Computer Conservation Society
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Computer Conservation Society (CCS) is a British organisation, founded in 1989. It is under the joint umbrella of the British Computer Society (BCS),[1] the London Science Museum and the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.[2][3]
Overview
The CCS is interested in the history of computing in general and the conservation and preservation of early British historical computers in particular.[4]
The society runs a series of monthly public lectures between September and May each year in both London and Manchester. The events are detailed on the society's website.[5]
The CCS publishes a quarterly journal, Resurrection.[6][7]
The society celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014.[8][9]
Dr Doron Swade,[10] formerly the curator of the computing collection at the London Science Museum, was a founding committee member and since 2021[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is the current chair of the society. David Morriss, Rachel Burnett, and Roger Johnson are previous chairs, also all previous presidents of the BCS.
Projects
The society organises a number of projects to reconstruct and maintain early computers and to conserve early software. For example:
- Restorations
- Elliott 401
- Elliott 803
- Elliott 903 and 905
- DEC Systems
- Pegasus
- ICT 1301 Project
- Harwell Dekatron Computer
- Differential Analyser
- HEC 1
- Reconstructions
- Colossus Rebuild
- Manchester Baby
- Bombe Rebuild
- EDSAC Replica Project[11][12]
- Babbage's Analytical Engine
- Other projects
- Software preservation
- "Our Computer Heritage" website[13]
- Tony Sale Award for computer conservation and restoration[14][15]
Locations
- Ferranti Pegasus (Not currently being displayed working)
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester:
- Manchester Baby
- Hartree Differential Analyser
The National Museum of Computing:
- Colossus
- Harwell Dekatron or WITCH
- ICL 2966
- Elliot 803
- Elliott 905
- EDSAC Replica
- Bombe
Currently not on public display:
- ICT 1301 (Currently in storage at The National Museum of Computing)
- Elliott 401
References
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External links
- CCS website
- Our Computer Heritage – a project led by the CCS