Computer Conservation Society

Computer Conservation Society
Founded 1989
Type Professional Organisation
Focus History of Computing in the UK
Origins The British Computer Society, Science Museum, MOSI
Area served
 UK and worldwide
Method Research, Education, Restorations and Recontructions
Members
 1,000+
Website www.computerconservationsociety.org

The Computer Conservation Society (CCS) is a British organization, founded in 1989. It is under the joint umbrella of the British Computer Society, the London Science Museum and the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.

The CCS is interested in the history of computing in general and the conservation and preservation of early British historical computers in particular.

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 web site.

The CCS publishes a quarterly bulletin, Resurrection.[1]

Dr Doron Swade, formerly the curator of the computing collection at the Science Museum, was a founding committee member.

The current chair of the society is Mrs Rachel Burnett. The immediate past chair 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:

Restorations

Reconstructions

Other Projects

Locations

London Science Museum:

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester:

The National Museum of Computing:

Bletchley Park Trust:

Currently not on public display:

References

  1. ↑ Resurrection, Computer Conservation Society, UK.

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