Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Bob Eager Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: The lure of retro computing Date: 8 May 2014 18:14:07 GMT Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net CzUmbmnf8zafWHwgWaQklg9DmdRqcQptBn6AlV5iDaJ2ioW706 Cancel-Lock: sha1:874DzjqV2LuYOvBlMl1LK3qCjZI= User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Xref: csiph.com comp.misc:2709 On Tue, 06 May 2014 18:40:08 +0000, RS Wood wrote: > and museums dedicated to classic hardware are > springing up everywhere, like this one[6] in Ramsgate, UK. > [6]: > http://www.thanetgazette.co.uk/New-Micro-Museum-opens-Ramsgate/ > story-21046799-detail/story.html I went along today. Quite small, but very interesting. He has a lot more in storage, ut if it takes off he will probably move to larger premises. He's particularly interested in educating younger people about the history of what they now use. He has a small part going back to Babbage, etc. Worth a visit if you are in the area. -- Using UNIX since v6 (1975)... Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org