Last Thursday I attended a seminar on EMI computers, organised by the Computer Conservation Society and held at the London Science Museum. This was the 3rd computer history related event I’d attended, with the first two being part of celebrations for the British Computer Society’s 50th anniversary. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of [...]
“A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain“, said Mark Twain, and I couldn’t agree more. No, I’ve never had much love for banks. They are the cornerstones of our increasingly unfathomable economic system, upon which we are [...]