Computer Conservation Society
Encyclopedia
The Computer Conservation Society (CCS) is a British organization, founded in 1989. It is under the joint umbrella of the British Computer Society
, the Science Museum
in London
, and the Museum of Science and Industry
in Manchester
. Many of the society's meetings are held at the Science Museum. The CCS is interested in the history of computer hardware in general and the conservation and preservation of early British historical computers in particular.
The CCS publishes a quarterly bulletin, Resurrection.
Dr Doron Swade
, formerly the curator of the computing collection at the Science Museum, was a founding committee member. The Chairman is Dr David Hartley.
British Computer Society
The British Computer Society, is a professional body and a learned society that represents those working in Information Technology in the United Kingdom and internationally...
, the Science Museum
Science Museum (London)
The Science Museum is one of the three major museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. The museum is a major London tourist attraction....
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, and the Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry
MOSI may refer to:* MoSi — molybdenum silicide, an important material in the semiconductor industry* MOSI - Master Out Slave In, a signal on the Serial Peripheral Interface Bus* MOSI protocol, an extension of the basic MSI cache coherency protocol...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. Many of the society's meetings are held at the Science Museum. The CCS is interested in the history of computer hardware in general and the conservation and preservation of early British historical computers in particular.
The CCS publishes a quarterly bulletin, Resurrection.
Dr Doron Swade
Doron Swade
Doron Swade MBE is a museum curator and author, specialising in the history of computing. He is especially known for his work on the computer pioneer Charles Babbage and his Difference Engine.Swade was originally from South Africa...
, formerly the curator of the computing collection at the Science Museum, was a founding committee member. The Chairman is Dr David Hartley.
Projects
The society organises a number of projects to reconstruct and maintain early computers and to conserve early software. For example:- Elliott 401 Project
- BombeBombeThe bombe was an electromechanical device used by British cryptologists to help decipher German Enigma-machine-encrypted signals during World War II...
Rebuild Project - Manchester SSEM Project
- Elliott 803Elliott 803The Elliott 803 was a small, medium speed digital computer manufactured by the British company Elliott Brothers in the 1960s. About 250 were built and most British universities and colleges bought one.-History:...
Project - DEC Systems Project
- Pegasus Project
- Software Conservation Project
- ICT 1301 Project
- HarwellHarwellHarwell may refer to:*Harwell, Nottinghamshire, England*Harwell, Oxfordshire, England, a village**RAF Harwell, a World War II RAF airfield, near Harwell village....
DekatronDekatronIn electronics, a Dekatron is a gas-filled decade counting tube. Dekatrons were used in computers, calculators and other counting-related products during the 1950s and 1960s...
Computer Project - Differential Analyser Project
- EDSAC Replica Project
External links
- CCS website
- Our Computer Heritage — a project led by the CCS