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Computer Conservation Society
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<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>The CCS is interested in the <a href="/facts/History_of_computing/MLKvPoqn">history of computing</a> in general and the conservation and preservation of early British historical computers in particular.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>The society runs a series of monthly public lectures between September and May each year in both London and Manchester. The events are detailed on the society's website.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>The CCS publishes a quarterly journal, <i>Resurrection</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>The society celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>Dr <a href="/facts/Doron_Swade/gdoTBeVA">Doron Swade</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> formerly the curator of the computing collection at the London Science Museum, was a founding committee member and As of 2021<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Computer_Conservation_Society&action=edit">[update]</a> is the current chair of the society. David Morriss, <a href="/facts/Rachel_Burnett/yYDfNW1S">Rachel Burnett</a>, and Roger Johnson are previous chairs, also all previous <a href="/facts/List_of_presidents_of_the_British_Computer_Society/sPQfUsLh">presidents of the BCS</a>. </p> <h2 id="projects">Projects</h2> <p>The society organises a number of projects to reconstruct and maintain early computers and to conserve early software. For example: </p> Restorations <ul><li><a href="/facts/Elliott_401/rN9mTIhk">Elliott 401</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Elliott_803/m8TIrlxn">Elliott 803</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Elliott/bVkduLNB">Elliott</a> 903 and 905</li> <li><a href="/facts/Digital_Equipment_Corporation/ztxs6keA">DEC Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ferranti_Pegasus/Lpu26Qoj">Pegasus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ICT_1301/IergCpsu">ICT 1301</a> Project</li> <li><a href="/facts/Harwell_computer/KhB3oARw">Harwell Dekatron</a> Computer</li> <li><a href="/facts/Differential_analyser/lgA1m3VS">Differential Analyser</a></li> <li>HEC 1</li></ul> Reconstructions <ul><li><a href="/facts/Colossus_computer/pbkHLPwp">Colossus</a> Rebuild</li> <li><a href="/facts/Manchester_Baby/tpkAwQnc">Manchester Baby</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bombe/PR64Llq7">Bombe</a> Rebuild</li> <li><a href="/facts/EDSAC/nyK6xJ7B">EDSAC</a> Replica Project<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Analytical_Engine/Ts9xduLI">Babbage's Analytical Engine</a></li></ul> Other projects <ul><li>Software preservation</li> <li>"Our Computer Heritage" website<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tony_Sale/xsQ3nk2k">Tony Sale</a> Award for computer conservation and restoration<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="locations">Locations</h2> <p><a href="/facts/London_Science_Museum/1mwwq0oj">London Science Museum</a>: </p> <ul><li>Ferranti Pegasus (Not currently being displayed working)</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry,_Manchester/63TW4zDP">Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester</a>: </p> <ul><li>Manchester Baby</li> <li>Hartree Differential Analyser</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/The_National_Museum_of_Computing/6UpEsN8T">The National Museum of Computing</a>: </p> <ul><li>Colossus</li> <li>Harwell Dekatron or WITCH</li> <li>ICL 2966</li> <li>Elliot 803</li> <li>Elliott 905</li> <li>EDSAC Replica</li></ul> <p><a href="/facts/Bletchley_Park_Trust/ID0B04WB">Bletchley Park Trust</a>: </p> <ul><li>Bombe</li></ul> <p>Currently not on public display: </p> <ul><li>ICT 1301 (Currently in storage at The National Museum of Computing)</li> <li>Elliott 401</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/">CCS website</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/">Our Computer Heritage</a> – a project led by the CCS</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Computer Conservation Society". British Computer Society. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://www.bcs.org/category/13184" target="_blank">http://www.bcs.org/category/13184</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Computer Conservation Society: Aims and Objectives of the Society". Digital 60. UK: University of Manchester. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://curation.cs.manchester.ac.uk/digital60/www.digital60.org/about/computerconservation/index.html" target="_blank">http://curation.cs.manchester.ac.uk/digital60/www.digital60.org/about/computerconservation/index.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Computer Conservation Society". FOLDOC. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://foldoc.org/Computer%20Conservation%20Society" target="_blank">http://foldoc.org/Computer%20Conservation%20Society</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Johnson, Roger (2013). "Computer Conservation Society (CCS) – itItstory and Experience". Making the History of Computing Relevant. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology book series (IFIPAICT). Vol. 416. Springer. pp. 249–257. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-41650-7_22. ISBN 978-3-642-41649-1. <a href="978-3-642-41649-1" target="_blank">978-3-642-41649-1</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Events". Computer Conservation Society. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/current/lecture.htm" target="_blank">http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/lectures/current/lecture.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>The CCS Journal – Resurrection, British Computer Society, retrieved 8 January 2018 <a href="http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/35062" target="_blank">http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/35062</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Resurrection – The CCS Journal, Computer Conservation Society, retrieved 8 January 2018 <a href="http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection.htm" target="_blank">http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Halfacree, Gareth (15 October 2014). "Computer Conservation Society turns 25". www.bit-tech.net. bit-tech. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="https://www.bit-tech.net/news/ccs-turns-25/1/" target="_blank">https://www.bit-tech.net/news/ccs-turns-25/1/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"The British Computer Conservation Society is 25 years old". ajovomultja.hu. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://ajovomultja.hu/news/british-computer-conservation-society-25-years-old?language=en" target="_blank">http://ajovomultja.hu/news/british-computer-conservation-society-25-years-old?language=en</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Swade, Doron (20 January 2017). "Winter 2016 report to the Computer Conservation Society". blog.plan28.org. Plan 28 Blog. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="/wiki/Doron_Swade" target="_blank">/wiki/Doron_Swade</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"The EDSAC Replica Project – Computer Conservation in the UK". Computer History Museum. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://www.computerhistory.org/events/video/37/" target="_blank">http://www.computerhistory.org/events/video/37/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer EDSAC Replica Project" (PDF). chiphack.org. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="http://chiphack.org/talks/edsac-replica.pdf" target="_blank">http://chiphack.org/talks/edsac-replica.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Our Computer Heritage". Computer Conservation Society. <a href="http://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ourcomputerheritage.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"CCS launches the Tony Sale Award". The National Museum of Computing. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180109064128/http://www.tnmoc.org/news/news-releases/ccs-launches-tony-sale-award" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20180109064128/http://www.tnmoc.org/news/news-releases/ccs-launches-tony-sale-award</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Tony Sale Award". Computer Conservation Society. <a href="http://www.sale-award.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sale-award.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>