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Bureaux Introduction
Greenfield and Dixon
John Lane
Data Express
Harland Data Systems
University Computing Company
Roetarn
Spectrum Computer Services
The Accounting Centre
Datapro
Datacentre
CCS Cleckheaton
Fletcher Computer Services
CSCS
February Automation
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Data Capture Bureaux
Data capture bureaux provided additional peak
capacity for computer users and undertook much system conversion work. The
bureaux were production shops working constantly to tight deadlines and
operating usually 24/7. Exact statistics are not available but ROCC had
around 100 bureaux clients at the peak in the 1980s. Some of the bureaux
also offered mainframe computer services mainly to SME clients. After 1990
many bureaux switched from keying to scanning and keying.
Each year from 1977-1990 ROCC organised a
keying competition and gave prizes to the winners. The competition was
deliberately challenging. Local heats were held and then there was a Final
at ROCC’s HQ at Crawley. It was very popular.The competition was
invariably won by bureaux personnel with performances that were
astonishing. All the competitors were female.
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