Hot Millions: a 1968 crime comedy made by MGM. The story depicts Ustinov as a
computer operator using the computer to steal millions. It was directed by Eric Till and
produced by Mildred Freed Alberg, from a collaborative screenplay by Ira Wallach and
star Peter Ustinov. MGM rented a LEO III/326 computer from the Post Office for the
scenes involving Ustinov engaged in his criminal activity. The trailer for the film can be
downloaded at https://www.bing.com/search?q=Hot+Millions+Peter++Ustinov&refig=1910fc8a8d58
45e99f4f153ee907922b&pc=U531&sp=-1&pq=hot+millions+peter+ustinov&sc=1-
26&qs=n&sk=&cvid=1910fc8a8d5845e99f4f153ee907922b&FORM=VDVVXX
- Bletchley Park lectures – LEO the first Business Computer by Alan King 20th January 2005
2-4. 3 DVDs labelled London Home movies episode 4 – Granada TV LEO – this included
interviews with David Caminer and Peter Byford effectively doing a commentary with
the LEO (1958 film)and a short sequence of LEO lll film introduced by Brian Eaton.
Another DVD includes some video of Manchester computer (Baby?) , Colossus and John
Page (LEO engineer) talking about LEO.
Incidentally does Chris Monk realise that the LEO film does include sequences of LEO l? - LEO lll/1 (Hartree House – mid-sixties 2min 22 secs by Colin Browning
- LEO people interviews by Over the pond film company on behalf of Google Nov
2011 – used for the Pioneers film. 2 dvds Original filming and edited version (by Peter
B).
I also have VHS copies of London Home movies and a 1960 training film. I also have a
VHS which someone gave me ages ago which is labelled. 2min 45 Bletchley stills, 3min
42 Rostram/Lyons sync, 6min 20 Wilsoh (not sure of writing here) “white heat, 9 min
ICL press conference etc.
Peter Byford’s collection of Video and Film Material: Read More »
Hilary Caminer notes: a CD recording of my father and John Aris giving the 2nd
Pinkerton lecture at the Guildhall 50th anniversary of first LEO lob conference – with
Frank Land proposing the vote of thanks
Hilary Caminer CD, 2001: Read More »
Recording of the week:
Frank Land OBE – from Nazi Germany to the tea shop electronic brain
This week’s selection comes from Dr Tom Lean, Project Interviewer for An Oral History
of British Science. https://blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-vision/2019/06/recording-of-the-week-frank-land-obe-from-nazi-germany-to-the-tea-shop-ectronic-brain.html
British Library 24th June 2019: Read More »
You Tube – Released November 30th 2021 to mark the 70th anniversary of the
first live run of a business application on a computer, the LEO I at Cadby
Hall HQ of J. Lyons and Co. a Film, duration about 27 minutes made by Boffin
Films and commissioned by the joint LCS and CCH project funded by the National
Lottery Heritage Fund. The Film tells the Lyons/LEO story and an important
aspect is to tell young people an important aspect of computer history and how
business computing started in the UK 70 years ago. To see the Film click on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzu68nRVwtE
Land, F.F. (2022), LEO Film and Video Presentation, PACIS TREGO virtual Conference, July 5th 2022.
https://pacis2022.aisconferences.org/events/treo-talks-at-pacis-2022/
You Tube – Released November 30th 2021: Read More »
for their LEO Film with a description of the award and including an account of its making and the LEO story which underlies the film. The AIS network link is:
https://aisnet.org/news/612934/LEO-Film-Wins-ABSW-Video-of-the-Year-Award
The Association for Information Systems (AIS) noted the Award received by Boffin Films: Read More »
The AIS LEO Award for Exceptional Lifetime Achievement in Information Systems
The Association for Information Systems (AIS) is the institution linking academics in the
discipline of Information Systems world-wide and has a membership in excess of 3000. It selects members who have made outstanding contributions to the study and
teaching of Information Systems for the LEO Award (its highest honour), named in
remembrance of LEO the First Business Computer. The award was inaugurated in 1999
The AIS LEO Award for Exceptional Lifetime Achievement: Read More »
The LEO’s are named after the world’s first business computer. Created by the Lyons
Company of the UK in 1951 and with installations in Australia by Tubemakers, Shell
and Colonial Mutual. LEO was the first computer in the world to be used to solve
complex analytic problems including (but not limited to) calculating disease among
miners, ballistic problems of missiles, mortality rates for insurance companies, “flutter”
in new aircraft, how to make rain by seeding clouds and even calculating tax tables.
The awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the full range of Business Intelligence
and Information Management activities:
Data modelling, integration, quality, warehousing and mining
Analytics, reporting, dashboarding and scorecarding
Business Process Management
Search
Performance management
Knowledge management and strategy
to name a few. The awards are given to commercial organisations, government, and
education initiatives as well as individuals who have excelled in the end-use of analytics
and information management.
Governance of the LEO Awards is conducted by an Advisory Board consisting of
seasoned members of the Australasian commercial, government and academic
knowledge economy. The Board represent many industries and aspects of hands-on
experience from the end-user community.
The awards were launched in 2010. See The LEO Awards
The LEO Award Advisory Board: Read More »
David Tresman Caminer Postgraduate Scholarship in Business Computing
The scholarship was set up to honour the achievements of David Caminer under the
aegis of The LEO Computers Society . The Scholarship is funded through the
generosity of the Association for Information Technology (AIT) and its Trustees, and
is valued at £5000 per annum. The scholarships will be available to students who have
demonstrated excellent academic potential. Applications are welcome from students who
have fulfilled the admission criteria and been offered a place to study for a postgraduate
degree based in the School of Engineering and Information Science. A student will only be entitled to one award during his/her period of study with Middlesex University. The
first students were selected in 2011. See http://www.scholarship–search.org.uk/grants/the-david-tresman-caminer-postgraduate-scholarship-in-businesscomputing-supported-by-the-leo-foundation-and-ait-trust-at-middlesex-university/hc_edufin.page_pls_user_sch_dets/16180339/220707/sch_id/58303/page.htm
The 2014 award winner Tope Ashiru writes: “Receiving the Scholarship is mind blowing! It has restored me back on track and reinvigorated my career aspirations. My academic progression almost took a dark turn in the light of my father’s prolonged illness which eventually took his life. I had thought it was all coming to a dramatic halt for me but the Scholarship came to the rescue! Now I
can focus on finishing with a first class.
Middlesex University: Read More »
David Tresman Caminer Postgraduate Scholarship in Business Computing
The scholarship was set up to honour the achievements if David Caminer under the
aegis of The LEO Computers Society . The Scholarship is funded through the
generosity of the Association for Information Technology (AIT) and its Trustees, and
is valued at £5000 per annum. The scholarships will be available to students who have
demonstrated excellent academic potential. Applications are welcome from students who
have fulfilled the admission criteria and been offered a place to study for a postgraduate
degree based in the School of Engineering and Information Science. A student will only be entitled to one award during his/her period of study with Middlesex University. The
first students were selected in 2011. See http://www.scholarship–search.org.uk/grants/the-david-tresman-caminer-postgraduate-scholarship-in-businesscomputing-supported-by-the-leo-foundation-and-ait-trust-at-middlesex-university/hc_edufin.page_pls_user_sch_dets/16180339/220707/sch_id/58303/page.htm
The 2014 award winner Tope Ashiru writes:
“Receiving the Scholarship is mind blowing! It has restored me back on track and
reinvigorated my career aspirations. My academic progression almost took a dark turn in
the light of my father’s prolonged illness which eventually took his life. I had thought it
was all coming to a dramatic halt for me but the Scholarship came to the rescue! Now I
can focus on finishing with a first class.
Middlesex University: Read More »