Collaborate Disseminate
Although technology keeps advancing every year, safety-critical systems in factories and power plants typically stay with the technology that was available when they were built, in the spirit of “don’t …read more Continue reading Ancient Nuclear Plant Computer Finds New Home In Bletchley Museum
The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, UK is marking the 75th anniversary of the Colossus Mark II computer today with new revelations about its role in winning the Second World War. At a gathering of those who op… Continue reading The National Museum of Computing celebrates the 75th anniversary of Colossus with new revelations
A huge number of modern replicas of retro computers pass our screens here at Hackaday, and among them are an astonishing variety of technologies. Those who weren’t lucky enough to be present in the days when the building blocks of computing were coming together may have missed out on understanding gate-level operation of a computer. Put your super-powerful and super-complex systems-on-chip aside sometime and dig into the details of their distant ancestors.
Most such machines follow a very conventional architecture, so it is something of a surprise to find a project recreating a modern version of something far more obscure. …read more
A huge number of modern replicas of retro computers pass our screens here at Hackaday, and among them are an astonishing variety of technologies. Those who weren’t lucky enough to be present in the days when the building blocks of computing were coming together may have missed out on understanding gate-level operation of a computer. Put your super-powerful and super-complex systems-on-chip aside sometime and dig into the details of their distant ancestors.
Most such machines follow a very conventional architecture, so it is something of a surprise to find a project recreating a modern version of something far more obscure. …read more
When the story of an invention is repeated as Received Opinion for the younger generation it is so often presented as a single one-off event, with a named inventor. Before the event there was no invention, then as if by magic it was there. That apple falling on Isaac Newton’s head, or Archimedes overflowing his bath, you’ve heard the stories. The inventor’s name will sometimes differ depending on which country you are in when you hear the story, which provides an insight into the flaws in the simple invention tales. The truth is in so many cases an invention does …read more
Continue reading Colossus: Face To Face With The First Electronic Computer
An installation at Milton Keynes harnesses data to visualise the smart city of the future. Continue reading Artists Are Mapping a City Through the Data It Generates
