File of memoranda enclosing reports and draft papers on the New Range. Comprises:
- photocopy of a memo from David Caminer to Mr L Lightstone, Sales Director for Bridge House South, re NRPO Studies (9 May 1969);
- carbon copy of memo from David Caminer to Mike Forrest re: 'MU' [Manchester University machine] (29 Dec 1969);
- memo from David Caminer to Mike Forrest re MIPT Report, Comments on Overview (8th Sep 1970);
- copy of typescript ('aide memoire') AM 406. Short Description of New Range, sent to David Caminer by Mike Forrest (23 Sep 1970);
- copy of typescript DTC 12 New Range Data Management System, sent by David Caminer to Mike Forrest and other members of the New Range Organisation (29 Sep 1970);
- typescript of paper, Features of New Range, undated, no author stated. Annotated at top 'C11';
- memo from P.D. Aylett, Manager of MPO at ICL, to David Caminer re Outline Business Plan (21 Jul 1971);
- memo from David Caminer to A.R. Bagshaw, Manager of ICL Project Planning, re the Business Plan (22 Oct 1971);
- typescript draft memo from David Caminer to A.R. Bagshaw 'Long-Term Developments to 1900', marked 'Secret' (9 Nov 1971);
- David Caminer's copy of a memo to G.J. Morris from John Pinkerton re a draft paper by Maurice Wilkes "The Hardware/Software Interface in the ICL 2900 Range of Computers", enclosing a typescript of the paper (7 Dec 1976). [Maurice Wilkes was acting as a consultant to ICL on the New Range 2900 series].
Date : 9th May 1969 to 8th December 1976
Physical Description : 1 file (66 pages), paper; typescript
Provenance : From David Caminer's papers.
Archive References : CMLEO/DC/WF/NRG/5
, DTC/1/20
, DCMLEO20200327027-092
This exhibit has a reference ID of CH58136. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
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