[HLUG] [Fwd: [lugmaster] WolvesLug's day out.....]

[GRAHAM COLE]

The Elliott 803 was my first computer (I worked for the makers, Elliot Bros. 
(London) Ltd.) and I learnt to use it in 1963 with machine code, ie all 
numbers. Input was by paper tape with holes punched in it. The hardware used 
big logic bricks of  encapsulated transistors and resistors making up AND 
gates, OR gates, FLIP-FLOPS etc.
Graham

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miyamoto Musashi" <musashi.meijin at googlemail.com>
To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group." <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [HLUG] [Fwd: [lugmaster] WolvesLug's day out.....]


> Cool !
>
> I've just started working at the National Museum of Computing at
> Bletchley Park as a volunteer.
>
> I even got to work on the Elliot 803 the other day including helping to
> swap out a sensor amplifier for the 40-bit ferrite core memory !!
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_803)
>
> In the next month or so, there is to be a new display in regards to
> Personal Computing that looks to be pretty good.
>
> There is a brand new website for the museum at
> http://www.tnmoc.org/home.aspx (check out the bit about PixelH8 - music
> from vintage computers !)
>
> I'm working there 1 Sunday a month, so it is hoped that it will be open
> on Sundays too in the near future. (currently only Thurs and Sat
> afternoons).
>
> If you've not been before, I can thoroughly recommend it. I would also
> recommend going to the Churchill museum at Bletchley - it quite often
> gets overlooked but it is an absolutely amazing private collection of
> Winston Churchill memorabilia.
> (http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/edu/collect/churchill.rhtm)
>
> (there's even a model railway exhibition to have a look at - a post
> office with first day covers, etc)
>
> Though I will warn you that the canteen can be quite pricey, so you may
> want to consider a packed lunch.
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> One thing I must say
>
> Julian Robbins wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> This came in from the main Lugmaster lists. If anyone is interested,
>> please reply here and we'll forward those details to the Wolves LUG then
>>
>> Julian
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [lugmaster] WolvesLug's day out.....
>> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:10:30 +0000
>> From: Dave Morley <davmor2 at davmor2.co.uk>
>> Reply-To: A closed discussion list for UK LUGMasters.
>> <lugmaster at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> To: lugmaster at mailman.lug.org.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> On the 9th of May 2009 (to still be arranged) Wolveslug decided they'd
>> like to go to Bletchley Park.  We then thought why not see if any other
>> Lugs in the UK wanted to either join us or meet up with us there.  Any
>> Interest Anyone?
>>
>
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