R.I.P. Tony Sale, rebuilder of Colossus

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Sysman replied

31 August 2011, 19:56
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Something else dies, freedom.

BBC News - The 60W bulb: A luminary love affair

That might explain why I couldn't find any 60W bulbs last time I looked.

I'm now using a 40W bulb in my home office ceiling, plus another 40W for a desk lamp.

That's saving energy?
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DimPrawn replied

31 August 2011, 19:11
Something else dies, freedom.

BBC News - The 60W bulb: A luminary love affair
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Zippy replied

31 August 2011, 19:10
RIP. His efforts won't be forgotten.
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31 August 2011, 19:08
R.I.P. Tony Sale, rebuilder of Colossus

Aunty

Tony Sale, the brilliant engineer who led the rebuild of Colossus, the first modern computer, has died aged 80.

The mammoth project to recreate the code-cracking Colossus capped a career built around electronics and computers.

Most recently, Mr Sale drove the campaign to save Bletchley Park, where Colossus aided Allied code-cracking efforts during World War II.

At Bletchley he also founded the National Museum of Computing to help preserve the UK's ageing computers.
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