Bletchley Park computer

“Chip tune” electronica musician Matthew C Applegate (AKA Pixelh8) has been given access to some of the oldest computers in the world at The National Museum of Computing to produce some music.  The project, called “Obsolete?” will be followed by a series of concerts at Bletchley Park in March.

“The music of Obsolete? will be made from machines such as Colossus Mark 2, the rebuild of the world’s first programmable electronic computer used for code breaking in World War II, the Elliot 803 from the 1960s, a giant machine with only 4k of memory, and of course some vintage favourites like the BBC Micro. This will be chip tune music unlike any ever produced before. It’s a fantastic privilege to work with such unique and rare computers. For me it is the chance of a lifetime.” – Matthew C Applegate

I heard a short snippet of one of the tunes today on the radio and it sounded great.  There’s a really good article on the NMOC website about Obsolete?

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