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Computer showcase: Rob Thomas of Centronics Canada Inc
Computer showcase: Rob Thomas of Centronics Canada Inc

Computer showcase: Rob Thomas of Centronics Canada Inc

Date11/15/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134802F
Angry but unhurt: Thomas Roper, 72, was attacked and robbed of $400 in his apartment. You got to be pretty low to rob a man in a wheelchair, he says.
Angry but unhurt: Thomas Roper, 72, was attacked and robbed of $400 in his apartment. You got to be pretty low to rob a man in a wheelchair, he says.
8/30/1990
Moving office: Thomas Pigeon runs a packaging design firm, often from his $38,500 van equipped with phone, fax and computer
Moving office: Thomas Pigeon runs a packaging design firm, often from his $38,500 van equipped with phone, fax and computer
3/4/1993
Stress monitor: Martyn Thomas, director of the Bio-Behavioural Treatment and Research unit at Sunnybrook Hospital, speaks with a patient hooked up to a computer that monitors her stress levels
Stress monitor: Martyn Thomas, director of the Bio-Behavioural Treatment and Research unit at Sunnybrook Hospital, speaks with a patient hooked up to a computer that monitors her stress levels
1/29/1983
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
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
Paper work: Spectrix Microsystems Inc., of Markham, has made a multi-million computer sale in China.
Paper work: Spectrix Microsystems Inc., of Markham, has made a multi-million computer sale in China.
4/24/1986
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
5/12/1989
Simplifying software: Netron Inc.'s vice-president Paul Basett has come up with a system to help computer software designers and save companies time and money.
Simplifying software: Netron Inc.'s vice-president Paul Basett has come up with a system to help computer software designers and save companies time and money.
1/19/1984
Perfect hash: Researcher Derek Robinson, of Tesserverse Processor Technologies Inc, has made a computer breakthrough that 'means a quantum jump in performance on today's hardware, says Bill Clement
Perfect hash: Researcher Derek Robinson, of Tesserverse Processor Technologies Inc, has made a computer breakthrough that 'means a quantum jump in performance on today's hardware, says Bill Clement
4/26/1990
Complete confidence: Apple Computer Inc
Complete confidence: Apple Computer Inc
3/5/1981
Guarantees given: Robert Baer, chairman of TeleCheck Services Inc., holds a terminal which lets merchants call computers to clear customer cheques.
Guarantees given: Robert Baer, chairman of TeleCheck Services Inc., holds a terminal which lets merchants call computers to clear customer cheques.
7/25/1983
Thomas Beard, I'm only getting older, I've lost a lot of time., Canada's steel industry is fast-disappearing, and so are Thomas Beard's prospects.
Thomas Beard, I'm only getting older, I've lost a lot of time., Canada's steel industry is fast-disappearing, and so are Thomas Beard's prospects.
11/19/1992