John Ellis FIAP, recalls another computer operator ‘adventure’. Back in the early days my principle weapons of choice were ICL (2904, 2946, ME29, 3900’s) and Honeywell (62/40, 62/60) Mainframes. Around the mid 80’s I was working with a food wholesaler and retailer on site as support programmer and occasional computer operator, on an ICL ME29 […]
John Ellis FIAP, recalls a computer operator ‘adventure’. Back in the mists of time before becoming a programmer, I was a computer operator. Being a computer operator in a mainframe environment was a time of great fun (when management went home) and frustration (when magnetic tapes failed). We had a lot of leeway and people […]
Nigel Collins FIAP Reflects. I finally found a few minutes to dig through my archives and have found some pictures from the mid 1980s that might be of interest. Apologies for the quality of the pictures – the original prints are long gone, and these are scans from the negatives. The first picture is of […]
Reflections & Interviews. The IAP was 50 in 2022. The President of the Institution, Paul Lynham, reflects on his experiences of the industry. We also take the opportunity to talk with members, asking: “How has the industry changed”. To listen to these reflections and interviews on YouTube click on the image or go to: www.youtube.com/Paul-Lynham-Reflects. […]
COBOL. Reflections from Ian Barker FIAP. Ian’s story is similar to many of the early days of computing. “I never intended to have a career in IT. Indeed if you’d told me when I left school that I’d end up working with computers I’d have laughed at you because – much to the despair of […]
1980s Computers. Computers became common, affordable and accessible during the 1980s. The distinction between business and home computers disappeared with IBM’s PC due to both typically using the same processor architectures, peripherals, operating systems, and applications, and having to write software programmes almost vanished from home computer use. During the 1980s the innovation and development […]
