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60635 STC Tape Converter/Reconverter 'blueprint', LEO I

Photograph of 'blueprint' produced by STC for their magnetic tape equipment intended for use on LEO I, as designed by Esmond Wright in 1949. As Peter Bird notes in his caption, 'the device was abandoned, after unsuccessful trials, in 1953'.

Date : probably Oct 1949

Physical Description : 1 photographic print; black and white

Provenance :
Collected by Peter Bird as part of his research for his book LEO - The First Business Computer (1994).

Archive References : CMLEO/PB/PH/6/60635 , PJB/3/2/42 , DCMLEO20190510040

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This exhibit has a reference ID of CH60635. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

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