Contact us Heritage collections Image license terms
HOME ACL Associates Technology Literature Applications Society Software revisited
Further reading □ Overview □ Finding a site □ 1962 □ Early 1963 □ Late 1963 □ February 1964 □ March 1964 □ July 1964 □ Phase 2: 1966 □ Phase 2: 1967 □ Phase 2: 1967 □ Fish tank □ 1971 onwards
ACD C&A INF CCD CISD Archives Contact us Heritage archives Image license terms

Search

   
⟶ ACL ⟶ Technology ⟶ Atlas Building :: Atlas Building
⟶ ACL ⟶ Technology ⟶ Atlas Building :: Atlas Building
ACL ACD C&A INF CCD CISD Archives
Further reading ⇓

□ Overview
□ Finding a site
□ 1962
□ Early 1963
□ Late 1963
□ February 1964
□ March 1964
□ July 1964
□ Phase 2: 1966
□ Phase 2: 1967
□ Phase 2: 1967
□ Fish tank
□ 1971 onwards

6 February 1964

This is the upper level where the Atlas peripherals will be housed. The window to the right is the service window through which can be seen the Data Preparation area.

Atlas Machine Room upstairs

Atlas Machine Room upstairs
Full image ⇗
© UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council

The first photo is taken from the doorway into the tape and card store. Later, Jim Hailstone would install a robot tape store in this area.

Tape and Card Store

Tape and Card Store
Full image ⇗
© UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council

The Data Preparation area with the service window into the Atlas machine room on the left.

Data Preparation Area

Data Preparation Area
Full image ⇗
© UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council

By now, the building is nearly ready for takeover

Nearly finished

Nearly finished
Full image ⇗
© UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council

But there is still a bit of cleaning up to do!

Entrance Hall

Entrance Hall
Full image ⇗
© UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council
⇑ Top of page
© Chilton Computing and UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council webmaster@chilton-computing.org.uk
Our thanks to UKRI Science and Technology Facilities Council for hosting this site