On Friday 30 March 1990, people who had worked on ICF were invited to the closure of the final
ICF Multi User Mini, the Prime 9955 at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. It would be switched off by Professor Alistaire
MacFarlane (later Principal at Heriot Watt University). The programme was:
12.30
Sherry
13.00
Welcome by Dr T G Walker, Deputy Director of RAL, followed by a buffet lunch
14.15
Short talks by people involved in the ICF since 1976:
Dr G Manning
Prof H Rosenbrock
Prime Computer UK
Mr P G Davey ( a video message)
Peter Davey: ICF Closure Final
15.00
Talk by Prof A MacFarlane who would formally switch off the last ICF Prime
machine after his talk
Ken Robinson, Bob Hopgood, Eric Thomas, Jim Hailstone, Cliff Pavelin, Pat Athawes, Geoff Manning, Alistair McFarlane, Howard Rosenbrock, Mike Jane, Jed Brown, Paul Bryant
