IRC

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Mon Jun 11 10:02:29 2001

Well IU know Elliott/Ferrante/LEO/English Electric/Marconi all started
combining in the 60's, and that English electric was one of IRC's
victims. I just don't know the exact sequence and whether IRC brought
any of it about.

On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:

> > There's been a discussion of labour/management relations on Rovernet, and
> > this has led to the Industrial Recovery Corporation.
> >
> > Does anyone know if the IRC meddled with the British computer industry,
> > as they did with the motor industry?
>
> Funny... just yesterday, my computing history research took me
> to Britain; I found the National Archive of Computing History
> or somtthing like that at Manchester University (and it didn't
> have a history of computing at Manchester, which was what I
> was personally looking for), but it did have an interesting
> online exhibit, and pointers to archives. The URL is stuck in
> my browser at home, but it shouldn't be too hard to find
> using Google.
>
> Regards,
> -dq
>

M. K. Peirce

Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
Shady Lea, Rhode Island

"Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
              
              - Ovid
Received on Mon Jun 11 2001 - 10:02:29 BST