Computer Conservation Society

Next Events

London
19^th Nov 2026

Lisp Machines: Hardware and Software Architecture Influence

Rescue of Historic Artefacts and Documents

The Computer Conservation Society does NOT collect historic artefacts or documents having no premises in which to store them. There are various museums and other organisations in the UK which do and we can sometimes direct people in posession of such items who feel that they should go to a good home to a suitable organiation. But we should stress that in many cases they are also short of space and may be unable to consider new acsessions. In any event, making a list of items which are available is a must before any progress can be made.

If you have a need to dispose of historic documents we suggest that you should first read our guide Archives and your Personal Papers.

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

October 2026

On Tuesday 29^th September, The National Museum of Computing hosted the sixth Tony Sale Award organised jointly by the CCS and TNMoC..

The winner was David Lovett’s restoration of a Bendix G-15 computer the design of which owed much to Turing’s design of Pilot ACE at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington.

A recording of the presentation ceremony including David Lovett’s fascinating lecture is available here.

David Lovett also recorded an excellent follow-up on his return to the USA which can be found here.

More detail at the Sale-Award section of the website.

August 2026

We regret to hear of the passing of Brian Aldous the archivist at TNMoC. Brian has provided the “50 Years Ago” column in Resurrection since edition 63 in 2013. Always friendly, always obliging, his contribution was always on time and always a good read. He will be missed.

August 2026

We have heard that LEO pioneer, Ralph Land CBE passed away in July not long after the demise of his twin brother Frank. An active and supportive member of the LEO Society until ill health curtailed his involvement he will be missed by everybody concerned with that august body.

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.

Membership of the society is open to all. If you would like to join the society, please click here for more information.