International Computers Limited (ICL)
- BR/16
- Subfonds
- Oct 1982 - Feb 2000
Professor Randall provided occasional consultancy to International Computers Limited (ICL), a successor to English Electric Computers (for which see BR/1).
International Computers Limited (ICL)
Professor Randall provided occasional consultancy to International Computers Limited (ICL), a successor to English Electric Computers (for which see BR/1).
The Newcastle Connection software system was designed to link UNIX systems, and was then commercially licensed for use. The software was distributed by MARI (see BR/14). For reports relating to the Newcastle Connection, see also BR/3/19/16/4 and BR/3/19/16/6).
Microelectronics Applications Research Institute (MARI)
The Microelectronics Applications Institute (MARI) was founded in 1979 as a non profit making research, development, and training organization in Newcastle, jointly owned by Newcastle University, Newcastle Polytechnic and Computer Analysts and Programmers Ltd (for which see BR/22/5/1). Professor Randell was a Director of the Company. The Advanced Microtechnology Applications Ltd (AMA) was a wholly-owned subsidiary of MARI, which acted as its trading and commercial arm. On 9 January 1990, the name of the company was changed to The Northern Regional Information Technology Research Institute. For the Newcastle Connection software system distributed by MARI see BR/15. For photographs of historical computers relating to the MARI 10th anniversary lecture see BR/3/21/3
Professor Randell was included in correspondence with the Ministry as a result of his service on the CNRS, LAAS and IRISA (see BR/10 - 12).
Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires (IRISA)
Institute for Research in IT and Random Systems, an Institute of the University of Rennes, France. Professor Randell was a member of the Scientific Committee.
The Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems, an Institute of the University of Toulouse, France. To 1993 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Laboratoire d'Automatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes. Professor Randell was a member of the Centre's Scientific Committee.
Conseil Scientifique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The French National Centre for Scientific Research is a public organization under the responsibility of the French Ministry of Education and Research. Professor Randell was a member of the CNRS Council. For CNRS Institutes see BR/11 and BR/12.
Employment with English Electric Company
From 1957 until 1964 Professor Randell was employed in the Atomic Power Division of the English Electric Company Ltd, Whetstone, Leicester, including working on compilers for the ALGOL 60 language. For records relating to occasional consultancy to International Computers Limited (ICL), a successor to English Electric Computers, see BR/16