Re: Early computers in Schools (UK)

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From: Michael Black
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:32

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On Fri, 3 Aug 2018, Mike Causer wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 23:52:31 +0100
> Brian Reay <no...@m.com> wrote:
>
>>   I was lucky enough to attend a school which had one of the first
>> computers in a school in the UK. I believe it was installed around
>> 1965- it was well established by 1968 when I started. It had been
>> donated by an insurance company.
>>
>>
>> I believe there were only about 4 schools with computers at the time
>> - does anyone have any details?
>>
> I would try checking Hansard, that is the sort of thing an MP wanting
> to attract attention to their constituency would remark on.  Hansard is
> where I found that the computer I used at Wolverhampton Poly was a
> 1620, I hadn't been able to recall the model number but it was in a
> list in Hansard.
>
>
> Note to editors:  Hansard is the public record of the speeches in the
> British Houses of Parliament.
>
I think we call it the same thing here in Canada.

   Michael

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