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The Computer Journal Advance Access published online on July 21, 2006
The Computer Journal, doi:10.1093/comjnl/bxl041
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Leo II and the Model T Ford1

Frank Land 1 *

1 Department of Information Systems, London School of Economics

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Frank Land, E-mail: F.Land{at}lse.ac.uk


  Abstract

The paper describes an order processing and stock control application implemented at the Ford Motor Company's spare parts depot at Aveley in the late 1950s. A major feature was the effective combination of computer and punched card technology, which was the key to success.

1The paper is based on a talk given to the Computer Conservation Society on 24th February 2005.
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