Computer Called Leo

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• nomoresecrets · May 21, 2009 · Recommends

  "A Computer Called LEO" - story of the first commercial computer, used to run Lyons teashops. Fascinating both in terms of computer history, and history in general, especially Lyons' attitude to perfectionism, to the extent…

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• nomoresecrets · Dec 31, 2009 · Recommends

  You may also like the story of LEO then: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Computer-Called-LEO-Worlds-Office/dp...

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• BlasDeLezo · Apr 23, 2022 · Recommends

  A Computer Called LEO, by Georgina Ferry. This book tells the story of how Lyons teashops created LEO, the first business computer. It also tells the story of early computing, from the Difference Engine of Charles Babbage…

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• merrua · Sep 7, 2018 · Recommends

  …Microsystems. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet. The Soul of A New Machine. Hot Spots: Why Some Companies Buzz with Energy and Innovation - And Others Don't. A Computer Called LEO: Lyons Tea Shops and the World's First Office Computer. Power Failure: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron. The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing. What's Mine Is Yours: How Collaborative…

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• jrmg · Nov 17, 2011 · Mentions

  There's an interesting book about this that came out a few years ago, "A Computer Called Leo". Not available as an ebook, unfortunately, but it's on Amazon.com[1] (for crazy money), or Amazon.co.uk[2] (for a more sensible price). I think Americans can still order from Amazon.co.uk, it just…

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