Posted by: admin in Business on November 10th, 2011

Incredible as it may seem, the world’s first office computer was developed by a chain of British tea shops. The Lyon’s catering firm had a history of investing in new technology to improve profitability and generate lucrative intellectual property.

Lyons began investigating information technology after WWII. The first systems were commercially deployed in 1951. This amazing film shows the system in operation:

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