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Jack's Retirement: 15 August 1975

Judy Lay, Mike Claringbold, Pat Athawes, Jack, Gerry Pickavance, Roland Brandwood, 
Mrs Pickavance, ICL Engineer, Joan

Judy Lay, Mike Claringbold, Pat Athawes, Jack, Gerry Pickavance, Roland Brandwood, Mrs Pickavance, ICL Engineer, Joan
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Jack's Retirement: Left to right: Christopher Joliffe, Peter Hall, 
Bob Churchhouse, Rob Witty, John Rushby, Jim Hailstone.

Jack's Retirement: Left to right: Christopher Joliffe, Peter Hall, Bob Churchhouse, Rob Witty, John Rushby, Jim Hailstone.
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Jack, Joan, Christopher Joliffe, Bob Churchhouse, Jim Hailstone

Jack, Joan, Christopher Joliffe, Bob Churchhouse, Jim Hailstone
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Viv, Judy Lay, ...

Viv, Judy Lay, ...
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Jack with the Pickavances. Mike and Lorna Claringbold in the background with Judy Lay

Jack with the Pickavances. Mike and Lorna Claringbold in the background with Judy Lay
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Jack with Pat Athawes, Liz and Steve in the front of the crowd

Jack with Pat Athawes, Liz and Steve in the front of the crowd
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Jack's Retirement Present

When the octal number 70044772 (idling in execution) appeared on the Atlas console at: 15.00 on 15 August 1975 it signalled the retirement of Jack Howlett, the first and only Director of the Atlas Computer Laboratory

A silver tumbler cup, a copy of a traveller's wine cup, was the main retirement present.

Jack's Retirement Present

Jack's Retirement Present
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