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Gerald Marsh

Gerald’s introduction to IT was via the Control Data Institute (CDI) and an intensive course in computer operating called TOPS, covering IBM and ICL mainframes. He went straight to working with Ferranti computer systems in Cwmbran as a computer operator on military grade systems, then to work at Plessey Defence Systems as a software engineer.During his work as a contractor, Gerald worked with DEC systems and was a part of the Digital Equipment Company User Group (DECUS).

Gavin Robinson

Gavin’s IT career started at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington as an Assistant Scientific Officer, calibrating viscometers. He later relocated to the Road Research Laboratory working on computer models simulating car behaviour and road congestion, and assisted the developers of the software. He joined DEC, working on prestigious projects including with client British Gas providing software and hardware to digitise large paper maps of gas pipelines across the UK.