The Centre for Computing History is much more than a museum. Based in Cambridge, it hosts hands-on exhibitions, a wide range of activities and events, has a small shop and runs a learning programme.
The Centre for Computing History
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Happy Pride Month! ๐
June is Pride Month, and we're celebrating the many LGBTQ+ people whose ideas and creativity have helped shape the history of computing.
Whether you're joining the celebrations at Cambridge Pride today or celebrating elsewhere, we wish you a happy Pride. โจ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Bring Dad to the museum for FREE this Father's Day! ๐พ
This Father's Day we are offering one free admission for Dad with the purchase of at least one full-price ticket.
Full T's & C's here: www.computinghistory.org.uk/news/77180/F...
Happy Cambridge Pride day to all who celebrate! ๐
1 week to go!
Copy That Floppy ๐พ
Bring your old disks and our team will do their best to retrieve the contents, and copy onto a modern storage device.
๐ Saturday 13th June, 1 - 5pm
๐ Centre for Computing History, Cambridge
๐ Book your place now:
www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/76911/Co...
TWO WEEKS to go until Synthesized! ๐น
Expect homemade synths, classic Yamahas, drum machines, guitars, experimental setups, and LOTS of cables ๐ธ
๐ Sat 27 & Sun 28 June
๐ The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge
๐๏ธ Book your tickets:
Saturday: bit.ly/Synthesized-...
Sunday: bit.ly/Synthesized-...
Did you know we have in our collection an Acorn ARM Evaluation System for the BBC Micro!? ๐ป
We featured it on our weekly #throwbackthursday over on the 'gram and FB. Check it out here - tinyurl.com/4j3vad5s
A huge thank you to Neil Fraser for delivering a special Apollo Guidance Computer talk for visiting students last week ๐จโ๐๐ป
The students got to play Noughts and Crosses on the AGC using the first bare-metal program written for the system in over 60 years!
#ComputingHistory #STEMEducation
It's Pride Month, and we're celebrating the many LGBTQ+ people whose ideas and creativity have helped shape the history of computing. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
In this carousel, we're highlighting just a few of their stories.
Synthesized is taking shape. There'll be guitar synths and homemade synths, lots of Yamahas, lots of drum machines and LOTS of cables! We still have space if you want to bring your own machines too - synths or micros, if it makes a sound, it's welcome! www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/76919/sy...
Our team is all set up at Strawberry Fair! ๐
Put your tech knowledge to the test with our โFeely Boxโ, play some classic retro games on the BBC Micro or Commodore Amiga, or feel nostalgic with the PS2! ๐น๏ธ๐ฎ
We are in the Kids Park, Midsummer Common, Cambridge. Here until 6pm! ๐๐ผ