Lloyd, Richard C.2011-06-142011-06-141980-09-26Richard C. Lloyd, OH 25. Oral history interview by Arthur L. C. Humphreys, 26 September 1980. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. http://purl.umn.edu/107440OH 25https://hdl.handle.net/11299/107440Transcript, 8 pp.Lloyd, managing director of the British insurance company SAMLAS (formerly Mutual), outlines the company's computerization beginning with the Powers- Samas Perseus installed in 1959. He discusses their later machines, including the Ferranti Orion 2 in 1966 and the 2900 in 1976. For each computer Lloyd describes notable hardware and software features, comments on its operation, and points to the company's increased information processing ability.enComputer historyPowers-Samas Accounting Machines, Ltd.Perseus (Computer)Orion (Computer)Lloyd, Richard C.Ferranti Ltd.Ferranti 2900 (Computer)Computers -- Great BritainComputer industry -- Great BritainSAMLAS (Firm : Great Britain).Oral History