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Line 5: == History == ~~In the [[United Kingdom]], the~~The first commercial business computer was developed in the [[United Kingdom]] in [[1951]], by [[English Electric]] for the [[Joe Lyons]] (a catering organisation). This was known as the '[[LEO computer\|Lyons Electronic Office]]' - or LEO for short. It was developed further and used widely during the 1960s and early 1970s. Early commercial systems were installed exclusively by large organisations. These could afford to invest the time and capital necessary to purchase hardware, hire specialist staff to develop bespoke [[software]] and work through the consequent (and often unexpected) organisational and cultural changes.

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