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□ Jack Howlett
□ Gerry Pickavance

Notes, papers and correspondence from Jack Howlett

1959
Technical notes on Ferranti's new computers ORION and ATLAS, with status and costs of the two projects (10 June 1959) Letter from Mick Lomer, Harwell to Basil Schonland, Harwell concerning the need for a very large computer such as the Ferranti Atlas for Research and Industrial Groups, and warning that without this the Americans and Russians will have the advantage (15 October 1959) Handwritten notes by PW Mummery, AERE taken during a meeting to discuss the purchase of Atlas and its use in reactor development (19 October 1959)

1960
Letter from Michaels, Office for the Minister of Science to AE Drake, UKAEA concerning the purchase of Atlas and concerns that Sebastian de Ferranti had about the interim purchase of an American STRETCH (16 August 1960) Letter from Tom Le Cren to Sir William Penney concerning Ferranti's worries about the recent announcement to hire STRETCH (29 August 1960) Letter from Jack Howlett to Sir William Penney concerning the site for the new ATLAS computer (1 November 1960)

1961
Proposal from Gerry Pickavance concerning the siting and technical details of the Atlas computer at Rutherford Laboratory (23 January 1961) Handwritten note from Jack Howlett to Mick Lomer (date assumed to be February 1961) Letter from J Willis, Secretary, NIRNS to FF Turnbull, Office of the Minister of Science concerning the site of the Atlas computer and use by universities (6 February 1961) Paper from CJ Highton, NIRNS concerning the legal position on the use of Atlas by universities/institutes for non-nuclear work (8 February 1961) Paper from Jack Howlett to FA Vick, Harwell concerning the aims of Atlas aims and organisation of staff (14 February 1961) Letter from JAV Willis to John Cockcroft concerning membership of the NIRNS Computer Committee, and some remarks about universities not being charged for the use of Atlas (17 February 1961) Note from Jack Howlett to William Penney concerning of the NIRNS Computer Committee (21 February 1961) Letter from HJ Millen, UKAEA to Jack Howlett with cryptic reference to the Mercury computer at Harwell (23 February 1961) Letter from HJ Millen to DB Jones, Office for the Minister of Science concerning costs of the Atlas computer (23 February 1961) Note from JAV Willis to John Cockcroft adding Tom Kilburn to the NIRNS Computer Committee (28 February 1961) Paper from Jack Howlett concerning the organisation of the Atlas computing service, staffing and source of funding CCed to Marshall, Lomer, Adams and Pickavance (2 March 1961) Comments made by Mick Lomer following a discussion with Jack Howlett on the organisation of Atlas (6 March 1961) Letter from John Adams, CERN to Jack Howlett concerning Jack's Atlas paper. Adams is in favour of Computer Laboratory separate from Rutherford Laboratory because of its wider responsibilities. Includes questions about the Orion at RL, the Harwell Mercury and relations with Aldermaston in addition to space research in the future (7 March 1961) Draft report by William Penney and Jack Howlett concerning the Atlas Computer Laboratory including staffing, organisation and responsibilities (15 March 1961) (Is there a page missing just before "for the Group Leaders"?) Letter from Walter Marshall, Harwell to Jack Howlett with concerns about the management of the Atlas Laboratory (16 March 1961) Note by William Penney and Gerry Pickavance to the NIRNS Governing Board concerning the Atlas Computer Laboratory including organisation, costs and location (10 May 1961) As for 19610510 with handwritten comments in the margin from Walter Marshall (15 May 1961) Extract from minutes of the first Atlas Computer Committee meeting concerning reporting structure (7 July 1961) Letter from HJ Millen, UKAEA to FA Vick, Harwell concerning NIRNS requirements for Atlas should London University secure an Atlas themselves (25 July 1961) Paper from Jack Howlett to FA Vick, Harwell concerned that requirements for computing power are increasing such that it is vital not to delay the acquisition of Atlas (27 July 1961) Letter from FA Vick, Harwell to HJ Millen, UKAEA concerning forecasts for use of the Atlas computers at NIRNS and at London (31 July 1961) Letter from FA Vick, Harwell to Gerry Pickavance with text of a draft press release about Atlas (8 August 1961) Press release concerning the contract for the Atlas computer (23 August 1961) Letter from RA Buckingham, London University Computer Unit to Jack Howlett concerning the purchase of Atlas core store, tape units and printers (22 November 1961)

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