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18th July 2008, 01:41 AM

The Real Doctor wrote:
> On 14 Jul, 22:28, Tim <timgreeningjack...@> wrote:
>
>> I am researching the LEO/BR "job", and have been fortunate enough to
>> track down the original project manager/programmer on the job and have
>> interviewed him about *how* it was done. I'm now trying to understand
>> the historical context behind the requirement.
>
> Have you tried Bletchley Park? Quite a lot of records and expertise on
> early computing seem to be migrating there.
>
> Ian

I've got the computing side of it pretty much covered, thanks. It's the
Railway side that I'm struggling to understand. So I presume that
somewhere like Kew would be more likely as a source of useful
information. No?

18th July 2008, 01:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tim Greening-Jackson Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	An obscure bit of history... The Real Doctor wrote: > On 14 Jul, 22:28, Tim <timgreeningjack...@> wrote: > >> I am researching the LEO/BR "job", and have been fortunate enough to >> track down the original project manager/programmer on the job and have >> interviewed him about how it was done. I'm now trying to understand >> the historical context behind the requirement. > > Have you tried Bletchley Park? Quite a lot of records and expertise on > early computing seem to be migrating there. > > Ian I've got the computing side of it pretty much covered, thanks. It's the Railway side that I'm struggling to understand. So I presume that somewhere like Kew would be more likely as a source of useful information. No?