a or aa you’ re’ one’ of :those_ people: who cringe _ whenever they hear the. word ‘ “computer”, ‘I have . . _thought-provoking news for you. At this very tries. themselves, a whole. the imaginati - moment hundreds. of technological. wizards are’ "ew industry will be needed eee ee working on a system for. bringing a computer to amines: on mountains be of _terminal -- within 10 to 15 years: = into every home ©. : Y | | = demanded by individuals on’ ‘sendin; : €lec- 2 oe that can afford a TV set. every. subject under the sun, tronic:‘mail could. ‘finally put Sf and ‘to: Program. jt into’ dat the | Post. Office: out oe , “Aside from. the ‘electronics and. communications. “indus- oe TWO-WAY LINK - ‘The key component of the ee “The ‘other. thing that’ s : system,. in fact, is your TV. set. - With -a- relatively © low- - cost kit (basically. a keyboard © - like’. that-.of.. an - electric. “typewriter. with .a few. extra ~ - buttons. added) it will. be = _ possible to use your TV as ‘‘a complete: home communica- - tions:-centre’’, to: quote the ~-people ‘already busy on the . marketing end of the project. ‘You'll ‘be able to. obtain oa 7 instant information .on . an.” ‘infinite. variety. of ‘subjects. . from various distant. : banks. You'll be able to talk back to. computers. Yow’ll ‘be _- able to..send: messages to — _ friends. who have terminals in their homes... And. when ~ the :strenuous.. day’ Ss com- municating is over, . you'll still beable to’ relax and watch. your favorite LY. Programs. es . -Becatise of: the. ‘fantastic ~ advances over. the: past few ; - years in microelectronics. -- — the technology of. squeezing: - thousands of transistors onto | -a’single :silicon: chip which made ‘the cheap’ shirt-pocket : - calculator © possible -hardware for converting your TV. ‘set to its: new “role ata. - realistic . ‘Price’ . here. — we Tt’s. expected 1 to > begin by | costing. no more than afew... hundred dollars. But when. ~ course, - _ banks and with other. termi- nals, and it’s. here’ that the . final big Step 1 is. now y being: taken. | pee : data. - the ais ay “needed to complete the. new: pictures on the ‘tube ; of. is the means of. linking - your “TV computer terminal . with central: dat: Just ‘recently the’ federal ‘Department of | Communica- tions _ announced © "ae, new. two-way communication. technology » ‘called Videotex - for. serving home TV compu-. - ter terminals. At about the. same: time Bell | Telephone ‘Co. . announced. ‘a ‘two-way technology of its own, ‘using existing. telephone ‘circuits. Both Britain and France have ‘also. | systems. a developed In practice, one. . gathers, there are. still: a few minor: kinks to ‘be ironed ‘out. in these systems. After that the © main task will be to create a. ‘mass market ‘in ‘order to. : bring. down costs. But. within - ~a decade or léss, say the - industry’: stop authorities, - _ it’s reasonable to expect that anyone. with a TV: set: will aan have a computer terminal. The” implications of: that situation ; are ‘mind-boggling. you rémemiber how the price Rs of -personal | money that -will stop you from ‘becoming | your own computer operator. - ‘ 7 1976 at7: 00 p.m. - calculators - _ dropped from around $150 to = as little: as $15 after only _ - three or four years. of mass." - marketing, it’s uniikeily io be so Laws of the Society as follows: a Secretary John W. Borthwick 11th September 1978 4. To limit the inspection of books and records of the Society. 2. To give the Directors investment powers. 3. To define residence requirements for future membership in the Society. 4. Tore-define terms and otherwise. bring the By- -Laws into conformity with the . Societies Act.: The Nowtls ond West Vencsuver ecto Society NOTICE OF HANGE OF ANNUAL | _ MEETING © By resolution of the Directors of the Society passed on the 8th day of September, 1978, the calling of the ° . Annual General Meeting of the Society for Wednesday, September 20, 1978 was rescinded. the. system. — ‘The. endless. possibilities - extend = all the: _way.-.from - . obtaining a dinner menu, the - latest: stock market prices or a design for a solar heating. ~ system to taking a: ‘complete - university'. course in. the comfort of. your: living room. orden. ne eee ENDANGERED SPECIES. ; You'll be able to. send - - "information of your own to — data banks or other. termi- . nals. And after that the mind ” ~ The Annual General Meeting of the. members of the Society will now be held in the Gymnasium of the Carson ” Graham Secondary School at 2145 Jones Avenue, North Vancouver, | B.C. on the 27th day of September Take notice that ast such meeting, special resolutions wil be considered to change the By- Ghee ‘on. the” publishing _ : evenpeber ceiveably . Presumably take. “much, to-. adapt ‘the “system to. supermarket shop- ‘ping --. with the. housewife. choosing’ the contents of her. -. week’s food basket straight ° - off the screen; then tapping . out her: credit ‘card. number and dropping. by at the store... ‘later to Pick. up. her bags a at - her convenience. - - _ By: the same ‘token; oie - _terminals © might ‘ultimately - ‘make a_ _ major contribution to. solving - the. energy ‘and= ‘rush-hour ~ eee ‘by. ‘enabling : . employees. of: -certain . busi- .. ‘nesses. to work — perfectly effectively. at home without © aS going | near. the office at a a _ ae tv. computer. - problems... ann ae can t quite rid. myself o of the z Pe ee ES oe with. ‘disastrous a res ‘or the’ pulp” ‘and | paper industries.. ‘The type- iter. and — ballpoint. trade. might suffer. Typists and | stenographers could: con- Sy << become. an . vs , endangered species. oes ‘banks. . ‘After. which, ‘simply we by... using his: home. TV. computer | keyboard, | ~ individual willbe able to call up any" information: held in. any data bank: linked to. the - ‘similar . . t= ‘wouldn't . ‘Ws sa a fascinating idea, but. te | Juicy cheeseburgers with real ketchup. Hot _ com on the cob. Franks on buns. Baked - potatoes.’ Watermelon. Spaghetti; and meat- _ balls. You don't have toturn your backonthese - - foods just because you're ona diet. With today’s 8 : ae Weight Watchers® Food Plan, you.can. enjoy” aa | them all, ‘within limits. Desserts, too. - cs a Ib fact, at a Weight Watchers meatirig youll 2 wn, ~ leam everything you need to know about losing”. weight and keeping it off: So come toa meeting : . . today. Instead of walking out on many ofthe: ..- foods WEIC love, nT can sit down and eat them. . WATCHERS "tasted so good. . The Authority. , “GR v YOURE THIS CLOSE TO LOSING WEIGHT. 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