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A History of LEO, the first business computer
Good news! The Leo Computers Society has won Heritage Lottery funding with our partners, the Centre for Computing History, Cambridge.
The Press Release can be seen ..HERE and a message with more explanation from our Chairman, Peter Byford, can be read HERE..
‘Swiss Rolls, Tea and the Electronic Office: Read More »
An excellent article on the history of LEO has just gone on to The Register website, with input from Frank & Ralph Land. Read it Here and discover the Nigella Lawson connection
NIGELLA LAWSON AND LEO ! Read More »
LCS Newsletter, LEO MATTERS from Mar 2019 in desktop published format. Editor: Hilary Caminer.
Contents:
- Message from our Chairman, Peter Byford
- Update on the Heritage Lottery Fund project, Lisa McGerty
- Rebuilding the LEO Archive – An Archivist’s View, Jude Brimmer
- LEO Reunion April 2019 – A Personal View, John Daines
- Spreading the Word, Neville Lyons
- Legacy by Thomas Harding – A Book Review, Frank Land
- Reminiscences – The LEO Years, Peter Hermon
- Working for Wills as a 15 year old in the late 1950s, Carole Hynam
- History of LEO Computers in Australia, Neil Lamming
- Operating LEO in Australia, John Hoey
- Memories of Working with LEO in Australia, Lex Korngold
- Reminiscences of My PR Role with LEO, John Aeberhard
- III/33 Phoenix Assurance Company – Summary of a Report, Tony Morgan/John Daines
Date : October 2019
LEO Matters Autumn 2019 Vol 6 Read More »
LCS Newsletter from Nov 2016 in desktop published format. Edited by Bernard Behr.
Contents:
- Message from our Chairman, Peter Byford
- A Night at Consolidated Glass, John Godwin
- My Time at LEO – A Personal Memoir, Chris Date
- Radley House – “An Up and Coming Industry”, Mike Storey
- Preserving LEO’s Place in History – An Academic View, Colin Williams
- The Experiences of Two DEUCE Fans at the LEO Computer Society Reunion, Alan Eardley and Denise Ashe
- Memories of My Time in South Africa, Tony Morgan
- Memories of a LEO cub, now Secretary of the LEO Computers Society, Hilary Caminer
- Knowledge About LEO is Spreading, Frank Land
Date : November 2016
LEO Newsletter Winter 2016 Vol 3 Read More »
Contents:
- Message from our Chairman, Peter Byford
- LEO in East Europe, Ralph Land CBE
- LEO in South Africa, Norman Witkin
- Reflections of LEO Computers in Australia, Neil Lamming
- Down Memory Lane – In the Lyons Den, Gloria Guy (nee Smith)
- The Early Days of Customs & Excise Computing – Some Impressions, Bill Sant
- LEO III Software Rebooted, David Holdsworth
LEO Newsletter Summer 2015 Vol 2 Read More »
LCS Newsletter from Oct 2014 in desktop published format. Edited by Bernard Behr.
Contents:
- Message from our Chairman, Peter Byford
- Impressions of Bletchley Park, Bernard Behr
- Information Age at the Science Museum celebrates LEO, Jessica Bradford
- Archiving LEO Memorabilia, Frank Land
- LEO III Emulation, David Holdsworth
- The LEO Oral History Project, Mike Storey
Date : October 2014
LEO Newsletter Autumn 2014 Vol 1 Read More »