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New hope: Activision senior vice-president Thomas Lopez believes IBM's new home computer will bring stability to the market and says that's what video-game makers are looking for
New hope: Activision senior vice-president Thomas Lopez believes IBM's new home computer will bring stability to the market and says that's what video-game makers are looking for

New hope: Activision senior vice-president Thomas Lopez believes IBM's new home computer will bring stability to the market and says that's what video-game makers are looking for

Date11/7/1983
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129575F
Travelling show: Sharl Chapp and IBM's Dave Thomas test new personal computer line in unheated truck on The Star's parking lot yesterday
Travelling show: Sharl Chapp and IBM's Dave Thomas test new personal computer line in unheated truck on The Star's parking lot yesterday
10/21/1992
Star Ball champ makes big catch, This year's Star Ball winner is Heather Paton of Mississauga, having a ball with IBM's Dave Thomas, The Star's Rose Cudney and her new $7,500 computer system
Star Ball champ makes big catch, This year's Star Ball winner is Heather Paton of Mississauga, having a ball with IBM's Dave Thomas, The Star's Rose Cudney and her new $7,500 computer system
10/9/1990
Musciling In: That collection of wires and circuits in Mers Kutt's hand is an ALL Card for IBMs and compatibilities that lets them use more memory in the computer equivalent of a muscle car
Musciling In: That collection of wires and circuits in Mers Kutt's hand is an ALL Card for IBMs and compatibilities that lets them use more memory in the computer equivalent of a muscle car
8/21/1985
Building Boom: Chris Ridabock, vice-president of J. J. Barnicke Ltd., believes there's plenty of demand for new office spaces coming on the market.
Building Boom: Chris Ridabock, vice-president of J. J. Barnicke Ltd., believes there's plenty of demand for new office spaces coming on the market.
1/9/1990
Myer Godfrey, chairman of the Toronto Home Builders' Association (THBA) government liasion committee and the vice-president of Yorkwood Homes, believes proposed safety provisions may give new-home buyers a false - and expensive - sense of security
Myer Godfrey, chairman of the Toronto Home Builders' Association (THBA) government liasion committee and the vice-president of Yorkwood Homes, believes proposed safety provisions may give new-home buyers a false - and expensive - sense of security
1/15/1990
She Believes in Me: That's what Scruffy, the terrier, would undoubtedly sing if he were able
She Believes in Me: That's what Scruffy, the terrier, would undoubtedly sing if he were able
6/15/1982
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
12/29/1977
If optimism means anything born-again computer maker Atari has it made. Optimism is what James Copland - ebullient vice-president of marketing for the Sunnyvale, Calif., microcomputer manufacturer - conveys in a booming
If optimism means anything born-again computer maker Atari has it made. Optimism is what James Copland - ebullient vice-president of marketing for the Sunnyvale, Calif., microcomputer manufacturer - conveys in a booming
1/17/1985
Inform the public: David Clark, president of Thomas J. Lipton Ltd., middle, believes business should explain why it needs large profits.
Inform the public: David Clark, president of Thomas J. Lipton Ltd., middle, believes business should explain why it needs large profits.
4/15/1981
High-Stakes battle: Apotex vice-president Jack Kay says law extending patent protection to brand-name drug makers punishes generic drug firms.
High-Stakes battle: Apotex vice-president Jack Kay says law extending patent protection to brand-name drug makers punishes generic drug firms.
12/11/1992
Steve Jeffrey and Peter Boiuklinsky at work in IBM's Don Mills computing centre
Steve Jeffrey and Peter Boiuklinsky at work in IBM's Don Mills computing centre
3/6/1979
Trivia buffs Chris Haney, 33, left, a former photo editor, and Scott Abbott, 32, an ex-sports writer, have developed a new board game, Trivial Pursuit, that's sweeping the adult games market
Trivia buffs Chris Haney, 33, left, a former photo editor, and Scott Abbott, 32, an ex-sports writer, have developed a new board game, Trivial Pursuit, that's sweeping the adult games market
11/18/1982