ICL Books published by Oxford University Press

The following is a list of ICL Books published by Oxford University Press in the Centre for Computing History collection. It is not an exhaustive list of and other books may have been published. If you have a book that you would like to donate to our collection, please view our donations page.

There are 1 ICL Books published by Oxford University Press in our collection :

Order By : Title - Release Date - Publisher

Date: 22nd March 1990 ICL: A Business and Technical History

The history of ICL is synonymous with the history of the British computer industry. ICL was formed by a series of mergers in response to the increasing market dominance of the large American corporations, particularly IBM. The struggles between these two giants and the inherent problems and implications of competing with US multi-nationals are examined in detail in Campbell Kelly's wide ranging study. At the time of writing in the late 1980s, the author was given unrestricted access to ICL archives and his lucid account of the company, its set-backs and successes makes for a compelling and informative read. This book, which was Winner of the Wadsworth Prize for Business History (1989), will be of great interest to anyone involved in business or the computing industry. Refers to LEO Computers.

Includes many black & white photographs including:
Hollerith pin-box tabulator 1904
Typical Hollerith installation 1920
Powers-Samas small card sorter
ICT 1301 computer 1962
Ferranti Orion 1963
Ferranti Atlas
1900 operating system
ICL Bracknell computing hall 1974

First published: 1989

ISBN-13: 978-0198539186
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds

This was kindly donated by Tony Priest.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Martin Campbell-Kelly