IWall Street Journal. Available at: http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2011/11/14/worlds-first-business-computer-celebrates-60th-anniversary
Rooney, B. (2011) World’s First Business Computer Celebrates 60th Anniversary Read More »
IT Now, Autumn, entry for year 2001, notes 50th anniversary of first LEO job with picture of John Pinkerton and picture of W.D.& H.O. Wills LEO II installation.
Waitrose Weekend, page 7, October 31st issue. From penniless immigrants to industrial titans, the story of the family behind the famous teashops is told by one of their descendants, Thomas Harding, in his new book ‘Legacy’. The article documents the company’s highs and lows in 5 thumb-nail texts with photographs illustration episodes in Lyons history. The 1947 episode tells the LEO story and includes a photo of LEO I with a female operator. The link below is broken as it appears point to local file
Ryder, A., (2019), Lyons: Pride before a fall Read More »
The Times Newspaper, Chairman’s report notes sale of all of the Lyons LEO Computers shares to English Electric and formation of English Electric LEO Marconi, June 14th
Salmon, Sam, Chairman, (1965), J. Lyons & Co: Annual General Meeting Report, Read More »
LEO Computers Society, editor Bernard Behr, Newsletter and Review, Summer 2015, Vol. 2, pp. 16-17. Apply to Frank Land or Bernard Behr for copy if required.
Sant, W., (2015), The Early Days of Customs & Excise Computing Read More »
Celebrating 50 years of British Technology Innovation, Computer Weekly, April 5-11, pp. 23-29. http://www.bitpipe.com/fulfillment/1459781780_511
Saran, C. (2016) The heyday of computing: How the Brits ruled IT, Read More »
Cliff Saran tells the story of Bakery Valuations the world’s first business application in November 1951, Computer Weekly, https://www.computerweekly.com/blog/Cliff-Sarans-Enterprise-blog/LEO-Office-automation-is-still-going-strong
review of LEO Remembered coupled with reference to LEO Film and the Science Writer’s award, published in Winter Edition of IT NOW, Volume 64, Issue 4. The British Computer Society publishes 35,000 copies of IT NOW. See: IT Now
Cooper, M., (2022), Remembering the world’s first business computer, Read More »