From slide rules to Douglas Hartree's differential analyser and Ferranti's early computers, these objects trace the development of calculating and computing technology.
Computing & Data Processing
A New Approach to High Volume Document Processing
1984
Casio FX 750P with case, 1984
Toshiba MM-P1 Multi Media Player prototype, code name 'Sweet-Pea', made by Apple Computer and Toshiba, Japan, 1993.
Traffic Control
Ferranti Computer Systems Ltd Pegasus valve computer part
Video game cassette, ‘Ghostbusters’, designed by David Crane, United States, 1980-1984, published for MSX, by Activision, United States, 1984
1978-1982
Anderson Jacobsen acoustic data coupler.
c. 1964
Ferranti Computer Systems Ltd Pegasus valve computer circuit board, c. 1964
1982-1987
Keyboard, model no.LK201AE, s/n B030804823
12 Photographic colour slides showing LEO II-1 and LEO III computers in box
High Speed Paper Tape Reader from 48K minicomputer, made by Computer Technology Ltd, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, c. 1972.
User Viewpoint - Electrolux
1985
Hard disk unit from 3SL Estriel mainframe computer, made by International Computers Ltd, West Gorton, Manchester, 1985.
Atari 1050 disc drive, 1983
Capacitive fingerprint reader with smart card reader by Precise Biometrics, Europe, 1997-2000.
1973-1975
WDT66N Combus Packet Line Card, developed by Ferranti Ltd., Wythenshawe, Manchester, 1973-1975, installed in an Argus 700E for the Post Office Experimental Packet Switching System (EPSS)
Acorn A5000 computer, 1992
Science Museum Master Jaquard Loom
Working with a Computer, Programme 6
1983
Video game cassette, ‘Juno First’, developed by Konami, Japan, 1980-1983, published as arcade game for Jupiter Ace home computer, by Datasoft, United States, 1983
c.1956
Cathode ray tube, made by GEC, Trafford Park, c.1956.
c. 1982
PAL modulator for Texas Instruments TI 99/4A personal computer, Texas Instruments Incorporated, United States, c. 1982
2004
PalmOne Zire 31 PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), Palm Inc, 2004
1980
Cables associated with the word processing system, unmarked. In cardboard box
Manuals and documentation
Video game cassette, ‘Paddington's Early Visit’, by Peter McBride, Michael Bond and Karen Bond, England, 1980-1983, from book series ‘Paddington Bear’, by Michael Bond, England, 1958-2018, cassette published for Electron Computer, by Collins Software, 1983
1957
9 sealed plastic bags containing small parts from Pegasus computer, including a broken bulb, screws, and other components. All contained in a small cardboard archive box.
1980-1982
Osborne 1 portable computer, with an external monitor made by Prince SPA.
44 x Upper plates, carriage column, stored on a wooden shaft
Graph Plotter
1982
Texas Instruments TI 99/4A personal computer, made by Texas Instruments Incorporated, United States, 1982
An assembly, with studs fitted
2005
Nokia 9300 mobile phone, part of the Nokia Communicator range, with built in personal digital assistant (PDA) or notebook computer functionality, c. 2005
Casio College FX-80 pocket scientific electronic calculator, in carry case.
Tape punch, made by Creed & Co. Ltd, London and used with a Pegasus Mark I computer, made by Ferranti Ltd, Manchester, and delivered to Vickers-Armstrong (Aircraft) Ltd, Weybridge, Surrey, in 1957.
2013
3D printed Bon Bon light, by Assa Ashuach, London, United Kingdom, 2013
1965
Mullard 10 pin 100 kcs circuit block 2.IA B8 940 02 (yellow), with plastic pin cover. 1965
1987
Video game cassette, ‘Trapper’, published for BBC/Electron computer, by Blue Ribbon, England, 1987
Video game cassette, ‘Fish + Flutterer’, published for Jupiter Ace computer, 19K, by Jupiter Cantab, England, 1983
Video game cassette, ‘Microcosm’, published for BBC Micro, by Telecomsoft’s Firebird label, England, 1984
Video game cassette, ‘Geoff Capes: Strong Man’, published for BBC B/Electron Computer, by Martech Games Ltd., England, 1985
c. 1920
1920's Powers Samas hand punch (a first attempt at an interpreter/ punch)
1948
1-bit storage flip-flop switch, made by Mullard Ltd and believed to have been used in the Manchester University 'Baby' computer, 1948.
1956
Electric clock for the prototype Pegasus computer, (attached to central processing unit), made by Ferranti Ltd's London laboratory, c. 1956.
1996
Pilot 5000 electronic organiser, made by Palm Inc (subsidiary of US Robotics Corps), Singapore, 1996. Includes case, desktop adaptor unit, two instruction manuals and five floppy discs
Silicon wafer signed by Gordon Moore for the 40th anniversary of Moore’s Law, with Pentium 4 processors, 2005. Complete with case.
1995
BT Voyager 2000 interactive TV system, i-TV box used in Video on Demand (VOD) and interactive TV trials in Colchester, made by Apple, assembled in Ireland, 1995
1981
Apple III computer and keyboard, 1981.
Three mirrors from LEO I computer tape readers
1982-1984
IBM XT personal computer, c. 1983, with transformer - monitor is American and made to run on 110V and must be connected via the transformer. Also with keyboard cover and IBM manuals.
