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1965 [[Shell]] ordered a process control system from the company for its new Teesport refinery<ref>The Times May 10, 1965</ref> | 1965 [[Shell]] ordered a process control system from the company for its new Teesport refinery<ref>The Times May 10, 1965</ref> | ||
The ISC computer controllers were manufactured in Coventry but in 1965 [[Bunker Ramo]] formed a link with [[General Electric Co|General Electric]] of USA, so [[GEC]] organised an alternative source of process computers reportedly from [[Scientific Data Systems]] ( | The ISC computer controllers were manufactured in Coventry but in 1965 [[Bunker Ramo]] formed a link with [[General Electric Co|General Electric]] of USA, so [[GEC]] organised an alternative source of process computers reportedly from [[Scientific Data Systems]] (S.D.S.) of California<ref>The Times May 18, 1965</ref> | ||
1965 Introduced the Model 2 digital computer providing on-line information as well as process control facilities; this was the smallest of 7 computers in the company's range<ref>The Times Dec. 1, 1965</ref> | 1965 Introduced the Model 2 digital computer providing on-line information as well as process control facilities; this was the smallest of 7 computers in the company's range<ref>The Times Dec. 1, 1965</ref> | ||
1967 [[GEC]] made S.D.S. computers for about a year before selling its process computer operations to [[Elliott Automation]]<ref>The Times Feb. 22, 1967</ref> | |||
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of East Lane, Wembley
Part of GEC
1961 GEC formed a JV with Thompson Ramo Wooldridge to market Thompson's industrial process control systems in the UK; Thompson would contribute experience of applying industrial process control in industry; the new company would be called International Systems Control[1]
1964 received an order from Kellogg International for a TRW-330 computer control system for the Wilton plant being built for ICI [2]
1965 Shell ordered a process control system from the company for its new Teesport refinery[3]
The ISC computer controllers were manufactured in Coventry but in 1965 Bunker Ramo formed a link with General Electric of USA, so GEC organised an alternative source of process computers reportedly from Scientific Data Systems (S.D.S.) of California[4]
1965 Introduced the Model 2 digital computer providing on-line information as well as process control facilities; this was the smallest of 7 computers in the company's range[5]
1967 GEC made S.D.S. computers for about a year before selling its process computer operations to Elliott Automation[6]
Series 90 computers