On 24 Aug 2006 15:22:53 GMT, "Bob Eager" wrote:

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:01:23 UTC, Derek ^
wrote:

Whatever did happen to A.E.I. G.E.C. English Electric, Metro Cammell,
Elliot Automation, Lyons Electronic Office, Marconi ?

GEC merged with Marconi...who didn't collapse until this government..


That wasn't the original "Marconi" it was a re-launching re-branding
marketing exercise involving mostly bought in aquisitions. When I
started work after Uni (1969) a great many ex Marconi engineers
started with me on the same day.

Elliott and EE merged with ICT to form ICL. Do try and keep up. LEO were
made by EE.

Not exactly. The last proper LEO III left the LEO factory in 1967. Two
years later ICL built 5 more LEO 326 units for the GPO because they
couldn't/wouldn't wait for ICL's next new machine.

Lyons closed under this government too.

A victim of bad management, risky investments and the 1973 oil crisis.

:-(

DG