HC Deb 16 June 1966 vol 729 cc320-34W
Mr. Charles Morrison

asked the Minister of Technology (1) if he will list the computers on order by Nationalised Industries, together with the Post Office, showing the date on which the order was placed, the estimated date of delivery, name of the manufacturer, type of computer and the function for which it is to be used, respectively;

(2) if he will list the computers being used by Nationalised Industries, together with the Post Office, showing the date of installation, name of manufacturer, type of computer and function for which it is used.

Mr. Cousins

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 25th May, 1966; Vol. 729, c. 123–4] supplied the following list:

Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
Midland Region, Euston Road, N.W.J International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. Sirius 1962 Technical work and payroll.
Eastern Region, Peterborough International Computers and Tabulators 2 × I.C.T. 1301 1963 Accounting, traffic analysis
Research Department, Derby International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1909 1966 Design calculations, management, statistics, timetable compilation.
Darlington International Business Machines I.B.M. 1410 1965 Superannuation Funds
Swindon International Computers and Tabulators 2 × I.C.T. PCC 1957 Workshop paybills.
Crewe International Computers and Tabulators 3 × I.C.T. PCC 1959 Workshop paybills.
Western Region Cardiff English Electric KDN 2 1962 Control of freight rolling stock.
Paddington International Computers and Tabulator I.C.T. 1004 1963 Western Region paybills and freight accounting.
Bristol International Computers and Tabulator I.C.T. 1004 1963 Western Region paybills and freight accounting.
Reading Honeywell 3 × H. 200 1966 Western Region paybills and freight accounting.
TRANSPORT HOLDING CO.
Scottish Bus Group Honeywell H. 200 1965 Payroll, traffic analysis.operation statistics.
Thos. Cook & Son Ltd. International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Sales reports, statistics, accounting and payroll.
B.E.A.
West London Air Terminal Sperry Rand 2 × Univac 490 1965 Scat reservation (other applications under development).
Ruislip International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1100 1961 Accounting.
Ruislip International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1902 1965 Stock control, costing.
B.O.A.C
London Airport,Middlesex International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Accounting, flight operation.
London Airport,Middlesex International Business Machines I.B.M. 1410 1964 Accounting, flight operation.
B.B.C.
London. W.1 Elliott Elliott 803 1962 Audience statistics, engineering calculations.
London, W.1 International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1964 Accounting.
Lcndon, W.1 International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1962 Accounting.
London, W.1 International Computers and Tabulator L.C.T. 1900 1966 Audience statistics, sound broadcasting, studio scheduling.
G.P.O.
London National Cash Register National Elliott405 1959 Pay, pensions and statistics.
London National Cash Register National Elliott405 1959 Pay, pensions and statistics.
London English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1965 Accounting, billing and vehicle scheduling.
London Elliott Elliott 803 1961 Scientific calculations.
London International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1201 1958 Stock control.
Goonhilly Down Elliott Elliott 803 1962 Aerial control for satellite tracking.
Lytham St. Annes English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1966 Accounting.
London English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1966 Accounting and billing.
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
London English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1966 Programme testing.
London U.K.A.E.A. Elliott Elliott 503 1965 Engineering research.
Culham International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Input/Output editing for STRETCH.
Culham English Electric-Leo-Marconi K.D.F. 9 1965 Scientific calculations and cost control.
Harwell International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Input/Output editing for STRETCH.
Harwell Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 4 1964 Scientific calculations.
Harwell International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1300 1965 Accounting.
Harwell Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 Control of triple axis spectrometer.
Harwell Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 Scientific calculations.
Harwell Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 Scientific calculations.
A.W.R.E. Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 For use with the HERALD reactor.
A.W.R.E. Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 7 1966 For use with Van de Graaf Particle accelerator.
A.W.R.E. International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1961 Research and development.
A.W.R.E. International Business Machines I.B.M. 7030 (STRETCH) 1962 Research and development.
A.W.R.E. International Business Machines I.B.M. 1460 1965 Accounting.
A.W.R.E. Electronic Associates PACE 231. R 1961 Analysis of data on detection programme.
A.W.R.E. Electronic Associates PACE TR. 10 1962 Analysis of data on detection programme.
A.W.R.E. Electronic Associates PACE TR. 10 1963 Analysis of data on detection programme.
A.W.R.E. Electronic Associates PACE TR. 48 1964 Analysis of data on detection programme.
A.W.R.E. Electronic Associates PACE 231. R.MK. V. 1965 Analysis of data on detection programme.
A.W.R.E. International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. ATLAS 2 1965 Research and development.
Winfrith Electronic Associates PACE 231. R. 1959 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Winfrith International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Winfrith English Electric-Leo-Marconi EE-L-M KDF 9 1965 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Risley International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. Mercury 1958 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Risley Electronic Associates PACE 231. R. 1959 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Risley International Business Machines I.B.M. 7090 1960 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Risley International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Accounting.
Risley International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
Foulness Electronic Associates PACE 221. R. >1963 Analysis of data on detection programme.
windscale International Business Machines I.B.M. 1620 >1961 Design and development calculations for nuclear plant.
Capennurst English Electric-Leo-Marconi DEUCE (MARK H) >1959 Plant control, accounting and scientific calculations.
Calder Hall Elliott Elliott 803 >1960 Data logging.
Dounreay Elliott Elliott 803 >1962 Accounting.
NATIONAL COAL BOARD
Scottish Division
Edinburgh Associated Electrical Industries A.E.I. 1010 >1963 Accounting and management statistics.
Edinburgh International Computers and Tabulators A.E.I. 1010 >1965 Accounting and management statistics
Northumberland and Durham Division
Gateshead International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 >1963 Accounting and management statistics.
Gateshead International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 >1963 Accounting and management statistics.
Gateshead International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 >1965 Accounting and management statistics.
Yorkshire Division
Doncaster International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1101 >1964 Accounting and management statistics.
Doncaster International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1101 >1965 Accounting and management statistics.
Doncaster International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904 >1966 Accounting and management statistics.
North Western Division
Lowton, Near Leigh Associated Electrical Industries A.E.I. 1010 >1964 Accounting and management statistics.
East Midlands Division
Mansfield International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1963 Accounting and management statistics.
Mansfield International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1964 Accounting and management statistics.
Mansfield International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1965 Accounting and management statistics.
West Midlands Division
Cannock International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1963 Accounting, management, statistics, central records.
Cannock International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1963 Accounting, management, statistics, central records.
Cannock International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1963 Accounting, management, statistics, central records.
Cannock International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1965 Accounting, management, statistics, central records.
Cannock International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/50 >1966 Management information applications and service bureau work.
South Western Division
Ystrad Mynach,Hengoed International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1963 Accounting and management statistics.
Ystrad Mynach,Hengoed International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1964 Accounting and management statistics.
Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 >1965 Accounting and management statistics.
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 G. 1964 Editing and summarisation of medical data.
ELECTRICITY BOARDS
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Accounting, billing etc.
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Accounting, billing etc.
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 1460 1965 Accounting, billing etc
London International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1964 Accounting billing, etc.
Southern
Southall, Middx. Elliott Elliott 803 A 1960 Accounting, billing, etc.
Newbury, Berks. Elliott Elliott 803 B 1962 Accounting, billing, etc.
South Western
Plymouth International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Accounting, billing, engineering, calculations.
Plymouth International Business Machines I.B.M. 1460 1965 Accounting, billing, engineering, calculations.
Eastern International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 1965 Billing.
Honeywell H. 1800 III 1965 Accounting, billing and engineering.
East Midlands
Leicester International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1964 Accounting, billing, etc.
Midlands Machines International Business I.B.M. 1410 A with 1401 satellite. 1965 Accounting, billing, etc.
South Wales International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/40 G 1966 Accounting, billing and commercial engineering.
Merseyside and North Wales
Chester International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 1963 Accounting, billing, etc.
Yorkshire
Leeds English Electric-Leo-Marconi K.D.F. 8 1962 Billing, etc.
Leeds English Electric-Leo-Marconi K.D.F. 8 1965 Accounting, etc.
North Eastern
Newcastle International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 1964 Accounting, billing and costing.
Newcastle International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 1964 Accounting, billing and costing.
Thornaby-on-Tees International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1004 1964 Accounting, billing and costing.
Harrogate International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1004 1965 Accounting, billing and costing.
North Western
Manchester Area International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Accounting, billing, stock control, engineering calculations.
Bolton Area International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Accounting, billing, stock control, engineering calculations.
Oldham Area International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Accounting, billing, stock control, engineering calculations.
Preston Area International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Accounting, billing, stock control, engineering calculations.
Blackburn Area International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1962 Accounting, billing, stock control, engineering calculations.
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
Location International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1963 Accounting
South of Scotland
Edinburgh International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1963 Accounting
Glasgow International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1963 Accounting
C.E.G.B.
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1961 Design calculations, coal distribution.
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 7094 (MARK II) 1964 Simulation of automatic control of the grid and payroll.
London International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1963 Scientific and engineering calculations, payroll and costing.
London International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1964 Accounting, scientific and engineering, calculations.
West Thurrock, Essex International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. Argus 200 1964 On-line control of generating plant.
Croydon Elliott Elliott Arch 1964 Combustion research.
Bristol International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1963 Accounting and engineering calculations.
Bristol International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. Argus 200 1965 Research.
Oldbury, Gloucester Associated Electrical Industries A.E.I. 1040 1964 Alarm analysis.
Leeds International Computers and Tabulators 2 × I.C.T. 1500 1964 Accounting, scientific and engineering calculations.
Bramhall, Cheshire International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1964 Accounting, scientific and engineering calculations.
Birmingham International Computers and Tabulators Accounting, scientific and engineering calculations.
Barnet, Hertfordshire Electronic Associates PACE 231 R 1965 Research.
London Electronic Associates PACE 231 R 1959 Research.
London International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Simulation of automatic control of the grid and payroll.
RICHARD THOMAS & BALDWIN LTD.
Newport Elliott Elliott 803 1961 Quality control, costing operational research, scientific calculations, etc.
Newport Elliott Elliott 803 1962 Finishing and scheduler for steel plant, slabbing mill and hot strip mill.
Newport Elliott Elliott 803 1962 Ingot and slab controller, data collection and display in steel plant, slabbing mill and hot strip mill.
Newport General Electric G.E. 412 1963 Process control in hot mill.
Scunthorpe Honeywell Honeywell 200 1965 Accounting and Management statistics.
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
GAS BOARDS
Scottish International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1500 1965
Northern International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1965
North Western National Cash Register National Elliott 405 1958
North Western National Cash Register National Elliott 405 1961
North Eastern International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1903 1966 Customer billing, accounting, payroll, stock records and increasingly operational applications, e.g. distribution network analysis.
East Midlands International Business Machines I.B.M. 1440/1460 1965
West Midlands International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904 1966
Wales Burroughs B. 283 1964
Eastern International Business Machines I.B.M. 1401 1964
Southern International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 1963
Southern International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1301 1965
South Western English Electric-Leo-Marconi E.E.L.M. Leo III 1965
COMPUTERS ON ORDER
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
TRANSPORT HOLDING CO.
Thos. Cooke & Sons International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1967 Accounting, payroll, sales control, tours operations and information service.
British Road Services International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1902 1967 Payroll, accounting, statistics, traffic flows and details of market.
B.O.A.C. International Business Machines 2 × I.B.M. 360/65 1967 Passenger seat reservations, passenger check-in and weight and balance
G.P.O.
Portsmouth English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1966 Regional A.D.P.
Derby English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1966 Regional A.D.P.
Edinburgh English Electric-Leo-Marconi Leo 326 1967 Regional A.D.P.
U.K.A.E.A.
Windscale International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Scientific applications.
Aldermaston International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Central computer complex.
Aldermaston Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 Movement control of fissile material.
Harwell Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 Input and output for computing service.
Harwell Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 Multi-channel analysis in pile neutron research.
Harwell International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Off-line input and output for computing service.
Harwell Elliott Automation Elliott CPU 93 1967 Control and data acquisition from four X-Ray diffracto-meters.
Harwell International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/67 1967/1968 High speed scientific computation.
Aldermaston Ferranti Argus 400 1966 For use with VERA critical assembly machine.
Location Manufacturer Name of Computer Date installed Application
Culham Digital Equipment Corporation P.D.P. 8 1966 On-line pilot experiment.
N.C.B.
Northumberland and Durham International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904 1966 Accounting and man agement statistics.
Yorkshire International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904 1966 Accounting and management statistics.
ELECTRICITY BOARDS
London International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904 1968 Accounting and Billing etc.
S.E. Honeywell H 800 III 1967 Accounting and commercial engineering.
S.W. International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/40 G 1966 Accounting, Super-annuation and Engineering.
East Midlands English Electric—Leo-Marconi System 4/50 1968 Accounting and Billing etc.
Midlands International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Accounting, Billing and Engineering.
Midlands International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/50 1967 Accounting, Billing and Engineering.
North Western English Electric—Leo-Marconi System 4/70 1967 Accounting, Billing and Engineering.
C.E.G.B.
Bristol International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/30 1966 Accounting, Scientific and Engineering calculation.
Headquarters International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/75 1966 Simulation of Grid, Scientific and Engineering calculation.
RICHARD THOMAS & BALDWIN LTD.
Newport International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/40 1967 Production control and scheduling work.
Newport International Business Machines I.B.M. 360/20 1967 Accounting routines.
GAS COUNCIL
Northern Gas Board International Business Machines I.B.M. 360 1966 Customer billing, accounting, payroll, stock records and Increasingly operational applications. e.g. distribution network analysis.
Eastern Gas Board International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904/4 1966
N. Thames Gas Board International Computers and Tabulators I.C.T. 1904 1966
S.E. Gas Board Honeywell H 800 III 1966