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Raspberry Pi 500 PVT - [ Computer ]

The Raspberry 500 is a computer built inside of a keyboard to be a compact create an 'all in one' computer.

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Raspberry Pi Pico 2 Revisions - [ Computer ]

The Raspberry Pi Pico 2s are microcontroller boards released on August 8th, 2024 that have improved both the flash memory and the supply of power to the chip.

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Cambridge Z88 32K Eprom Pack - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: Cambridge Z88

This is a 32K EPROM card for the Cambridge Z88 Portable computer, which were released simultaneously in February 1987.

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Competition Pro Series III - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: SEGA Megadrive

The Professional Control Pad Series III is a six button, third party control pad controller, released under the Competition Pro brand.

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Mirage Microdriver - [ Peripheral ]

Platform: Sinclair ZX Spectrum

The Mirage Microdriver copies snapshots of games and copies them onto the Microdrive or tape.

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75277 Lyons Club Sports Carnival Front Cover - [ Document ]

A digital image of the front sleeve of the programme to the carnival.

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75274 Lyons Club Sports Carnival Timetable of Events p. 8-9 - [ Document ]

The front page index to the timetable of events at the carnival depicting an advert from Dorlan Advertising Ltd.

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75272 Lyons Club Sports Carnival Timetable of Events 1 & 2 - [ Document ]

The index pages to the timetable of events at the carnival.

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75271 Lyons Club Sports Carnival Plan of the Grounds - [ Document ]

A map of the Sudbury grounds and layout of the carnival.

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75270 Lyons Club Sports Carnival Programme - [ Document ]

A summary of the Lyons Club Sports Carnival's special listings and advertising the attractions.

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75268 John Gardner Interview - [ Document ]

A memoir of John Gardner's time working on LEO III.

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75263 U.S Visit Reports by John Aris - [ Document ]

A file of reports and notes made by John Aris when on U.

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75262 'User Driven Innovation' Book Reviews - [ Document ]

A file of photocopied reviews for User Driven Innovation by David Caminer, John Aris, Peter Hermon, and Frank Land.

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75259 Photographs - [ Photograph ]

A file of original colour photographs from the 50 Years of Business Computing event, including people and the venue.

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75256 J. LYONS & COMPANY LTD. Pension fund and Death Benefit Scheme - [ Document ]

A booklet that contains the text of an addendum dated 1 April 1963.

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75255 The World and Business Computing in 2051 Competition - [ Document ]

A file of documents relating to a paper writing competition for the 50 Years of Computing event, comprised of: A letter from L.

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75254 Minutes for 2 October 2001 - [ Document ]

The minutes for the Committee meeting on 2 October 2001, held in The Land Library at the London School of Economics.

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75253 Minutes for 12 September 2001 - [ Document ]

The minutes for the Committee meeting on 12 September 2001, held in Tower 1 at the London School of Economics.

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75252 Minutes for 16 August 2001 - [ Document ]

The minutes for the Committee meeting on 16 August 2001, held in the Land Library at the London School of Economics.

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75251 Minutes for 12 July 2001 - [ Document ]

The minutes for the Committee meeting on 12 July 2001, held in the Land Library at the London School of Economics.

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75250 Minutes for 12 June 2001 - [ Document ]

The minutes for the Committee meeting on 12 June 2001, held in the Land Library at the London School of Economics.

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75249 Organising Committee Minutes - [ Document ]

Minutes from the organisational committee for the 50 years in Computing event comprised of: Minutes for 21 January 2000 Minutes for 9 September 2000 Minutes for 6 July 2000 Minutes for 23 August 2000...

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75248 Event Material - [ Document ]

A file of documents relating to the 50 years of Business Computing event, including correspondence, brochures, leaflets, table plans, media coverage, and newspaper cuttings.

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75243 EDSAC 99 - [ Document ]

A file of documents relating to a series of talks, exhibits, displays, and demos on the 50th anniversary of EDSAC 1 and the history of Cambridge computing, comprised of: A brochure for the EDSAC 99 ev...

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75242 Taming the I.T Dragon - [ Media ]

A tape cassette of Peter Jay reviewing KPMG IMPACT PROGRAMME with British Aerospace and Unipart management.

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Photo Copy of Microsoft BASIC - [ Document ]

This is 29 pages of Microsoft BASIC characteristics, with hand written notes by Bill Gates.

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75240 NCC Members Conference 1988, 'Closing the Link' - [ Media ]

A series of conference talks on cassette tape from 1988 comprised of: Breaking into the Chain of Tradition.

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75239 NCC Members Conference 1987, 'Scaling the Peak' - [ Media ]

A series of conference talks on cassette tape from 1987 comprised of: Business Education - Equipping for the Mountain.

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75200 'Quintero A Hundred Years Old' Programme - [ Document ]

A programme for Lyons Club Dramatic Society performance of Quintero A Hundred Years Old, 14-15 December 1945.

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75192 The Lyons Club Music Section Letter - [ Document ]

A letter sent out to all members of the Lyons Music club advertising James Gibb's first piano recital Copyright: LEO Society...

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75191 Cadby Hall Gramophone Circle Members Letter - [ Document ]

A letter sent out to all members of the gramophone circle notifying of upcoming performances.

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75190 Lecture - Recital, Hammersmith Town Hall - [ Document ]

A lecture recital programme featuring James Gibb on piano, 28 February 1951 Copyright: LEO Society...

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75189 Cadby Hall Gramophone Circle, Season 1953/4 - [ Document ]

A digital copy of a music schedule from the Lyons Club Music Section showing dates, employees, and musical performances.

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75179 Memoir of Stan Evans - [ Document ]

A memoir written by Stan Evans in 2020 reminiscing of his time at LEO Computers Ltd as an engineer.

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75176 Letters from John Simmons to Richard Sharpe - [ Document ]

Two letters sent from John Simmons to Richard Sharpe comprised of: Letter dated 21 February 1979 from John Simmons to Richard Sharpe informing him that David Caminer is the best person for him to speak to in regards to his research.

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75166 A 'conversation' between frank Land and Anthony Bryant: PART I - [ Document ]

A digital copy of a two-part 'debate' on early computing published in the Journal of Information Technology, June 2020...

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75163 LEO III/12 at Minerva Road - [ Photograph ]

A digital copy of a colour photograph depicting Lou Wetherill and Frank Wroe at a LEO III/12 at Minerva Road.

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75149 'Coping with the American Giants' by Elisabetta Mori - [ Document ]

A fourteen page article written by Elisabetta Mori titled 'Coping with the "American Giants", Mergers and Attempted Partnerships in the European Computer Industry (1962-1964)' in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Vol.

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75148 Memoir of Peter Titman - [ Document ]

A memoir written by Peter Titman reminiscing on his experiences working at LEO Computers with T.

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75140 'LEO: Publicising and preserving the World's first business computer', Probus Magazine - [ Document ]

An article published in Probus magazine relating to the history of LEO computers.

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Compaq AlphaServer DS10 - [ Computer ]

The Compaq AlphaServer DS10 system is an entry-level system that offered 64-bit computing with the Alpha processor.

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75132 File of Memorabilia - [ Document ]

A file of assorted documents collected by John Aris comprised of: A newspaper cutting from Electronics Weekly, titled 'EE Computers move house and re-plan' relating to re-organising of English Electri...

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75131 Editorial Correspondence File - [ Document ]

A file of correspondence between John Aris and Peter Bird relating to his publication titled LEO-Pride of Lyons.

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Cyber Shadow - [ Software - Game ]

#15 Limited to 2000 copies Only you can unlock the secrets to your clan's ancient powers in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game.

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#BLUD - [ Software - Game ]

#129 Limited to 4000 copies Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that b...

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Cyber Shadow - [ Software - Game ]

#128 Limited to 6500 copies Only you can unlock the secrets to your clan's ancient powers in Cyber Shadow, the quintessential Ninja Action game.

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A Highland Song - [ Software - Game ]

#130 Limited to 3000 copies A wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, maps and music.

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75111 LEO 326 Operator Training Notes - [ Document ]

Annotated operator training notes for a LEO 326, including flowcharts, diagrams, and test papers.

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75110 LEO III/33 Magnetic Tape Master Routines - [ Document ]

A partial training manual for a LEO III/33 magnetic tape master routine.

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75108 Training Course Bundle - [ Document ]

A collection of different training course handouts in one folder, comprising of: Operating Training Section The 5 Main Parts of LEO The LEO II Control Desk LEO II Schedule of Registers, Order Code and...

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75085 Marconi Paper Tape Reader Brochure - [ Document ]

A pdf copy of a brochure article titled ' Data Communications' from Marconi.

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75083 LEO III/15 Shell Office - [ Photograph ]

A photocopy of men at work using the LEO III/15 for Shell.

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75081 Entire System 4 - [ Photograph ]

A set of four black and white photographs, taped together in pairs, depicting all the machines in the system 4 range laid out in a studio.

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75080 John Hoey at Desk - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting John Hoey sitting at a typewriter on a desk with a manual in front of him.

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75079 Card Reader K7078-7 - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting a card reader machine.

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75077 Paper Tape Reader - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting a paper tape reader machine.

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75076 Magnetic Tape Units 1-3 - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting magnetic tape units numbered 1-3.

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75075 System 4 Power Supply - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting five system 4 power supply units.

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75074 System 4 Disc Drive K7078-10 - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph of a pair of system 4 disc drives.

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75073 Magnetic Tape Units - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting a row of system 4 magnetic tape units at RMIT.

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75072 System 4 Disc Drive K7078-11 - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph of a pair of system 4 disc drives.

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75071 RMIT 4.50 - Chris Robinson K7078-2 - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph of Chris Robinson at a system 4.

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75067 RMIT 4.50 - Chris Robinson K7078-1 - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph of Chris Robinson at a system 4.

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75063 John Hoey at Work - [ Photograph ]

A Black and white photograph of John Hoey working at a 4.

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75062 System 4-75 Display Model - Tim O'Flynn - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting a display stand featuring a model of the System 4-75 with two men discussing the display.

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75061 System 4 - 50 Display Model - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph depicting a display stand featuring a model of the Australian System 4 range.

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Amiga World US Edition - January 1989 - [ Magazine ]

An issue of the US-based Amiga-focussed magazine.

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Amiga World US Edition - July 1989 - [ Magazine ]

An issue of the US-based Amiga-focussed magazine.

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CD-ROM Magazine - June 1995 - [ Magazine ]

The first issue of the multimedia-focussed magazine inspired by the optical media boom of the mid-90s.

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CD-ROM Magazine - May 1994 - [ Magazine ]

The first issue of the multimedia-focussed magazine inspired by the optical media boom of the mid-90s.

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MACWORLD - July 1985 - [ Magazine ]

A US Macintosh-focussed magazine.

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MACWORLD - June 1985 - [ Magazine ]

A US Macintosh-focussed magazine.

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MACWORLD - March 1985 - [ Magazine ]

A US Macintosh-focussed magazine.

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MACWORLD - December 1984 - [ Magazine ]

A US magazine devoted to the ever-growing world of Macintosh Computers.

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MACWORLD - November 1984 - [ Magazine ]

A magazine devoted to the ever-growing world of Macintosh Computers.

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PC Format - October 1991 - [ Magazine ]

Issue One of the long-running PC-focussed computing magazine.

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Public Domain - November/December 1991 - [ Please Select ]

A magazine devoted to providing its readers with the very best in free programs and free image files.

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75040 LEO Circuit Board - [ Photograph ]

A black and white photograph of a LEO circuit board as part of the Australian LEO computer system.

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75039 III/15 Shift Structure - [ Document ]

A photocopy of a memo from C. W. Harrison to All Melbourne Operators explaining that the shift will commence as follows: DAY 8.15 - 1615 K. R. McLachlan, R.C. McMicking, E.L.M. Dixon, W. J. Douglas, J...

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75038 LEO III Operating Course No. 3 Lecturers and Supervisors - [ Document ]

A list of lecturers and supervisors on the operating course for a LEO III/15 machine at Shell in Australia.

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75033 A Beginner's Guide to the EDSAC 2 Autocode - [ Document ]

An original manual used by the University Mathematical Laboratory, Cambridge, for programming lectures.

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75031 IAM File - [ Document ]

A file of documents from Graham Briscoe, formerly from Phoenix insurance and Institute of Administrative Management, comprised of: A letter from Graham Briscoe to Peter Byford with a list of documents included in the file, 3 November 2015.

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BBC Radio 4 on Mary Coombs - [ Media ]

A file of documents from Graham Briscoe, formerly from Phoenix insurance and Institute of Administrative Management, comprised of: A letter from Graham Briscoe to Peter Byford with a list of documents included in the file, 3 November 2015.

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75029 Unknown Notebook - [ Document ]

An A5 size green notebook titled 'Rough Notebook' containing scrawled notes, and a handwritten programme of possibly a LEO lll engineering course.

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75028 'Office Organization and Method' by G. Mills and O. Standingford - [ Document ]

A publication that provides a compact survey of the whole subject of administrative Management.

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75027 'Computers in Your Life' by B. M. Murphy - [ Document ]

A publication that takes a broad view of the computer and its place in society; its history, its mechanical function and its role in the present and future, dated 1971.

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75023 The Computer in Society by Brian Murphy - [ Document ]

A publication that demonstrates the excitement and potential of everyday life in the computer age.

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75022 Electronic Computers by S. H. Hollingdale and G. C. Tootill - [ Document ]

A publication that explains how computers work, how problems are presented to them, and what sort of jobs they can tackle.

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75021 Computers, Managers and Society by Michael Rose - [ Document ]

A publication that gives an account, part technical, part sociological and part philosophical, of the computer revolution.

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75020 The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, December 2003 - [ Document ]

A special issue of The Journal of Strategic Information Systems featuring the 'LEO Conference 2001', Volume 12, Issue 4.

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75019 Memorabilia for CCH March 2023 - Peter byford - [ Document ]

A file of documents collected as memorabilia for CCH in March 2023 by Peter Byford.

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75018 E341/1 PCB Circuit Board - [ Promotional Item ]

A circuit board from a LEO 326 at Charles House.

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70517 Tape Mount Mechanism - [ Promotional Item ]

A tape mount mechanism from a LEO 326 at Charles House.

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75016 'The Heyday of Computing: How the Brits Ruled IT', Computer Weekly - [ Document ]

A reprint of an article in Computer Weekly Magazine by Cliff Saran, dated April 2016.

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75015 'Behind the Curtain at LEO: A Personal Reminiscence', IEEE Annals - [ Document ]

An article written by David Caminer in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing.

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75014 David Mowery Paper 'LEO to Linux' Reprint - [ Document ]

A reprint of David Mowery's talk at the 50th anniversary conference titled '50 Years of Business Computing: LEO to Linux'.

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75013 50 Years of Business Computing Press Releases - [ Document ]

A collection of press release papers relating to the 50 Years of Business Computing Conference bound together in one volume.

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75012 Conference Planning - [ Document ]

A file of correspondence and papers relating to the 50th anniversary business conference held in 2001 and the financial outcome and success of the conference.

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75011 'Engineers will gather to take pride in Lyons' Leo', Computing Magazine - [ Document ]

A photocopy of an article in Computing Magazine titled 'Engineers will gather to take pride in Lyons' Leo', dated September 1999.

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75010 User-driven Innovation Correspondence - [ Document ]

Two files of correspondence relating to the publication User-driven Innovation.

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