re: the Bletchley discussion - here's the source material for a more rounded
debate...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article4385384.ece
Early computer history is culturally - and nationally - distinct. That's what
makes the vintage tech world more interesting than might at first be considered.
For the past eight years I've been interviewing vintage computer enthusiasts in
the UK and US, and from Japan to Nova Scotia, and the differences of geography
support the wider story out of many key developments. The role of British
science in computer history (and other countries for that matter) has been
pretty much overwhelmed by the later, more rapid and more dynamic American
advances. Bletchley Park would seem to provide an appropriate context for
celebrating unsung pioneers; after all the Computer History Museum does the job
excellently in Silicon Valley.
Christine
Dr.Christine A.Finn, FSA
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Hon. Research Fellow, Dept. of Archaeological Sciences,
University of Bradford, UK.
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