The Computer Journal, British Computer Society, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 255-261.
Lewis, J.W. (1964) ‘The Management of a Large Commercial Computer Bureau’ Read More »
in Caminer, D.T., et al, editors, LEO: The Incredible Story of the World’s First Business Computer, McGraw-Hill, New York, Part 3, chapter 19, pp. 229 – 242.
Lewis, J.W., (1997), Glyn Mills Bank and Army and Air Force Officers Payroll Read More »
Colvilles Ltd., Ravenscraig Steelworks – Use of Lector OMR in LEO III systems Introduction Colvilles Ltd. Steelmakers installed a LEO III (No.32) in its Ravenscraig Works in Motherwell in 1965.
The References describe the systems implemented using the Lector Optical Mark Reader and LEO III
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/po53hazoo0ba5kyrx16nc/Ravenscraig-Article.pdf?rlkey=42cr00ngjp3294u8j20bzi9ck&dl=0
Logan RS et al Ravenscraig use of LECTOR V3 (2022) Read More »
The story of the First Business Computer, Journal of the Royal Signals Institution, Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp. 32-37. An abridged version was published in Kai Kai Baluch Journal September 17th 2017, pp. 29-32.
Lyons, N. (2015) LEO: The Lyons Electronic Office. Read More »
Resurrection, No. 75, Autumn, pp. 19 – 30 http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection/res75.htm#top
Lyons, N. (2016) LEO, the First Business Computer, Resurrection, No. 75, Read More »
Accession reference: Lyons Neville The material includes history of J Lyons and Company Limited and its achievements (presentations includes images mainly sourced from Peter Bird, historian) and media interview recordings. Details here
https://www.leo-computers.org.uk/london-metropolitan-archives-lyons-neville-lma-4803/nhill
A double anniversary, an article commemorating Joe Lyons, chairman of J.& Co from its inception to his death in 1917, by his nephew and member of LEO Computers Society..
https://leo-computers.org.uk/images/JosephLyons.pdf
Lyons, N, (2017), Sir Joseph Lyons: Read More »
Food for Thought, Computer Conservation Society, talk presented at meeting of CCS in May 2017 tells the story of the company which produced the World’s First “electronic office”. Available at You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrwGDC8Bdow
Lyons, N. (2018), The Joe Lyons Story Read More »
letter in Shell-Mex and BP’s pensioners association magazine, Brigs, Paddy, editor 44Club News,Winter 2019 pp 13-14.
Lyons, N., (2019), LEO: the World’s first Business Computer, Read More »