The National Museum of Computing has receiver its largest donation yet: £100,000 from Bletchley Park Capital Partners.
The museum, on the site of wartime code breaking activities, includes a rebuild of Colossus Mk II, claimed to be the world's first modern computer, the 1950s WITCH-Harwell computer, mainframes from the '60s, and hands-on pre-PC microcomputers from the '70s and '80s.
"As neighbours of Museum on Bletchley Park, we have watched its development with great interest and admiration," said Tim Reynolds, chairman of Bletchley Park Capital Partners (BPCP). "We are amazed at how much they have been able to achieve considering that they have received no Government or Lottery funding, and pay rent for the premises."
Officially opened in 2008, the museum now claims to rank amongst the top three dedicated computer museums in the world.
BPCP established the Bletchley Park Science and Innovation Centre in 2004 in conjunction with the Bletchley Park Trust.
It was set up to provide revenue for the Bletchley Park Trust, to provide serviced commercial offices on the park, and to stimulate the local economy.