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Notebook kept by Ernest Lenaerts during his work on the LEO computer.
Includes entries:
NB41-001: Front cover
NB41-002: January 7 1964,static on computer [paper] tape at Midland Bank West End Computer Centre
NB41-003: Notes on the paper tape equipment and behaviour
NB41-004: Phys Soc Exhibit January 9 1964, noise measurements
NB41-005: Noise continued, some contact details
NB41-006: January 14 1964 and January 16 1964, anti-static treatment on paper tape, tape run variations
NB41-007: January 20 1964, [sound system] equipment prices, to do list
NB41-008: Testing to do list: print simulator, printer paper, paper tape, noise, dust
NB41-009: Midland Bank, printer simulator: undersized engraving plus other suggestions
NB41-010: Printer simulator cont., simulated vs real, no ghosting on simulator
NB41-011: Midland Bank, KDF6 at Harrow Corp
NB41-012: 28th January 1964, printer simulator: test character vs standard print characters
NB41-013: February 4 1964, holiday dates, discussion with Smith of [Delplan] about carbons
NB41-014: Calibration of ? [print clarity]
NB41-015: February 5 1964, to do list, abrasion tests nylon vs silk
NB41-016: Smith from Delplan re Alacra stationary carbon quality, printer ribbon comparison
NB41-017: Dust from LEOIII/1[ at Cadby Hall], list of recent contacts, nylon ribbon deformation
NB41-018: Assessment of stationary
NB41-019: February 11 1964: computer room with air conditioning, paper accepted for Edinburgh conference
NB41-020: Dust filtering, packer arms and shoes in dust production
NB41-021: February 13 1964, visit to Eastcote [Board of Trade], packer arms and dust
NB41-022: Packer arms, diagram
NB41-023: Packer arms, dust pile up and mylar fluff LEO III/90 [GPO]
NB41-024: February 18 1964, report to ABB on packer arms, Cerebos, Eastcote dust tests
NB41-025: Side pressure for socket contacts
NB41-026: Surface conductivity of paper
NB41-027: Label and other [stationary] samples
NB41-028: February 19 1964, discussions with Ampex, packer arm shoes and swarf [dust]
NB41-029: Diagram of method to measure packer arm pressure
NB41-030: Tape from LEO III/10 [Eastcote], unlabeled diagrams
NB41-031: February 21 1964 and February 24 1964: meeting at Eastcote on dust and new paper suppliers
NB41-032: Mullard thin film circuits
NB41-033: Visit to EE Kidsgrove re tape
NB41-034: March 4 1964: testing Kado ribbon
NB41-035: Magnetic tape and dirt, diagram of tape feed
NB41-036: People to contact re stationary, insulation and other matters
NB41-037: To do list for holiday
NB41-038: Contacts and pressure, list of [suppliers]
NB41-039: People to contact,
NB41-040: Discussions with GPO, consulting Air pollution expert at Stevenage
NB41-041: March 16 1964 and March 17 1964, testing KADO plastic ribbon, Eastcote visit about dust
NB41-042: Collect site data on decks, packer arms, fluff, tapes, milar printer ribbon tests
NB41-043: March 19 1964, dust sampling
NB41-044: Mr Parker to sample dust description of methods to be used
NB41-045: March 20 1964, filters, blowers, dust samples
NB41-046: (includes loose page), Manchester Corporation paper enquiry, GPO postcard, Analex Printers
NB41-047: March 25 1964 (loose pages), humidity measurements in tape deck, storage techniques
NB41-048: (includes loose page) expenses, topics for investigation
NB41-049: Noise, printing on card
NB41-050: Integration of libraries,[talks on ?] magnetic core memory
NB41-051: Core memory cont.
NB41-052: (followed by 9 blank pages) magnetic core memory, authors reply
NB41-053: Upside-down section, microscope specifications
NB41-054: Upside-down section and inside back cover, travel expenses
NB41-055: Back cover
Date : 1st January 1964 to 7th April 1964
Physical Description : 1 bound volume (83 pages), paper; manuscript
Provenance : The notebooks are being digitised while on loan to The Centre for Computing History from the LEO Computers Society, with the kind permission of the Lenaerts family.
Archive References : CMLEO/EL/NB/41
, CCH LI 57
This exhibit has a reference ID of CH76474. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
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