KEITH LIGHTFOOT

Keith Lightfoot was one of the New Zealand's computer pioneers. Initially programming in Machine Code and MPL on an ICT 1301 mainframe in 1969, then moving to Cobol on an ICL 1901... The Alliance Freezing Company in Invercargill, New Zealand employed Keith as a Computer Programmer after he scored well on a computer aptitude test, then System Analysis and Database design experience came via London whilst working for Honeywell. Then he moved back to New Zealand to program Burroughs and NCR mainframe computers... A personal journey through the New Zealand computer industry, Keith Lightfoots geek story includes immigration, historical mainframe details, old photos and candid notes.