Newly-donated ‘military-grade’ radar display software will take visitors to a Norfolk museum one step closer to experiencing the tension and technology of the Cold War.
The firm Cambridge Pixel has given the software - called ASD-100 - to the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum in Neatishead.
Hattie Hearn, the museum’s manager, said the software would be used for radar displays, and to assist with talks given in the site’s atmospheric Cold War operations room.
Ms Hearn said: “We’re incredibly grateful to Cambridge Pixel for donating the software to the museum.
"Its application in the Cold War Operations Room will help to bring the historic monitors to life and will be vital in showing visitors the continued importance of radar to our air defence system.”
Andrew Haylett, principal engineer at Cambridge Pixel, paid the museum a visit to install the software.
Mr Haylett said: “This is a rewarding and interesting application of two of our key software products, and we are glad to have this opportunity to work with the team of volunteers at the museum to enhance the visitor experience at this historic site.”
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