ICT 1301: Flossie's 60th Anniversary Celebration

The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) is home to the world's largest collection of working historic computers.Follow the development of computing: from the Turing-Welchman Bombe and Colossus of the 1940s through the large systems and mainframes of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, to the rise of personal computing and the rise of mobile computing and the internet.Recognised as one of England’s top 100 ‘irreplaceable places’, we welcome corporate and group visits, schools and individuals from all over the world.We are normally open Tuesday to Friday 10:30 -17:00, Saturday & Sunday 10:30 – 17:00. Please check tickets for actual opening days and times.TNMOC operates independently of Bletchley Park Trust, although we are located on the Bletchley Park Estate.To visit us, go through the main Bletchley Park entrance, through the barrier, walk or drive bearing left beyond the main car parks, to our separate entrance located at the top of the Park.Visit their website here for more information.https://www.tnmoc.org/Sat Nav users: please use the postcode for the railway station MK3 6DS on Sherwood Drive and then follow signs. The postcode for Bletchley Park will actually take you to an old entrance which is closed.

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Join us to mark the 60th anniversary of the ICT 1301 with the launch of a virtual, 3D, interactive and immersive experience.

The National Museum of Computing

Join us at The National Museum of Computing to mark the 60th anniversary of the first ICT 1301, more fondly known as Flossie, with the launch of a new virtual, 3D, interactive and immersive experience. Sixty years ago, in April 1962, the University of London took delivery of Flossie - a milestone machine in British computing history and the first in a line of ICT 1301 computers. The 1301 was the first business system from up-and-coming manufacturer ICT, which harnessed the then-new technologies in memory and transistors. Two hundred ICT 1301s were sold across the UK and internationally, making it one of the first mass-produced British business computers. Sixty years later, just four 1301&#x27;s remain and only one in working order - the very first, Flossie, now part of TNMOC&#x27;s collection. We’re marking the 60th anniversary of her delivery to the University of London by giving this 5.5-ton, punched-card giant a new lease of life as an interactive, online experience: the Virtual Flossie.Our Virtual Flossie will give computer fans of all abilities the opportunity to operate this historical computer through a browser or device, using virtual punch cards to obtain real-world results. Attendees at the launch event for the Virtual Flossie on Saturday 30th April 2022 will have the opportunity to meet the mastermind and creator behind the Virtual Flossie, preview the accompanying pop-up exhibition (including a video appearance from the pioneering Dame Stephanie “Steve” Shirley) and meet those who used and were instrumental in rescuing Flossie.Schedule for the Day: 10:30: Museum opens to the public 11:00: Refreshments served in the Meeting Room 11:00-12:30: Visitors are invited to explore the Museum12:30-13:30: Live Q&amp;A with Roger Holmes and Stuart Fyfe (Livestreamed for virtual attendees)13:30-14:15: Lunch/Networking in the First Generation Gallery 14:15-15:00: Live Q&amp;A with Virtual Flossie&#x27;s creator, Martin Gillow(Livestreamed for virtual attendees)15:00-17:00: Visitors are invited to explore the Museum.Refreshments (tea, coffee, juice, water and biscuits) and a buffet lunch will be provided.

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