Collection
The Collection is eclectic in what it preserves. We have some special interests but these do not inhibit our acquisitions. Serendipity serves us well.
Popular parts of any computing collection are the machines, peripheral devices and software, especially software familiar to users such as operating systems and games. The majority of the items in our collection are supported by manuals, textbooks and archives, and have local connections with south Wales.
The machines and software associated with the University are well represented; included are mechanical and electronic calculators, the remains of the University’s first computer, its first web server, and personal computers; it also contains the first Linux host in the UK, together with several early Linux releases, and Linux magazines, and other ephemera. Some of these items are on display in the Computational Foundary at our Bay Campus.
General Collections
- Computing before Computers
- Computers & Accessories
- Manufacturers' Guides & Manuals
- Early educational texts on Computing
Special collections on specific topics
