50th anniversary of the routine business use of computers

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Wed Nov 21 15:19:00 2001

> "Feldman, Robert" <Robert_Feldman_at_jdedwards.com> said:
> > I was looking at the Economist (Nov 17th) at the library last night and
saw
> > the following (p. 76)
> >
> > The Lyons Electronic Office (LEO) began use 11-17-1951 in a British
catering
> > company.
>
> etc...
>
> See also: http://www.leo-computers.org.uk/

Business was fast on the heels of government... earlier that year
in June, The UNIVAC I was installed a few blocks from where I'm
typing this (historical nobody-ever-heard-of-Jeffersonville-Indiana).

-dq
Received on Wed Nov 21 2001 - 15:19:00 GMT

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