Help us preserve this Ferranti Argus 100
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Help Us Preserve Some Computing History  We have an exciting opportunity to acquire a Ferranti Argus 100 computer system dating back to 1963.This machine may not look like much at the moment but once our volunteers have restored some of its former glory, it will make a really interesting exhibit!
In fact a re-packaged Argus was the first digital computer to be used to directly control an entire factory. They were widely used in a variety of roles in Europe, particularly in the UK, where a small number continue to serve as monitoring and control systems for nuclear reactors!
This particular machine was used as an industrial control system and in due course we will be given more information about its past history.
The computer has been offered as a donation but we do need to arrange collection. With your help we would like to raise £350.00 to pay for a 'man with a van' to travel north and fetch it back to Cambridge. It's not a small machine so unfortunately putting it in the back of an estate car is not an option! THIS IS OUR ONLY CHANCE TO OBTAIN THIS RARE FERRANTI ARGUS 100 :-( If we don't collect it by Xmas, the building will be closed and we will no longer have access.
You can donate through Just Giving which is a great way to donate to charities as it allows the charity to claim an additional 20% in Gift Aid from the government. Click on the logo to donate now ...
Alternatively, you can donate through our Paypal account ... YOU'VE DONE IT - THANK YOU :-)
(But feel free to donate more to help us look after it!!)
Mission Started : 15:00 - 13/12/2013 Last Updated : 15:03 - 22/12/2013
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Wouldn't it be great to know you played a part in saving this aspect of computing history? Please donate whatever you can ... ... and don't forget, for this to work we need to get the message out there ... blog about it, send a link to the press, tweet it again, facebook it, print it out and put it up on the wall of the office canteen (old school social marketing still works!) Thank you
Jason Fitzpatrick Chief Geek - The Centre for Computing History Registered Charity No. 1130071
Date : 13-12-2013 |
