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Voice biometrics, war tech and the history of computing
News In September silicon.com had an exclusive look through the treasure trove of historical technology in the National Museum of Computing at the home of the World War II code-breakers, Bletchley Park. First up was a look at... [08 Oct 2008]
Britain's classic computers: A silicon.com special
News While Bletchley Park may be best known for housing the Enigma code-breaking machine during World War II, the former intelligence facility is still home to numerous tech treasures in the National Museum of Computing. [02 Oct 2008]
Bletchley Park appeals to US for funds
News Phil Dunkelberger, chief executive officer of PGP, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk in a video interview that the group of companies would be making donations to repair the buildings at Bletchley Park, including the National... [09 Sep 2008]
Bletchley Park future under colossal threat
News The letter calls for secure long-term financial backing on a par with other museums such as the Imperial War Museum, the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum.... [24 Jul 2008]
UK failing to respect computing heritage
News IT chiefs have hit out at the lack of respect the UK as a nation gives to its computing heritage following the mothballing of the Museum of Computing in Swindon.silicon.com asked a number of CIOs whether the UK made the... [15 Jul 2008]
Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com
News Launched back on 6 July 1998 with a party at London's Natural History Museum - a dig at the print dinosaurs it has now replaced - the publication weathered the storms following the dot-com boom to take... [07 Jul 2008]
Museum of computing looks for new home
News A museum dedicated to the history of computing is looking for a new home and its collection has gone into storage. Staff at The Museum of Computing in Swindon are hopeful of finding a... [02 Jul 2008]
In his own words: Bill Gates' best quotes
News Speech at the Computer History Museum, InfoWorld magazine (2001). A 1989 speech on the history of the microcomputer industry. Here's silicon.com's pick of the best: The early days…... [26 Jun 2008]
Computing museum at risk of being thing of the past
News The UK's first museum dedicated to the history of the computer is facing homelessness after receiving no firm offers to save it. The Museum of Computing in Swindon will lose its base at... [01 Apr 2008]
CIO Essentials: Vista, Kindle and data breaches
News The London Transport Museum captures the essence of this well and I now have to visit the Museum just to see what transport changes may be coming my way in the not too distant future. I wish it well but... [27 Nov 2007]
The Woz takes a trip down memory lane
News Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak took part in a panel discussion on Saturday called 'Apple in the Garage', at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, celebrating the Mac maker's 30th... [06 Nov 2006]
Google cooks up eco mash-up
News Listings include the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and the Go Raw Cafe in Las Vegas; the Tree People park and EcoLimo in Los Angeles; the Skyscraper Museum and Central Park in New... [31 May 2006]
Microsoft to offer anti-spyware, says Gates
News This malware thing is so bad," he said in a speech at the Computer History Museum. Microsoft plans to offer its own anti-spyware software, chairman Bill Gates said. Gates said Microsoft will offer... [04 Oct 2004]
Ancient Egypt goes online with IBM
News Professor Mohamed Saleh, previously director of the Museum of Egyptology in Cairo, one of the sites involved in the project, and director of the Egyptology unit of The Grand Museum of Egypt which is... [26 Feb 2004]
Now we are five: silicon.com celebrates fifth birthday
News The journey has taken us and our readers from a glitzy launch in London's Natural History Museum just before the height of the dot-com boom, to the low points of the tech slump, to a revitalised recent... [07 Jul 2003]
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