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Help for home: Brian Longhurst, president of Candian Computerized Living, sits with a control panel-the brain of the Tomorrow house intelligent home system - and a computer monitor that displays information in the system, such as how much power a home is using
Help for home: Brian Longhurst, president of Candian Computerized Living, sits with a control panel-the brain of the Tomorrow house intelligent home system - and a computer monitor that displays information in the system, such as how much power a home is using

Help for home: Brian Longhurst, president of Candian Computerized Living, sits with a control panel-the brain of the Tomorrow house intelligent home system - and a computer monitor that displays information in the system, such as how much power a home is using

Date7/3/1987
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Big deal, Brian Benninger, president of The Drawing Centre, displays Canadian computer aided drafting system his firm will distribute under a $2.8-million deal with Ottawa-based developer, Omnitech. System is said to triple drafting output.
Big deal, Brian Benninger, president of The Drawing Centre, displays Canadian computer aided drafting system his firm will distribute under a $2.8-million deal with Ottawa-based developer, Omnitech. System is said to triple drafting output.
12/8/1980
24-hour guard: Jim Karmally, operations supervisor at ADT Security Systems, monitors his firm's computerized alarm system
24-hour guard: Jim Karmally, operations supervisor at ADT Security Systems, monitors his firm's computerized alarm system
7/29/1982
Ben Cramer is the man who set up the computer system at City Hall to centralize all the information from all the city departments. Anyone who wants to find out how much has been spent on a particular program has to do no more than push a computer button to get the answer in seconds.
Ben Cramer is the man who set up the computer system at City Hall to centralize all the information from all the city departments. Anyone who wants to find out how much has been spent on a particular program has to do no more than push a computer button to get the answer in seconds.
4/24/1969
Electronics whiz kid Paul Styles, 14, sits at the master control panel in his Laurentide Dr home
Electronics whiz kid Paul Styles, 14, sits at the master control panel in his Laurentide Dr home
7/3/1969
An advance peek at a computerized off-track betting system is provided at the National Business Show in a display by Control Data Canada. Secretary Su(...)
An advance peek at a computerized off-track betting system is provided at the National Business Show in a display by Control Data Canada. Secretary Su(...)
10/2/1972
Election teamwork: Supervisor Doug Caldwell, above, inserts a tape into the computer system, while Tom Yee, right, operates the master control monitor
Election teamwork: Supervisor Doug Caldwell, above, inserts a tape into the computer system, while Tom Yee, right, operates the master control monitor
11/9/1988
Election teamwork: Supervisor Doug Caldwell, above, inserts a tape into the computer system, while Tom Yee, right, operates the master control monitor
Election teamwork: Supervisor Doug Caldwell, above, inserts a tape into the computer system, while Tom Yee, right, operates the master control monitor
11/9/1988
Export bound: Bill Malone, left, who designed a reusable aluminum form system for concrete construction, displays one of the panels with John Berger, of TS Aluminum, which finished the forms
Export bound: Bill Malone, left, who designed a reusable aluminum form system for concrete construction, displays one of the panels with John Berger, of TS Aluminum, which finished the forms
1/19/1993
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
6/8/1977
Help needed: Fred Koruntoff sits in the living room of his home, surrounded by food donated to his free breakfast program for the needy
Help needed: Fred Koruntoff sits in the living room of his home, surrounded by food donated to his free breakfast program for the needy
12/3/1985
Nuclear bombardment: Joe De Remigis explains Sentrol's computerized process-control system for the forest-products industry.
Nuclear bombardment: Joe De Remigis explains Sentrol's computerized process-control system for the forest-products industry.
4/9/1981
At the controls: Franc Gergek shows off the computerized control panel his Richmond Hill firm made for a Chinese company's paper cutter.
At the controls: Franc Gergek shows off the computerized control panel his Richmond Hill firm made for a Chinese company's paper cutter.
1/24/1992