gordon > If you're heading up that way maybe you could meet up with Neil Williams. Paul -- Paul Sutton Cert SLPS (Open) http://www.zleap.net Open Mic nights - Wednesday 8pm to 11pm (14+) Free entry Breakin' Ground - Street dance for young people (8+) Wednesday 6pm (starts May 11th) The Lighthouse,26 Esplanade Road, Paignton 01803 411 812 or e-mail info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for more info. 17th September 2011 - Software freedom day -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq