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Originally Posted by KAYJAY
I must have known your Mum - I worked in the RCI office 60/61 - left to join Civil Service. I well remember Denis Varley, quite a character, Edna Pullen, husband Arthur worked in another EE office. I remember Gladys Cornwall, Joan Hughes, Connie Herbert, May Maudsley, Eva Swindell, Joan Hughes, Jean ? , Mary Caulfield, others who's names I just cannot bring back.
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In the mid to late 60's I was in the Data Processing Department in the top left corner of the building behind the front office block. Our boss was David Holden and he was the only one to have much contact with other departments. I do remember Keith Salisbury in the Cashiers Office - I think he lived in Barnes Street in Clayton.
Initially the data processing was done via punched card machines in which the cards were sorted, collated and reports printed primarily for stores ledger. The data processing was then transferred to an English Electric KDF6 computer at their Computer Bureau at Huyton just off the East Lancs Road.
We used to travel there regularly to test programmes and run the computer to process the data, sometimes working through the night if that was the only time slot available. It was seriously interesting work but we also had some fun.