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Canadian Technology, says Gary Glover of Control Date Canada, went into development of the Cyber series of large-scale computers, including the one used by farmers. Company also exports computers.
Canadian Technology, says Gary Glover of Control Date Canada, went into development of the Cyber series of large-scale computers, including the one used by farmers. Company also exports computers.

Canadian Technology, says Gary Glover of Control Date Canada, went into development of the Cyber series of large-scale computers, including the one used by farmers. Company also exports computers.

Date10/19/1977
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Big break for Canada: David Knight demostrates a TV home computer terminal that uses Canadian Telidon technology to link home TVs to outside computers through telephone lines
Big break for Canada: David Knight demostrates a TV home computer terminal that uses Canadian Telidon technology to link home TVs to outside computers through telephone lines
5/20/1981
On line: John Swinden, national director of the computer audit group at chartered accountants Clarkson Gordon, says when small computers are introduced in a large corporation problems can result
On line: John Swinden, national director of the computer audit group at chartered accountants Clarkson Gordon, says when small computers are introduced in a large corporation problems can result
1/12/1983
High-tech tour: MP Bob Horner (middle) and his wife Elayne get a peek from general manager of manufacturing Sam Madan at the inner workings of one of Control Data Canada's computers
High-tech tour: MP Bob Horner (middle) and his wife Elayne get a peek from general manager of manufacturing Sam Madan at the inner workings of one of Control Data Canada's computers
6/23/1986
Manpower minister Bryce Mackasey says computers will be used to crackdown on those who collect unemployment insurance while jobs for them are available
Manpower minister Bryce Mackasey says computers will be used to crackdown on those who collect unemployment insurance while jobs for them are available
9/27/1972
Everyone needs a library including the computers at Eaton's new 22-acre Scarborough distribution centre
Everyone needs a library including the computers at Eaton's new 22-acre Scarborough distribution centre
11/8/1967
Austere privacy: Robert Ramsay is kept company in his small downtown den by two computers and a pile of books, all read.
Austere privacy: Robert Ramsay is kept company in his small downtown den by two computers and a pile of books, all read.
10/27/1987
Send in the clones: Don Myles of IBM Canada, left, and Andre Turgeon announce launch of new company that will sell low-cost computers yesterday.
Send in the clones: Don Myles of IBM Canada, left, and Andre Turgeon announce launch of new company that will sell low-cost computers yesterday.
6/4/1992
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
Falling memory: Dr. Richard Restak, a Washington brain specialist, says in his book The Brain that computers may be eroding our memories. Depending on(...)
Falling memory: Dr. Richard Restak, a Washington brain specialist, says in his book The Brain that computers may be eroding our memories. Depending on(...)
10/31/1984
Farming with computers: William Hutchinson, infomart president, shows the Grassroots system to Maury Miller, a vice-president of CENEX, one of Infomart's U
Farming with computers: William Hutchinson, infomart president, shows the Grassroots system to Maury Miller, a vice-president of CENEX, one of Infomart's U
3/12/1984
He's Mr. Nabu. And his computers may one day change your life
He's Mr. Nabu. And his computers may one day change your life
9/17/1981
Reference source: Karie Kerr looks up information at one of the reference library's computers that lists all the books in the Metro library system
Reference source: Karie Kerr looks up information at one of the reference library's computers that lists all the books in the Metro library system
1/1/1990