Sirius 1
The Sirius 1 is a computer built to be a competitor to the IBM XT (though it was not fully IBM-compatible). The computer and the Sirius company was formed by …
Kaypro 2X
The Kaypro 2X is a portable computer from 1984. It uses a 4MHz Zilog 80 CPU and is was built to be reasonably rugged with its all-metal case. Its 9″ …
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Sir William Henry Bragg, Born at Westward, Wigton (1862). Joint Nobel prize winner along with his son (1915). Ranked 3rd out of 87 in the Great British Innovation vote. Computer …
Simon’s Kenback-1 Emulator
For a while I had been looking into the Kenbak-1 computer, admiring how much can be achieved with such basic logic circuits compared to the alternatives in 1971. Having been …
Dobby Loom Program Chain
We would like to thank Mr Aram of Masson Mill for kindly donating this program chain and showing us around his Museum & Centre. The Dobby Loom was first introduced …
Tom Kilburn
Tom Kilburn Interviewed by Ken Howarth (1982) for the North West Sound Archive. (Notes from Ken Howarth)The interview was recorded on Monday 1st March 1982. I kept a diary in …
HP 2116C
In 1966 HP though they should try this computer game. They formed the Cupertino Division and developed the 2116A. Jumping in at the deep end with a 16-bit computer, it …