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Harwell Dekatron / WITCH Reboot tnmoc.org

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What it is

A short clip of the Harwell Dekatron/WITCH, the world's oldest original working digital computer from 1951, being restarted at The National Museum of Computing in 2012.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as a quick look at a vintage relay and dekatron computer running, along with praise for the museum.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “TNMOC is awesome. Every geek in the UK should go.”

    Short video of the Dekatron running at TNMOC.

    duncanawoods, 2014-05 · Recommendation · in “Bletchley Park row rages on as restored site opens to public with 'Berlin Wall'”

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Topics: harwell dekatron, witch, bletchley park, vintage computers, tnmoc

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