Power Samas report on the application of Powers Samas accounting machines
30 May 1958Power Samas report on the application of Powers Samas accounting machines to sales order office procedure, stock control and production of debit notes. Prepared for N.C. Turner.
SA/BL/3/28/4
Photograph of staff working on computer terminals, 1970s-1980s
[1970s-1980s]The computer terminals are from the ICL 7500 series.
SA/BL/IMA/4/3
Photograph of employee working on computer terminals in a computer room
[1970s-1980s]The computer terminals in the foreground appear to be for an IBM 4341 system.
SA/BL/IMA/4/4
Slide photograph of computer room and operator
[1970s-1980s]SA/BL/IMA/15/1
Slide photograph of computer operator loading cartridge 1981
1981SA/BL/IMA/15/2
Slide photograph of computer
[1970s-1990s]SA/BL/IMA/15/4
Photograph of EMIDEC 1100 computer arriving at Blackfriars (Sainsbury's head offices)
[1961]The computer being delivered was Sainsbury's first computer installed at its Stamford House head office in May 1961. It was used for the stock control of non-perishable lines. ('The Best Butter in the...
SA/BL/IMA/15/5
Photograph of branch office during scanning trials, 1979
1979Photograph features two IBM computer units in background.
SA/BL/IMA/15/6
Photograph of hand holding silicon chip
[1970s-1990s]SA/BL/IMA/15/7
Photograph of computer room
[1970s-1980s]SA/BL/IMA/15/8
Photograph of Commodore PET computer in an office
[1970s-1980s]SA/BL/IMA/15/9
"Scanning Made Simple" staff training video
1987Training video for Sainsbury's cashiers working at Sainsbury's scanning checkouts. The video explains techniques for scanning, explains how to operate the system, shows where barcodes are located. It...
SA/BRA/4/3/3/20/4
Slide photograph of shelf label scanning
[1984]Picture includes member of staff and tins of soup being scanned.
SA/BRA/4/3/5/1/1
Slide photograph of branch computer terminals
[1970s-1990s]SA/BRA/4/3/5/1/2
Slide photograph of 8 character bar code (explanatory diagram)
[1970s-1990s]SA/BRA/4/3/5/1/3
Slide photograph of 1990s scanning checkout
1990sSA/BRA/4/3/5/1/4
"Sainsbury's introduce PLUS Price look up scanning" shelf edge label
[c. 1979-1985]SA/BRA/4/3/5/1/6
Slide photograph of early scanning checkout
[c. 1980]SA/BRA/4/3/5/1/7
Amateur video relating to barcode scanning and the closure of 61/3 Rye Lane, Peckham branch
[1980s]1. Amateur video relating to the installation of barcode scanning equipment in a Sainsbury's supermarket. Features a member of staff explaining the technical aspects of the system to his colleagues,...
SA/BRA/8/1/6
Photograph of Charlton Depot, 1977 - Computer Room - Mick Swindon, Ken Burgess, Bob Tobin
1977SA/DEP/4/6/48