Interviewee: John Daines 

  • Interviewee: John Daines                                                        DOB: 28th July 1943  

Interviewer:  Ray Hennessy

Date of Interview: 26/04/2012

Role in LEO: Computer Operator

Joined LEO: October 1961

Abstract: John was an operator in the LEO II bureau and then did acceptance trials for LEO III systems in the Minerva Road factory before moving onto System 4 trials and software development.  His oral history covers the role of operators in the early days.  He progressed through ICL until retirement as a senior consultant in 2002. Active member of LEO Computers Society

Repository: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/53366/John-Daines-Interview-26-April-2012-53366/

Copyright: LEO Computers Society

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