Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The National Museum of Computing houses the world’s largest collection of working historical computers.
Our expert team maintains, restores and rebuilds systems that tell the story of Britain's business, war-time and personal computing history.
In this video Gavin Clarke and museum co-founder Kevin Murell discuss the ICT 1301 - one of Britain's first mass-produced business computers. A machine whose stunning design earned it work in film & TV.
Saved from the scrapheap, @TNMOC's 1301, nicknamed Flossie, Kevin and Gavin discuss the importance of this incredible computer - and the museum’s dream to rebuild and reboot Flossie.
Got a question about the history of war-time cryptographic and modern electronic computing? Curious about our work and collection? Tweet us with the hashtag: #askTNMOC.
You can also go deeper by joining us in person on a trip to the Museum or by taking a guide-lead virtual tour:
tnmoc.org/events/2020/10/5/the-national-museum-of-computing-public-tour
For schools, we offer special remote-learning packages:
tnmoc.org/remote-learning-packages
Picture credits:
- ICT1301 - photo by Robocomm, licensed under Creative Commons
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
- ICT1301 Arthur - photo from Computer Conservation Society website (used with permission):
computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection/res56.htm
- The Man with the Golden Gun - still image - (C) United Artists, Danjaq LLC
- Senate House, University of London - SteveCadman - licensed under Creative Commons
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
- Flossie on the move - Robert Dowell, used with permission
- Flossie and Stuart Fyfe at Galdor - Stuart Fyfe. TNMOC have permission to use this photo.
The National Museum of Computing houses the world’s largest collection of working historical computers.
Our expert team maintains, restores and rebuilds systems that tell the story of Britain's business, war-time and personal computing history.
In this video Gavin Clarke and museum co-founder Kevin Murell discuss the ICT 1301 - one of Britain's first mass-produced business computers. A machine whose stunning design earned it work in film & TV.
Saved from the scrapheap, @TNMOC's 1301, nicknamed Flossie, Kevin and Gavin discuss the importance of this incredible computer - and the museum’s dream to rebuild and reboot Flossie.
Got a question about the history of war-time cryptographic and modern electronic computing? Curious about our work and collection? Tweet us with the hashtag: #askTNMOC.
You can also go deeper by joining us in person on a trip to the Museum or by taking a guide-lead virtual tour:
tnmoc.org/events/2020/10/5/the-national-museum-of-computing-public-tour
For schools, we offer special remote-learning packages:
tnmoc.org/remote-learning-packages
Picture credits:
- ICT1301 - photo by Robocomm, licensed under Creative Commons
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
- ICT1301 Arthur - photo from Computer Conservation Society website (used with permission):
computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection/res56.htm
- The Man with the Golden Gun - still image - (C) United Artists, Danjaq LLC
- Senate House, University of London - SteveCadman - licensed under Creative Commons
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
- Flossie on the move - Robert Dowell, used with permission
- Flossie and Stuart Fyfe at Galdor - Stuart Fyfe. TNMOC have permission to use this photo.
