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The Evolution of LEO, the World’s First Business Computer |
| Speaker: |
John Daines |
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Thu 29th October 2020 |
Tue 17th September 2019 |
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14:30 |
17:00 for 17:30 |
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Via the Internet using ZOOM. |
Manchester Metropolitan University.
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About the seminar
LEO, the world's first business computer, that was built by J Lyons the caterer.
The lecture will cover the business background to LEO’s development and
how Lyons ended up manufacturing two further ranges of computers after LEO I.
John will compare and contrast how LEO related to the “mainstream”
developments from Ferranti, academia and research.
He will also highlight some of the people involved and technical aspects.
The LEO Computers Society, in partnership with the Centre for Computing
History in Cambridge, has recently been awarded over £100k by the Heritage
Lottery Fund for a first phase project to tell the LEO story.
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