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	The National Archive for the History of Computing is the UK's most important history of computing resource. It was opened in 1987 to provide a repository for the documents and images of computer history, and a centre to encourage its study. A rich collection is available to scholars. The Archive has many thousands of documents and photographs. Some of these give unique insights into the development of computing. Mathematics Tower, The University, Manchester, M13 9PL, England, (0161) 275-5845

	During WW2 the German armed forces top secret codes were broken at Bletchley Park, providing the allies with vital infomation towards their war effort. The world's first programmable computer and other technologieswe take for granted today were initiated at Bletchley Park. Visitors can learn about Enigma history and technology here. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/

	http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, England. The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of historic scientific instruments in the world's oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford. By virtue of the collection and the building, the Museum occupies a special position, both in the study of the history of science and in the development of western culture and collecting. Museum of the History of Science, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3AZ, U. K.