The ICL Pensioners’ Newsletter

Current Issue No.29 Autumn 2009 [195KB]

Previous Issue No.28 Spring 2009 [201KB]

Please note that these files are in pdf format. To view you will require Adobe Reader.

Earlier Issues - For members, these are available in the members area.

Note former ICL company people in the Nortel Pension Plan, can now arrange to have online access to the `Bits & Bytes' archive. To get details of how to login, click here to send an enquiry to the Bits and Bytes Newsletter Editor.

Then click on this Bits & Bytes link to get to the login screen for former ICL company people.

About Bits & Bytes

Bits & Bytes was initiated by a number of people who had been "retired" early from ICL, who wanted to keep in contact with the company and get news of what was happening in "Our Company".
More importantly it was seen as a means of keeping in contact with ex-colleagues, advertising reunions and letting people know when people had died.
The first edition came out in October 1995 and subsequent editions have been published every 6 months. When it was first published there were only about 1500 ICL Fund pensioners. Now there are over 5000.
Originally it was only issued on paper - in hard copy.
Bits & Bytes is now also published electronically on this website. Members can opt not to have a paper copy, which saves on printing and distribution. Members can also access all previous copies, so less need to keep paper copies.
Bits & Bytes is sent by post to all ICL pensioners except those who have opted not to get a paper copy.

Former ICL people who are Nortel pensioners can arrange either have access to the electronic copies on this website, or can arrange to be sent paper copies. To arrange either contact the Bits and Bytes Newsletter Editor by clicking here. Say whether you wish electronic access or paper copies; for the latter give name and postal address. Currently there are about 450 Nortel pensioners who are sent paper copies of Bits & Bytes.

Material for Bits & Bytes

The editor would like to receive articles from a wider range of people who worked for ICL and its predecessors.
Many people have commented on the fact that most anecdotes and stories come from ex-engineers and would like to see a wider spread of articles. So would the editor, but he can only publish what he is sent and there has been little input from programmers, operators, sales people, etc!
Please help to give everybody something which is of interest to all disciplines, and click here to contact the Bits and Bytes Newsletter Editor about articles.

The Website and Bits & Bytes

Bits & Bytes is published every six months, and that limits its scope for immediate news.
This website enables quicker publication of news - topical items can be published very quickly. The editor of 'Bits and Bytes' can arrange for topical or other items to be published on the website, and these can also be carried in the printed newsletter as appropriate.