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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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A TNMoC Talk By Steven Goodwin About His Book, 20 GOTO 10

Virtual Talks and Lectures

Can't get to us in person? You don't have to miss out! Delve into an enticing and varied selection of tech-based topics, learning from brilliant experts in the comfort of your own home, with our programme of live virtual talks.

20 GOTO 10 takes you on an adventure through the history of retro computers and games consoles – one number at a time.Did you know, for example, about the secret messages hidden in Commodore BASIC or why the highest score possible in Pac-Man is 3333360? In this talk, author Steven Goodwin dives into seven machines familiar to many of us, sharing what he has learned and opening our eyes just that little bit further. He will tackle perennial favourites such as the ZX Spectrum. Commodore 64, and Dragon 32 (all featured in our museum’s fantastic collection), as well as popular consoles such as the Gameboy.Join Steve to discover how - through numbers - we can understand more than just the internal workings of our favourite retro computers.

About Steven GoodwinSteven Goodwin (London, England) has been involved in computing, science, and technology from an early age, writing his first code aged 8 and building his first synthesizer while still in his teens. Since then, he's been a developer, CTO, and system architecture for companies large and small.As an international speaker and author he has written three industry-standard textbooks for the games industry: "Cross-Platform Game Programming", "The Game Developer's Open Source Handbook" for Charles River Media and "Polished Game Development" for Apress, as well as two editions of "Smart Home Automation with Linux" for Apress. He has also authored 60+ articles covering programming, management, and open source. A fan of retro computing, he is also a tech historian, volunteer at the Centre for Computing History, and author of 20 GOTO 10.He's also worked as an Associate Lecturer residency at both Bedfordshire University, helping students work towards their B.U.G.S. projects, and Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.His interests outside of computers, also involve computers!

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