Now that many of you seem to be wandering around aimlessly post-University, how about a trip to Swindon for a history lesson?
The Museum of Computing (see www.digitalhistory.org.uk) is holding an exhibition entitled Computers@Home and features machines from the late 70's through to the 80's. Acorn hardware included? I should cocoa. Atoms, Electrons and Beebs, and maybe some old-school Archimedes, nestle among other lesser machines from Apple, Commodore, Sinclair and Atari, to name but a few.
Many of the machines are from organiser Simon Webb's personal collection, but the exhibition is constantly being updated as more machines are donated. Not doubt if you have some hardware to donate they'd like to hear from you too (I'm looking in your direction, Mr. The Vigay).
Skint students and taxpayers alike will no doubt be overjoyed that admission is free, Monday to Friday 9-5 and Saturdays 9-1. You're looking for the Oakfield Campus of the University of Bath in Swindon. There's even directions on the web site to help you out. So come on students, get out of bed, and spend the afternoon actually learning something for a change!
Link: www.digitalhistory.org.uk
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ribbit (16:42 5/6/2003)
flibble (18:58 5/6/2003)
rich (21:18 5/6/2003)
ribbit (21:46 5/6/2003)
Paul (12:03 6/6/2003)
[mentat] (23:51 6/6/2003)
swebb (06:15 18/1/2005)
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Cuddlebunny |
Message #92308, posted by ribbit at 16:42, 5/6/2003 |
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Great news, but [pedantry]'I should cocoa' actually implies deep sceptism, so unless you don't believe what the organisers say, the phrase is misused here.[/pedantry] |
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Peter Howkins |
Message #92309, posted by flibble at 18:58, 5/6/2003, in reply to message #92308 |
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With that level of pedantry Ribbit is deffinatly qualified to report on RISC OS ;-) |
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Richard Goodwin |
Message #92310, posted by rich at 21:18, 5/6/2003, in reply to message #92309 |
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Actually "I should cocoa" is rhyming slang for "I should say so". It can be used ironically, but then again, so can just about every other phrase. |
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Cuddlebunny |
Message #92311, posted by ribbit at 21:46, 5/6/2003, in reply to message #92310 |
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Well, not according to Sir Kenneth of Williams, but as I used to use the phrase as you did in the news article, I imagine it's perhaps changed its meaning. |
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Paul |
Message #92312, posted at 12:03, 6/6/2003, in reply to message #92311 |
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That Acorn Atom looks familiar.... |
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Message #92313, posted by [mentat] at 23:51, 6/6/2003, in reply to message #92312 |
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Bah. Who wants an A4000 or A3010. Quick....! |
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Simon Webb |
Message #92314, posted by swebb at 06:15, 18/1/2005, in reply to message #92313 |
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The web address for the museum has changed to
www.museum-of-computing.org.uk |
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