From time to time the Society is approached by people who have come into the possession
of documents relevant to historic computers and who feel that they should
“go to a good home”.
Unfortunately the Computer Conservation Society is no longer in a position to
collect such material, though we can sometimes suggest a suitable home for it.
If you have a need to dispose of historic material we suggest that you should first read
our guide Archives and your Personal Papers.
In particular, we should stress that a list of the document titles is essential before
any progress can be made.
Document Exchange within the CCS
Because CCS members use widely differing IT systems, difficulties sometimes arise
when documents are sent between members.
In an attempt to minimise such problems a page of guidance notes can be found
here.
The web page also contains useful information for authors of articles
in the CCS journal Resurrection.
News
May 2025
The Society is planning a visit to the collections centre of the
National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to view a rather interesting collection
of vintage computers in their reserve collection.
Present are believed to be a Ferranti Mark 1*, A Ferranti Mercury and the remains of the Chilton Atlas 1.
Altogether a mouth watering prospect.
The date of the visit is Tuesday the 2nd of September and we intend to forgather for dinner
on the previous evening.
Planning is, as yet, incomplete but if you are up for it, put the dates in your diaries NOW!
The Computer Conservation Society was founded in 1989 as a joint venture between the
British Computer Society and the Science Museum in London.
It has subsequently become closely associated with the Science and Industry Museum
in Manchester and The National Museum of Computing in Bletchley Park.
Our primary mission is to preserve historic computers, develop awareness of the history
of computing, and encourage research.
We run many specialised projects, organise public lecture series, and publish a regular journal.
The Harwell Dekatron Computer at The National Museum of Computing