Posts by leocomerford

Must listen: We've found the real Bastard Operator From Hell

"You are ... Number 9. ... in the queue. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9 ..."

World's first biz computer was British – and sold teacakes

Video

Here's a contemporary promotional film for LEO by LEO Computers Limited, which shows it at work computing delivery loads for Lyons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsirYCAocZk#t=31m42s

Profiteers cash in on Steve Jobs' signature glasses

Accept no substitutes

Actually, I'd guess it's at least even money that SJ was following the lead of canonical different-thinker John Lennon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPhLqwKo6g#t=0m17s in his choice of specs, and apparently Lennon's were a gen-u-ine NHS-issue model http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S30dv5OsK0Y , so arguably the NHS ones are the real thing.