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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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  • 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
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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
Beaty, Keith
8/21/1985
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.
Spremo, Boris
12/29/1977
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.
Stuparyk, Michael
6/4/1992
Ziebart's Mike Dorey says his rustproofing business is prospering because car makers still aren't doing as much as they could to prevent corrosion of auto bodies by road salt and water accumulation. Car makers point to their paint dipping processes and advise frequent use of hose under car.
Ziebart's Mike Dorey says his rustproofing business is prospering because car makers still aren't doing as much as they could to prevent corrosion of auto bodies by road salt and water accumulation. Car makers point to their paint dipping processes and advise frequent use of hose under car.
Beaty, Keith
12/10/1973
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
Beaty, Keith
11/29/1985
Mr. Dress-up: Bob McMahon, above, co-owner of Dudes, believes in casual chic for men. Harold Caplan, left, owner of New York, New York, likes big-name desinger labels in menswear.
Mr. Dress-up: Bob McMahon, above, co-owner of Dudes, believes in casual chic for men. Harold Caplan, left, owner of New York, New York, likes big-name desinger labels in menswear.
McConnell, Colin
8/31/1979
Ordering wreckers away yesterday fromhis expropriated home (in background), Jack Coltman, 60, argues with William Wasylyk (left), the owner of Lakeview Salvage Co., and Constable John Buchanan. Coltman says he has received no settlement yet for his expropriated property on Balfour Ave. and believes under this condition he can claim new rights under recent provincial expropriation legislation. His home was one of nine expropriated for new seperate school.
Ordering wreckers away yesterday fromhis expropriated home (in background), Jack Coltman, 60, argues with William Wasylyk (left), the owner of Lakeview Salvage Co., and Constable John Buchanan. Coltman says he has received no settlement yet for his expropriated property on Balfour Ave. and believes under this condition he can claim new rights under recent provincial expropriation legislation. His home was one of nine expropriated for new seperate school.
Teskey, Frank
1/3/1969
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
Spremo, Boris
10/7/1971
James Ting: Semi-Tech Inc. boss believes the well-known Singer name will carry the company's fortunes to new heights.
James Ting: Semi-Tech Inc. boss believes the well-known Singer name will carry the company's fortunes to new heights.
Loek, Dick
7/31/1991
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
Stuparyk, Michael
1/15/1990
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.
Bull, Ron
1/9/1990
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
Money makers: Jim Coren looks over some of the European-style meats that are cured right on the premises at Cordea's Smoked Meats - a delicatessen in Mississauga.
Russell, Jim
6/22/1983