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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.

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.

Date6/4/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131394F
Don Matheson and Paul Myles
Don Matheson and Paul Myles
11/22/1996
Polished look: Lou Myles, above, creates, left, a black and white suit, $895, worn with a striped shirt, $110, and silk tie, $80.
Polished look: Lou Myles, above, creates, left, a black and white suit, $895, worn with a striped shirt, $110, and silk tie, $80.
7/7/1988
Myles' first job was gambling: 'To keep the family eating I shot craps and laundered the money through my mother'
Myles' first job was gambling: 'To keep the family eating I shot craps and laundered the money through my mother'
9/26/1978
Lou Myles: The first thing you look at in a suit is the shoulders, says Italian-born men's clothing designer.
Lou Myles: The first thing you look at in a suit is the shoulders, says Italian-born men's clothing designer.
12/5/1980
Service plus: Right, customers who brave Lou Myles' locked store entrance get top personal service, even a limousine ride.
Service plus: Right, customers who brave Lou Myles' locked store entrance get top personal service, even a limousine ride.
7/7/1988
Tim Myles
Tim Myles
7/19/1993
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.
10/19/1977
Latter-day Robin Hoods?: Marcello Rocca, a 25-year-old computer wizard, and his brother Mario, left, who's trained in accounting, hold their Trojan computer, cheaper than but compatible with IBM machines
Latter-day Robin Hoods?: Marcello Rocca, a 25-year-old computer wizard, and his brother Mario, left, who's trained in accounting, hold their Trojan computer, cheaper than but compatible with IBM machines
11/29/1985
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
11/7/1983
First President of the newly-formed Occidental Life Insurance Co. of Canada is Michael Barnes, 52, left, with Earl Clark, president of the California-based parent company. The two spent an hour and a half yesterday signing hundreds of documents required to launch the firm, which will offer new product lines.
First President of the newly-formed Occidental Life Insurance Co. of Canada is Michael Barnes, 52, left, with Earl Clark, president of the California-based parent company. The two spent an hour and a half yesterday signing hundreds of documents required to launch the firm, which will offer new product lines.
1/12/1971
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
Big apple. Andre Sousan, president of newly established Apple Canada Inc., shows personal computer. Apple aims make gains in Canada with Apple III, retailing at the top of the company's price range of $2,000 to $7,000.
Big apple. Andre Sousan, president of newly established Apple Canada Inc., shows personal computer. Apple aims make gains in Canada with Apple III, retailing at the top of the company's price range of $2,000 to $7,000.
3/5/1981