LEO - The world's first 'Electronic Office' - Archives of IT
WEBThe world’s first computer used for business purposes was the Lyons Electronic Office, or LEO. This was begun by the company J. Lyons & Co Ltd who ran tea shops, restaurants and made and sold bakery products all over the UK.
LEO (computer) - IT History Society
WEBThe LEO I (Lyons Electronic Office I) was the first computer used for commercial business applications. Overseen by Oliver Standingford and Raymond Thompson of J. Lyons and Co., and modelled closely on the Cambridge EDSAC, LEO I ran its first business application in 1951.
LEO II – the world’s first commercially available computer
WEBMay 18, 2010 · Entering service at steel company Stuart and Lloyds in London in May 1958, the LEO II/3 (Lyons Electronic Office II/3) was the world’s first commercially available business computer.
LEO: The Story of the World’s First Business Computer ...
WEBThe story of the Lyons Electronic Office, an important part of UK computing history, as told by the people who worked on it.
LEO Computers - Computing History
WEBLEO Computers In the late 1940s, J. Lyons and Co., the country’s largest caterer, made the prescient decision to invest, both financially and by offering staff support, in the computer developments being made at Cambridge University ( EDSAC) on condition that they could copy their 'electronic calculator' if it worked.
LEOPEDIA - Computing History
WEBLeopedia is the LEO Computers Society’s guide to references and holdings related to the story of LEO. Here at the museum weve taken the opportunity to locate the LEO collection we look after ...
History of the Lyons LEO Computer - Peter Byford - YouTube
WEBPeter Byford of the Leo Society tells us about the history of the LEO computer and Lyons - the company that created it. Filmed at The Centre for Computing History 2017