Computer History
As some of my regular readers (if these exist...) may already know, I have a certain fondness for old computers and their history.
In February, members of the German Computer Society's SIG on Computer History met at the University of Bonn. We had a number of very interesting talks from different angles of computer history - preservation and museums, a film project, the restoration process of Zuse's Z1 mechanical computer, and program listings in 1980's home computer magazines. I contributed my report on reproducing CS research from the 1990s.
A big thank you to Stefan Höltgen for organizing the event!
One highlight was the visit to the Arithmeum, the University's computer museum. In addition to an impressive collection of mechanical computing machines (including an Enigma!), the museum also features an exhibition of electronic computers (tours on demand). I thought some pictures might be interesting...
Tags: GI, InfoHist, Computergeschichte, Bonn, Arithmeum