From the Picture source: "This is the site of the LEO Computers Society celebrating the World's first business computer. Membership of the Society is open to: all ex-employees of LEO Computers and its succeeding companies; anyone who worked with a LEO computer; and anyone who has a specific interest in the history of LEO Computers. We encourage those who have an interest in LEO, as specified above, to join the Society."
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LEO Computers Society
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LEO - world's first business computer
Here's the video of the unveiling timed to commemorate 65 years of LEO. We be...
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Docklands Light Railway
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