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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.

Paper work: Spectrix Microsystems Inc., of Markham, has made a multi-million computer sale in China.

Date4/24/1986
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126486F
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On top of things: Glen Garwood, who's co-ordinating the building of North York's $250 million city centre, stands on the 24th floor. In the background is the centre's computer-controlled carillon, with 14 bells made in Holland. At just 32, Garwood has ris
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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.
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Professional rish taker is David Dawson, 43, in charge of Inco's diversification program. He's holding flashlight made by ESB Inc., U.S. firm Inco took over $234 million in '74.
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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
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Paper flood: One in 10 of those coupons being checked by Gordon Finaly of Nielsen Clearing House has been fraudulently cashed. But problem in Canada doesn't compare with epidemic in U.S., where coupon crooks rip off $200 million a year.
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