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TALK The Story of LEO: The World's First Business Computer Speaker: Neville Lyons
Neville joins us as a return speaker, expanding on his family links with the catering ‘empire’ J Lyons & Co.
An extraordinary story of pioneering electronics in the 1950s, not by one of the giants like IBM, but by a company better known for its tea shops and swiss rolls!
This talk will explain why and how the company conceived and progressed the design and manufacture of LEO (Lyons Electronic Office) for internal use and how its success resulted in larger organisations seizing upon the idea and
Time: 2:45pm to 3:45pm
Price: Free
Guildford Institute
Ward Street
Guildford
Surrey GU1 4LH
Wed 25 May 2016
Website:
www.guildford-institute.org.uk
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