I was fortunate enough to get some original LEO stationary and punch
cards a few years ago. Just to see what would happen, I put one of each
on ebay and it appears not many people had even heard of LEO computers!
Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
>
> > "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
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