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74547 Newspaper Article File

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A file of newspaper clippings and magazine articles relating to LEO Computers and people, comprised of:

  1. A photocopy of an article from The Age, Melbourne, advertising for operating controllers for LEO III machines titled 'WE ARE LOOKING FOR LION TAMERS!', dated 21 March 1964. Specifies that applicants must not be over 26 years old, have a good sense of humour, and be able to pass their 'Quiz', no appointments necessary
  2. A photocopy of an English Electric-LEO advertisement for LEO computers payroll system in Johannesburg mines, featuring a picture of Louis Weatherill, c 1962-1966
  3. A photocopy of a Financial Times article titled 'AUTOMATIC OFFICES PROGRESS IN U.S.', December 1955
  4. A newspaper article from Richmond & Twickenham Times titled 'Honours for creators of first business computer', featuring a picture of Helen Pinkerton and Jackie Caminer, 7 November 2014
  5. An article from Business Computer World titled 'Kit Grindley on the global economy', June 1997
  6. A photocopy of an article in The Daily Telegraph titled 'The teashop computer', 10 November 2011
  7. A newspaper article from Computing titled 'The Lyons Den' featuring a picture of John Pinkerton and LEO I, 30 September 1999
  8. A newspaper article from The Times titled 'Small firm that made the lion of machines' featuring a picture of the original Lyons team around LEO I, 27 March 1996
  9. A photocopy of an article from Computer Weekly titled 'How Leo blazed the trail for commercial DP', 25 October 1979
  10. A photocopy of an article featured in Computing Europe titled 'Impactless precedent' relating to the IBM 3800 impactless page printer, 26 October 1978
  11. A photocopy of three separate articles titles include 'The teacups were polished by hand, but were filled by computer...', 'Engineers will gather to take pride in Lyons' Leo', and 'A history lesson', acknowledging 50 years since the first LEO computer, c 1999 

Date : December 1955 to 7th November 2014

Physical Description : 1 file, 11 items, paper; photocopies and printed tabloids

Provenance :
Collected by Peter Byford



Archive References : CMLEO/LS/WP/4/74547/1-11 , CCH LI 16/9

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH74547. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
 

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