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Reference Number (click to see whole series/group)AC2/1
Extent1 file
TitleUSE OF POWERS SAMAS AND HOLLERITH PUNCHED CARD MACHINES IN THE LOANS OFFICE
DateSep 1928 - 15 May 1939
DescriptionThe file relates to the mechanisation of work: the renting of Powers Samas punched card machines for experimental purposes, 1934; Hollerith machines (British Tabulating Machine Company), 1936; a note comparing the two systems, 21 February 1938; the decision to continue with Hollerith:and supply of equipment, maintenance, use of equipment, and staffing consequences. The file derives from five Loans Office files reduced to two.
KeywordInformation Technology (IT); computer; computerisation
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