'The Future of Computers in Great Britain'
MS. Eng. misc. b. 290/F.28
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
'The Future of Computers in Great Britain'
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. misc. b. 290/F.28
Summary
Several manuscript drafts of a paper prepared by Strachey for B.V. Bowden, January 1965, on the use of small computers for teaching purposes in schools.
Folder also includes a copy of 'Tentative Plan for a National Computer Authority' by S. Gill, September 1964, sent to Strachey for information; correspondence with Bowden and C.P. Snow; correspondence and information regarding Digital Equipment Corporation to whom Strachey had written for information regarding their PDP 8 Computer and its suitability for teaching purposes; copy of 'The Government, The Computer Industry and Computer Technology in the United Kingdom', by W.S. Elliott, 16 February 1965. (Section 5: Computers and Computer Courses for Schools and Colleges draws on Strachey's papers 'The Computer Industry', June 1964 and the paper prepared for Lord Bowden above.)
Date
1965
Language
English
Physical extent
1 file
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Collection contents
Papers and correspondence of Christopher Strachey
Publications, Reviews, Reports & Papers
'The Future of Computers in Great Britain'
