User:Carrowsmith

Born in a coastal coal mining village in County Durham in 1948. First job as trainee Bank Clerk until I escaped to London as a Computer Trainee in November 1969. After four years with Rank Hovis MacDougal returned to the North East to work first for Pyrotenax then Vickers Management Services. Graduating from ICL System 4 through a ICL 1901 to ICL 2900. Then moved to FW Woolworths in 1979 as Lead Programmer for conversion from 1900 kit to 2900.