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When Spain Buys a computer it calls for a celebration and that's what went on yesterday at the Mississauga plant of Control Data Canada Ltd. The occas(...)
When Spain Buys a computer it calls for a celebration and that's what went on yesterday at the Mississauga plant of Control Data Canada Ltd. The occas(...)

When Spain Buys a computer it calls for a celebration and that's what went on yesterday at the Mississauga plant of Control Data Canada Ltd. The occas(...)

Date7/17/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: When Spain Buys a computer it calls for a celebration and that's what went on yesterday at the Mississauga plant of Control Data Canada Ltd. The occasion was sale of a $1 million computer to be used at the National Institute of Agrarian Research in Madrid. On hand was Harold Fishleigh; right; honorary vice-consul for Spain and Irene Lazaro; of the Spanish Tourist office. In middle is Layton Kinney; president of Control Data; of Canada.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005848F
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