We hate 2020!

Just when we thought 2020 couldn't get any worse! We were about to re-open after many months of being closed but then disaster struck when a mains water pipe burst and flooded much of the ground floor of the museum.
Sadly re-opening has now been postponed. Read More >>>

No visitors, no workshops, no events, no school visits... no income. We know that things are tough for everyone right now, but if you can afford to help us through these tough times please donate what you can.

There's over 36,000 exhibits here! That should keep you occupied for a bit - get searching!

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Thank you.

LEO II Installed

May 1957
LEO II Installed

LEO I I computers were installed in many British offices, including Ford Motor Company, British Oxygen Company and the 'clerical factory' of the Ministry of Pensions at Newcastle. LEO l l l computers were installed in Customs & Excise, Inland Revenue, The Post Office and in Australia, South Africa and Czechoslovakia.

The first installations were:

LEO I I / 1 J. Lyons & Co. Ltd London May 1957
LEO I I / 2 W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd Bristol Sep 1958
LEO I I / 3 Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd Corby Jun 1958
LEO I I / 4 Ford Motor Co.(parts) Aveley Dec 1958
LEO I I / 5 Leo Computers Ltd London Jul 1959
LEO I I / 6 Ministry of Pensions Newcastle Nov 1959
LEO I I / 7 British Oxygen Co. Edmonton Feb 1960
LEO I I / 8 Standard Motor Co. Coventry Jul 1960
LEO I I / 9 Ilford Limited (films) Ilford Nov 1960
LEO I I / 10 W.D. & H.O. Wills Ltd Bristol Apr 1961
LEO I I / 11 Ford Motor Co. (payroll) Dagenham Jan 1961

LEO II Installed