Post by rubl on Dec 4, 2021 12:31:24 GMT 7
"Think that spreadsheet in your company's accounts dept is old? 70 years ago, LEO ran the first business app
Mods to the design of EDSAC were 'considerable' says boffin
Seventy years ago this week, LEO, the world's first computer for business, ran one of the first enterprise applications after several experimental test runs.
Built for British catering and tea shop giant J Lyons, the Lyons Electronic Office, dubbed LEO, took inspiration from the Cambridge EDSAC, which ran its first programs in 1949.
The LEO, however, was business-focused, and was initially used for the firm's bakery valuation jobs (which were run weekly) before expanding its reach into more of J Lyons' back-office functions, such as payroll."
www.theregister.com/2021/11/30/leo_70/
LEO: the story of the world’s first business computer
Mods to the design of EDSAC were 'considerable' says boffin
Seventy years ago this week, LEO, the world's first computer for business, ran one of the first enterprise applications after several experimental test runs.
Built for British catering and tea shop giant J Lyons, the Lyons Electronic Office, dubbed LEO, took inspiration from the Cambridge EDSAC, which ran its first programs in 1949.
The LEO, however, was business-focused, and was initially used for the firm's bakery valuation jobs (which were run weekly) before expanding its reach into more of J Lyons' back-office functions, such as payroll."
www.theregister.com/2021/11/30/leo_70/
LEO: the story of the world’s first business computer
