LEO II
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| Valves and components from LEO II | |
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| Manufacturer | Lyons |
| Production years | 1958 |
| Production location | (unknown) |
Valves and other electronic components from LEO II, 1958.
LEO - the Lyons Electronic Office - was the first computer for commercial business applications. Built by Lyons, one of the UK’s biggest catering companies, it became the first integrated management information system, and even included a computerised call centre. Few relics survive from the pioneering venture.
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[edit] How it works
Valves are electronic components which control the flow of electrical current, and can also be used as switches: on or off can represent 1 or 0 in binary code. This can be used by machines to perform maths if programmed correctly. Today we use transistors, which are millions of times smaller.
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[edit] In the Science Museum
The Museum acquired this in 2002 from Mrs J Rocky. Inv. No: 2002-251.
This object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.