Jack's Retirement: 15 August 1975
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.
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Jack, Joan, Christopher Joliffe, Bob Churchhouse, Jim Hailstone
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Viv, Judy Lay, ...
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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
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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
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