Andy, All the engineers I used to know down at Kidsgrove were the first to give ICL the nomenclature (I)t (C)ouldn't (L)ast, probably because they were the ones who chose the horrific "Hot Tango" colour for the 2900 series!
Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of AndyHC Sent: 29 April 2013 09:18 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] The Tech Industry's Darkest Secret: It's All About Age I remember Computer Weekly printing a photo when there was some refurbishment at Kidsgrove - cast in stone over the entrance were the words "Imperial Calculators and Tabulators" On 29/04/2013 11:19, Adam Buckland wrote: > I was a systems programmer working on the DRS300 at Kidsgrove.... > > <snip> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
