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Article #625446Re: Early computers in Schools (UK)
From: Mike Causer
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:13
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 16:13
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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. Mike
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