Tony McCormack
Software Development
To support Systems Development Dave Smithson would be a regular visitor. Dave saw how I adapted to the software in use and offered me a position as a Programmer. I moved from Drews Lane to South Engineering at Longbridge. Working with Dave, Adrian Smith, Andy Hastie and Dave Duffield.
From Longbridge I moved to Grosvenor House (Dave Fulford, Carole Houghton (Burden), Graham Berands. Many more people there, but not direct co-workers.
I also visited Studley, CDC, Highfield House, Isis House and St. Stephens House on many occasions. Projects included OLAS and Copics using CICS/Cobol, PL/1, JSD and JSP!
I also spent time located in Summerland at Solihull, Springfield House, Longbridge, I even managed to get a few trips to Munich when we were taken over by Softlab.
Final locations were Solihull and the old Lucas locations as CSC, but ISTEL was a fading memory by then.
Other names I remember from my ISTEL days are Roy Blackburn & Mike Burden, I'm sure I'll remember more.
I eventually emigrated to Canada in 2004
Tony McCormack
From Longbridge I moved to Grosvenor House (Dave Fulford, Carole Houghton (Burden), Graham Berands. Many more people there, but not direct co-workers.
I also visited Studley, CDC, Highfield House, Isis House and St. Stephens House on many occasions. Projects included OLAS and Copics using CICS/Cobol, PL/1, JSD and JSP!
I also spent time located in Summerland at Solihull, Springfield House, Longbridge, I even managed to get a few trips to Munich when we were taken over by Softlab.
Final locations were Solihull and the old Lucas locations as CSC, but ISTEL was a fading memory by then.
Other names I remember from my ISTEL days are Roy Blackburn & Mike Burden, I'm sure I'll remember more.
I eventually emigrated to Canada in 2004
Tony McCormack
I was working as a Business Technician (apprenticeship) at BL Cars Castle Bromwich when the IVN for a Systems Trainee was posted. This was around 1980, when I was 19. I was successful and joined BLSL, starting at Drews Lane. People there included Tony Reeves, Bob Fearn, Nigel Mullis, Gary Smith, Mike Smith, Susan Naisbit, Paul Phillips.
1980 - 2004
