Babs, Beacon and Boadicea. A history of computing in British Airways and its predecessor airlines
Details:
- Author(s) Harris, Brian
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1993
- Pages 448pp; illus
- Publisher Speedwing Press
- Place Published Hounslow
Topics:
- Name Information: creation, collection & processing
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
A history of computing [information technology] at British Airways and its historical constituents - British Overseas Airways Corp [BOAC] and British European Airways [BEA] - written by a former IT manager at British Airways and formerly at BOAC. Deals with projects, their functions, etc, in four periods - 1952-65; 1965-72; 1972-81; 1982-93. Covers projects based on punch card technology through to major applications - BABS, BEACON and BOADICEA. Appendices include 1] schedule of main applications introduced [pp425-32] and 2] chronology of major events [pp419-24]