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- catalog abstract "This book takes you behind the scenes at the creation of the world's first business computer - the precursor to every computer in every office around the world. It places you in the midst of a dynamic group of creative people - visionaries who were the first to recognize the potential and harness the power of computing for business purposes. Written by the real-life participants in these exciting events, it "depicts the scene frankly, warts and all," as David Caminer, the pioneering team leader, writes in his preface. LEO reveals the strange and remarkable tale of how Lyons - a venerable tea-and-cake company - bred, incubated, and hatched that history-making business computer. In 1951, less than 2 years after the project was initiated, LEO went on-line as the world's first business computer. A forerunner to the IBM mainframes, LEO was the first computer to run a payroll, the first to perform inventories, and the first to track product distribution - as well as the first to calculate the blending of fine, flavorful, and cost-effective cups of tea.".
- catalog contributor b10821117.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Glyn Mills Bank and Army and Air Force officers payroll / John Lewis -- Stewarts and Lloyds Steelworks / Hamish Archibald -- The general post office (I) / Ninian Eadie -- The general post office (II) / Murray Laver -- Freemans mail order / Mike Jackson -- The royal dockyards / Reg Cann -- Into South Africa / Leo Fantl -- Behind the Iron Curtain / Ralph Land -- The LEO approach--an evaluation / John Aris.".
- catalog description "In 1951, less than 2 years after the project was initiated, LEO went on-line as the world's first business computer. A forerunner to the IBM mainframes, LEO was the first computer to run a payroll, the first to perform inventories, and the first to track product distribution - as well as the first to calculate the blending of fine, flavorful, and cost-effective cups of tea.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "The world's first office computer job, 1951 -- The background at Lyons, 1894-1947 -- LEO: idea and realization, 1947-1951 -- Loading LEO I, 1951-1954 -- The second LEO and LEO Computers Ltd., 1954-1957 -- LEO II in the field, 1957-1958 -- End of the first generation, 1958-1960 -- Arrival of LEO III, 1960-1963 -- The merger with English Electric, 1963 -- The range revolution, 1964 -- The 1965 paradox, 1965 -- LEO winds down, 1966-1968 -- The early days / Leo Fantl -- The widening field / Frank Land -- Toward system software / John Gosden -- A reminiscence / Peter Hermon -- Lyons teashops / Ralph Land.".
- catalog description "This book takes you behind the scenes at the creation of the world's first business computer - the precursor to every computer in every office around the world. It places you in the midst of a dynamic group of creative people - visionaries who were the first to recognize the potential and harness the power of computing for business purposes. Written by the real-life participants in these exciting events, it "depicts the scene frankly, warts and all," as David Caminer, the pioneering team leader, writes in his preface. LEO reveals the strange and remarkable tale of how Lyons - a venerable tea-and-cake company - bred, incubated, and hatched that history-making business computer.".
- catalog extent "xxiv, 392 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0070095019 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : McGraw-Hill,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog subject "338.7/61004/0941 21".
- catalog subject "Business Data processing History.".
- catalog subject "Computers Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "Leo computer.".
- catalog subject "QA76.8.L46 L46 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Glyn Mills Bank and Army and Air Force officers payroll / John Lewis -- Stewarts and Lloyds Steelworks / Hamish Archibald -- The general post office (I) / Ninian Eadie -- The general post office (II) / Murray Laver -- Freemans mail order / Mike Jackson -- The royal dockyards / Reg Cann -- Into South Africa / Leo Fantl -- Behind the Iron Curtain / Ralph Land -- The LEO approach--an evaluation / John Aris.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The world's first office computer job, 1951 -- The background at Lyons, 1894-1947 -- LEO: idea and realization, 1947-1951 -- Loading LEO I, 1951-1954 -- The second LEO and LEO Computers Ltd., 1954-1957 -- LEO II in the field, 1957-1958 -- End of the first generation, 1958-1960 -- Arrival of LEO III, 1960-1963 -- The merger with English Electric, 1963 -- The range revolution, 1964 -- The 1965 paradox, 1965 -- LEO winds down, 1966-1968 -- The early days / Leo Fantl -- The widening field / Frank Land -- Toward system software / John Gosden -- A reminiscence / Peter Hermon -- Lyons teashops / Ralph Land.".
- catalog title "LEO : the incredible story of the world's first business computer / David Caminer ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".