PC fossils
After the University of Bath withdrew from Swindon 18 months ago, the Museum of Computing - home to some PC classics of yesteryear, was forced to shut down.
However, it looks like neighbouring Intel, which, let's face it, is very much at the centre of computing history, decided this wouldn't do and as its main supporter, enabled the museum to open once more.
"It's very appropriate to open a Museum of Computing in Swindon, a town which has been at the forefront of technology since the days of Brunel," said Intel's EMEA VP Gordon Graylish. "We're really happy to support it because it shows where the IT industry has come from and where it's headed. We can all learn so much about how and why a new technology flourishes, if we understand what contributed to the success and failure of past inventions."
In the photo below, standing behind a 1977 Commodore PET are, from left to right: curator Simon Webb, founder Jeremy Holt and Graylish.
While the grand opening will be this Saturday - 8 August - HEXUS managed to get some early access to some of the key players in the Museum's resurrection and interview them on TV. Click on the links below to watch the interviews and try to forgive the shameless youthfulness of the HEXUS presenter.
The Museum of Computing - classic computer history!
The Museum of Computing - Jeremy Holt
The Museum of Computing - Intel's Gordon Graylish
