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Do you have any early computer hardware or software you could bring along to show at Incubation?

On Wednesday there will be a room set aside for an informal session where delegates can plug in and run their own historical machines.

Please contact a member of trAce staff on your arrival and they will transfer your item to a secure location where it will be PAT tested (see below) and then kept securely until Wednesday (you will be able to retrieve the item if preferred).

This session takes place in conjunction with many other events throughout the Symposium. See, for example, the following:
Paul Brown - Origins - the early computer arts in the UK
Charlie Gere - A question of placement: some brief thoughts about memory and location
Ted Nelson - Fixing the Computer World
Alan Sondheim - Retrospective
The panel discussion on Wednesday afternoon
The trAce Archive

If you are interested in the history of computers then you may like to visit the following websites (please note that these organisations are not affiliated with the Incubation Show and Tell session):

Retrobeep
http://www.retrobeep.com/

Museum of Computing
http://www.museum-of-computing.org.uk/

Computer Conservation Society
http://cedarsgw.leeds.ac.uk/ccs/

Please note:
** Only plug-in items need testing - battery operated items can be brought along on the day.
**You will not be able to access the University network at any time so items must function offline.

All items submitted for the History of Computers Show and Tell will be subject to a Portable Appliance Test (PAT) in accordance with The Nottingham Trent University's Electrical Safety Policy.

By submitting an item for inclusion, you agree that:

*Your item shall be included under the policy

*The item will be plugged into the University electrical supply for operation and therefore you agree to a suitably qualified technician employed by the University to test the item in accordance with the Policy

*All tests will be carried out in a professional manner in such a way as to limit any possible damage to property and personal injury

*Due to the possibility of certain tests causing damage to equipment, the owner or owners representative agrees to the terms of this waiver

*Equipment tested by another organisation will be accepted as valid under the University policy provided that it has a test pass certificate with it containing the name of the person testing the equipment, date of next test and equipment number

*The owner or owner’s representative will be required to sign the University’s waiver form at the time of dropping off the item for inclusion.

Copies of the waiver form will be retained by the University and a copy given to the owner.