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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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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0131394F
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'
Loek, Dick
9/26/1978
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.
Loek, Dick
7/7/1988
Tim Myles
Tim Myles
Spremo, Boris
7/19/1993
Don Matheson and Paul Myles
Don Matheson and Paul Myles
Stuparyk, Michael
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.
Loek, Dick
7/7/1988
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.
Combs, Erin
12/5/1980
Where do you start? Rory Jan, 24, who has helped people build microcomputers from kits for 2 years at the U of T, sits by assembled and unassembled parts of an Apple clone
Where do you start? Rory Jan, 24, who has helped people build microcomputers from kits for 2 years at the U of T, sits by assembled and unassembled parts of an Apple clone
Faught, Ken
9/28/1984
I think that an awful lot of our standards will be set by IBM, John Cunningham said, adding that Wang already has a co-existence strategy with IBM. [Imcomplete]
I think that an awful lot of our standards will be set by IBM, John Cunningham said, adding that Wang already has a co-existence strategy with IBM. [Imcomplete]
Mahler, John
2/13/1984
Nucleus: Jacob Slonim, seated, heads IBM Canada's Centre for Advanced Studies
Nucleus: Jacob Slonim, seated, heads IBM Canada's Centre for Advanced Studies
Beaty, Keith
6/11/1993
In the forefront of word-processing technology, Stephen Dorsey's Micom Data Systems Ltd. has landed a contract for the U.S. space program. The tiny Montreal-based company, with sales last year of under $2 million competes on world markets against such heavyweights as IBM and Xerox.
In the forefront of word-processing technology, Stephen Dorsey's Micom Data Systems Ltd. has landed a contract for the U.S. space program. The tiny Montreal-based company, with sales last year of under $2 million competes on world markets against such heavyweights as IBM and Xerox.
Combs, Erin
10/5/1977
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
Beaty, Keith
11/29/1985
To an accessible workplace, Bill Etherington, president and CEO of IBM Canada, helps Larry Broden work a voice-activated drafting station at this week's official opening of Access Place in Toronto's College Park.
To an accessible workplace, Bill Etherington, president and CEO of IBM Canada, helps Larry Broden work a voice-activated drafting station at this week's official opening of Access Place in Toronto's College Park.
Lautens, Richard
2/10/1994