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LEO and the Model T Ford
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peter scott



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:11 am    Post subject: LEO and the Model T Ford Reply with quote
LEO was the world's first computer used for office automation. It was a pioneer project of J. Lyons & Co. the catering company famous for Lyon's Tearooms amongst other things.

Whilst overtaken by the computer giants we know today LEO was bought and
operated successfully by several companies in the 1950s and 60s including Ford.

http://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/49/6/650?ijkey=qgw19xZQE20Hd7P&keytype=ref

See also http://www.leo-computers.org.uk/newpageone.htm

Peter
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