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This article describes the early use of computers to solve engineering problems within the Rover Engineering Research Department at Solihull and covers the period from when I joined the company in 1964 through to the mid-1970s when the Technical Computing Section was absorbed into a wider systems department, and dispersed within what had by then become BL Cars.
20th August 2025
Early Technical Computing at Rover Solihull
Memory Article
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Roger Mills
AT&T ISTEL Ltd History
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Scott Parker found these tickets in a scrapbook while moving house, remarking "Incredible the stuff you keep. I’m sure others must have gone to this event, we must have thought it was very posh at the time. 1987, seems like yesterday.".
19th August 2025
The Social Side Of ISTEL
Facebook Memory
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Scott Parker
AT&T ISTEL Ltd History
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Keith Adams is a very well respected motoring Historian and journalist. He created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.
Recently we introduced him to the story of ISTEL and its place in British Automotive Industry and he is now supporting our project by writing and publishing stories based upon ISTEL stories we relay to him.
Recently we introduced him to the story of ISTEL and its place in British Automotive Industry and he is now supporting our project by writing and publishing stories based upon ISTEL stories we relay to him.
21st July 2025
AROnline Web Site
Associated Site Link
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Keith Adams
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Three memories posted on facebook, and transcribe onto this site for all to read.
two from Rogan Meadows and one from Brian Johnson.
Also included is some feedback from facebook to these posts.
two from Rogan Meadows and one from Brian Johnson.
Also included is some feedback from facebook to these posts.
9th September 2025
More Memories of the early days of computers at BL/AR
Memory Articles
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Rogan Meadows & Brian Johnson
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One of the AROnline readers (bless you, BasiLR88) casually suggested the idea of British Leyland – The Musical. Now, I don’t know about you, but once that seed was planted I couldn’t stop watering it. So without further ado, here’s today’s light-hearted escape: British Leyland – The Musical.
10th September 2025
British Leyland - The Musical
"News" Article
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Keith Adams - AROline
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Rogan Meadows remembers when the new the Princess model was due to be introduced and assembled in the North Works assembly building they also wanted an Assembly line broadcast system.
12th September 2025
Early Assembly Line Broadcasting Systems
Memory Article
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Rogan Meadows
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An examples of ISTEL's work at the "end" of the Automotive Industry.
12th September 2025
Forecourt Planning
Real Times Article
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Real Times Issue 67 April 1988
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Behind the smooth launches of Discovery and Range Rover in the 1980s and ’90s was a team you’ve probably never heard of. ISTEL’s IT systems kept Solihull running, proving that back-office innovation was every bit as vital as engineering flair.
Another "ISTEL" story from the pen of Keith Adams
Another "ISTEL" story from the pen of Keith Adams
12th September 2025
How ISTEL Powered Land Rover’s Modernisation
"News" Article
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Keith Adams - AROline