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THE HERALD Wednesday October WW Page Personal computers Lifestyles undergo change IBM the worlds largest com puter manufacturer entered the personal computer market with a vengeance in the early 1980s with the introduction of the 1MB PC The PC was designed as a per sonal computer in that only one person would use it at a time but not a home computer As such the PC was designed for business use it had good text capabilities and some graphics capabilities but fairly limited capabilities in the areas of colour and sound making it rather uninteresting for playing games Since it in traduction the IBM PC has changed and grown though and is now capable of producing high quality colour graphics and sound particularly with addition of addon products from other suppliers Nonetheless the PC remains primarily a business tool a serious computer The main thing the PC had at its introduction was the IBM name and that meant instant market recognition and accep tance The result was an mous number of companies writing software programs for the PC building addon hardware for the PC and evening copying the PC itself This latter class of computer Is often called PC- compatible or IBMcompatible or simply a compatible Today compatibles are made by a large number of companies some with reputations which rival that of IBM Compatibles from lesser known suppliers the noname PC compatibles are often negatively described as clones Compatibles and clones are arguably one of the most important trends the computer industry in the past 10 years From littleknown com panies charging prices only a fraction of that charged by IBM to well known firms charging premium prices compatibles and clones have forced con sumers to question the real value of a brand name Name brand suppliers offer more than just a name of course Very often they offer the promise of higher quality either in greater reliability greater speed or greater capability Many namebrand compatibles also offer higher degrees of com with IBM some will even guarantee IBM compatibili ty Support and service may be better with a name brand not on Local club shifts venue By KLN BAKER Herald Special The 198990 executive of the Hills BritishCanadian Club are pleased to announce that as of Thursday tomorrow the monthly social mtes will be held in the main floor lounge of the Royal Canadian Legion Br 120 in Georgetown All future meetings will be held at this loca tion on the first of each month at 8 p m With the restructunng of the group in and with the co operation of Brenda and Graham Gove proprietors of the Copper Kettle Pub in Glen Williams who allowed the club to use their establishment as its initial home the club set about the task of organizing a number of for the members and their families As the organization continues to evolve the present executive would like to see the Hills BritishCanadian take a more active and visible role in the community Who can forget the site of the double- decker bus making its way up Mam St in last year Santa Claus parade The executive would like to lake this opportunity to invite all members both past and present well as anyone who would like lo find Hit more about our group to our meeting tomorrow at our new home at the legion Georgetown MP Scott Williams tmV CHIPS because thej have a reputation to uphold but also because they have enough computers installed to be able to afford the additional support costs The the user manuals which are supplied with the computer will also usually be higher with a brand name Ultimately the choice of a namebrand compatible a no name clone or even a system from IBM themselves may come down to price At home where cost is likely an important factor you may be able to live with slightly lower quality at work however the fate of the business may ride on the reliability of the system in use Nursery school outing Maple Nursery School visited Carl Or- Lauren Knapton CArly chards recently to enjoy picking apples Pictured Julia Williams and Mrs Photo above enjoying the great outdoors are Andrew Reb- ted bertoy Becky Findlay Mark Aaron Kirk Maher Ive prepared for the GST Have you Now is the time to register Are you ready for the pro posed GST If not now is the time to register and prepare Registration applies to anyone involved in a commercial enter prise This includes fishing farming professional services and many activities carried out by profit organizations Revenue Canada is ready to assist you with information on How to register and the benefits of doing so What the GST means to your operation Simplified accounting options and administrative procedures Rebates of the Federal Sales Tax How to recover GST on business purchases GST return and filing options Contact us today Phone 800 2650017 Telecommunications device for the hearing impaired 1 800 4655770 Or drop by the Revenue Canada Excise Office nearest you Monday to Friday 900am Canadas GST Its good business to prepare now 11 Canada I