C2 - Sunday, January 23, 1983 - North Shore News

Living

FROM PAGE C1

your home’s security and

energy needs. And if that's
not all, you can buy a
“moden” that will enable

your computer to “talk” to

other computers all over’
North America and bring
you information on
thousands of topics in-

ee eee

stantly, a valuable student
and business aid.

Not only can your per-
sonal computer bring you

a

KURT STACHOW and his sons Kevin and Orson experiment with their home computer. In addi

tion to inventing a

game called The Ghost and Squiggly, Stachow has made a number of eye-catching graphics programs. He plans to

hook up a MODEM so he can shop for 33,000 items by computer, make airline reservations, and even get stock
market information. (Ellsworth Dickson photo)

Take a New Year splash

Afternoon recreation § is
opening up to North Shore
Residents! The West
Vancouver Acquatic Centre
is pleased to offer (wo new
activities for adults who are
occupied inp the mornings
and These
programs are well sutted for
those who work the
graveyard shift) or mothers
who have time their
hands while thei children
are in playschool

S@ OPTIONS
Die for
@ VOLUNTEERS

evenings.

on

Ravena by Bootlegger
reg. $135 Sale $67.50

HAEVAS SHOES

A pay as you go adult
acuvily swim is occurnng
Mondays and Wednesdays
from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
All the lane ropes will be
removed so springboard and
skin) divers, synchronized
swimmers and those who
simply enjoy playing in the
water will now have the
opportuntty Bnng your own

tape if you want a certain
style of music

Tuesdays and Thursdays
will be devoted to oa

repistered exercise and diet

program for overweight
individuals called Swim
Down Fitness. Between 1:30
and 2:30 p.m. ladies can
enjoy a quiel aquasizes class
followed by a brief
discussion about balanced
calorie restricted = diets.
Lengths swimming will also
be included tf requested

Now is your chance to
out New Year
Resolutions and bring some
fun and activily into your
Phone 926 4585S
for further details

carry

afternoons

KEBP Fut

SCMIOFS Not

Instructor for

usually involved

ina. fitness

program One
hour a week for a 12 weck

period

Recreation Priend for oa

FASHION BOOTS

1/2 PRI

a Leather Boots Only

DON'T MISS OUR

CLEARANCE ON
MOST STORE ITEMS

capleng = 980-8012

young girl who needs help
with skating lessons Also a
special needs student taking
swim lessons needs a fnend
with in the shallow
CONTINUED ON PAGE C3

to be

E

JANUARY

information in the form of
words and numbers, it can
also draw graphs and
diagrams, pictures in three
dimensions, and _= shortly,
according to Bruce San-
derson of Comp-U-Whiz,
North Vancouver, you will
be able to talk to your
computer and tell it what
you want. One of the more
amazing programs (software)
is one where you can feed
your computer
topographical information
from a map and fly over it at
will on video. If you thmk
that is far out, it is only the
beginning.
Afrea your doctor and
lawyer have computer
access to literally millions of
-- faets-at the touch ofa finger:
This is also true for credit
institutions and

law en-
forcement agencies. How
can 1} run a_ computer?

Computer language seems so
baffling. Does a “user
fnendly” computer need to
be cuddled? Dale Slatterty of
the ‘“‘Video Station’,
Westview Shopping Centre,
informed us that you don't
need to be able to write a
program to run a computer.
Of course, the more you
know, the more you can do.
But in most cases, after a
- weekend's -work, you can
operate a basic computer.
One point of advice, we
were repeatedly told is that
it is best to decide what you
would like to do, find the
software to do it, and then
the machine that can handle
it. Don’t get stuck with a

computer that can’t satisfy
your needs.

The small businessman
has great opportunities
before him in the form of
computers that can make his
life less complicated and
more efficient. For about
$4,000, he can buy a
computer that will handle
accounts payable, accounts
receivable, inventory, and
juggle nine bank accounts.

Real estate companies can
not only produce facts,
figures and pictures of
can also calculate extemely
complicated mortgage and

ease. A farmer can find out
how much it costs to

’ produce “one egg or one

pound of beef and what it
would cost if other methods
were tned.

From here you go on into
the world of the = micro
computer and larger where
medium and larger com-
panies need to keep track of
millions of facts and figures.
Every company is ddifferent,
so it is hard to generalize,
but you can spend anywhere
from $4,000 to hundreds of
thousands of dollars
depending if you share time
with someone else’s com-
puter er you buy a whole
outfit with a couple dozen
terminals. ,

1983 is the year when the
personal computer will gain
enormous popularity. It is
not only here to stay, it is
already making a dramatic
change in our lives.

RELOCATION
CLEARANCE

Singer Sewing Centre will

be

relocating to

Golds

Fabrics (4th & Lonsdale)
commencing Feb. 1/83

All Fabrics & Notions

20%-30% Off

“All Open Stock and.

Drastically Reduced

4-29

ed zuma.
CAPILANO SEWING CENTER

‘
ee Seyret pambeee UATE etre tees

apliano Mail, North Vancouver

880-7915