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begin a comptger Stant
The service Stinted by
Meehan and hie wife
Roberta is eked Logic
A 6 6../, Me hopes to instruct
businessmen how to use
r+npoteM and show them
how useful • 600,,; erscan be
for their businesses.
Be ;i IC. : there is a big
denim* fpr the services he
1 i n to Ovide. flo a+'ere
in the area
have t any
access to .✓orputer coni
milting, .Mecham does on
know exactly where the MOSt
demand be.'
Presumably, be will offer
whatever will be needed.
"There really isuosoiree of
computer education in ibis
area," Machan achan Says. That
will be the main void he
planstel.
Machan has bought 12 IBM
personal computers plus
three printers and installed
thew in a small trailer. He
chdse to 'buy the IBM's
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eoniPliter is ,a quality
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anyone who "erasion it la
not have much difficulty in
adapting to oto ;computer
sYstenrMac �n has also invested
in quite a bit of software. In
computer terminology.
hardware refers to the
machines themselves, and
software to the programs
which can be run on the
computers. The software he
has bought includes a
program called Visicalc, and
one called Wordstar.
The first, says Machan, is
the rnost popular calculating
program among
businessmen. It is easy to
use, and very versatile.
Visicalc, actually, offers
only the basic framework for
different calculating fume -
tons. Using it, business
managers can create their
own calculating tables which
can churn out routine
calculations with many
variables very quickly. 'It
can be tailored for the
specific . needs of any
business. '
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Wordstar is a word
propesaing prwam which
can byVve�1capec,.1 By'11Elpful'for
p meretaries, and
tanlptbetn'to molreeaSlly
deaf t ie'ftera and reports.
Area people can take
couches to learn about
computers, but "the college
courses are tailored for
people in programming, net
for business people,"
Meehan explains.
Most business people will
never need to knew how to
program. There is a lot of
good software on th; ! Market
already, says Mach}n. He
hopes to show peop what
software is availaland
how it can be us for
them.
Machan will give weathers
to groups of up to 12 people,
or to individuals. His courses
will stress a hands-on ex-
perience. In feat, he has an
Instructor progra4iin which
the computer its X te5aches
people howl) o use
In his first seg: - given
to the staff of tlfv ;i al Bank
on July 5, Mac1ia; , gave out
the Instructor ealgram to
use, and for eta hour he
says he and his +irate had very
little to do, because the
program was self-
explanatory.
He and Roberta stay in the
trailer during .the seminar,
offering advice to people who
requ in but he stresses
that hi does not teach
...eubndy_ as.-;t..aui3__ Tire. -
advantage of the Instructor
program according to
Machan, • that people can
learn at t eir owe speed, and
therefore can use the time
during the seminar to their
best advantage.
But Machan hopes to offer
more services tan seminars
on computer use. After
people have learned how to
use the different programs,
he plans to rent out computer
time to people who want to
use them. This would be
ideal, he thinks, for people
who are interested in
computers, but who do not
have the money to invest in a
quality system.
If people would like a more
comprehensive trial period
using computers, they will
probably be able to lease
equipment from Machan, as
this is another service he
plans to offer.
He has .,a portable
Hyperion eobiputer which he
plans to use for this purpose.
This computer has the same
memory capacity as the
larger IBM's, and the same
Glen Machan clarifies one of the points made by the computer during a seminar on com-
puter use given to the staff of the Royal Bank on July 5. The staff members at the terminal
are Suzanne Anderson and Judy Watt. ( photo by Darrell Kloeze)
capabilities, but can fit into a
carrying bag the size of a
small suitcase.
Machan might also offer
seminars given by other
people. He says there are
programs which might deal
in specific businesses like
real estate, and he can invite
people in who have
developed these specialized
programs to explain their
use.
Machin's biggest plans,
however, concern 'offering
his computers for school
instruction. He has prepared
a presentation to school
boards in the area urging
To hold wheat on farm for pickup when and
as trucks and the terminals are available
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them to use his facilities,
which will be of better
quality than anything the
schools can hope to budget
for in the near future.
Both he and Roberta have
experience in the school
system, at both the secon-
dary and elementary levels,
and he feels their combined
experience will enable them
to be useful to the school
boards in any capacity.
Machan says -at -this point,
he does notknow.,where. his
business is going. It depends
largely on whether the
school boards agree to use
his services: He also does not
know whether business
people will be more in-
terested in renting computer
time or in leasing the
computers themselves.
Perhaps the Machans will
even consider renting a
permanent location, as well
as having their mobile unit.
One could be used for renting
time out on the computers,
and the other for seminars
and school use.
• .At.. the moment, however;
Glen and Roberta Machan
are "setting up to be as
flexible as we absolutely can
be.
Blood donor clin�°c
held in Dungannon
On June 30, the Dungannon
Kinette Club sponsored a
Red Cross Blood Donor
Clinic. It was the first clinic
to be held in the Dungannon
community and the results
will determine the feasibility
of holding a clinic on a once -
yearly basis. The Red Cross
had set a goal of 150 donors.
Although this number was
not reached, the response
from the community was
very good and approximate-
ly 112 people visited
Brookside School •
As with all volunteer, non-
profit events, community
members and businesses are
called upon for donations of
time, money or specific
items which are needed at
the clinic. Many area
businesses, Chishohn's
Fuels, Dawson's General
Store, Eedy's Bakery, Erie
and Huron Beverages,
Hodges Milling Limited, Mc-
Cormick's Cookies, Sher -
wood's General Store, West
Wawanosh Insurance Com-
pany and W.G. Thompson
and Sons Ltd., contributed
towards supplying the juice,
coffee, pop and cookies
which are so very necessary.
Others, Ashfield Service
Centre, Mel Bogie Esso, Ed-
wards Fuels Ltd., Hackett's
Farm Equipment, Penny
Hodges Hairdressing, Huron
Landscaping Ltd., Johnston
Brothers Bothwell Ltd.,
Johnstone and Son Fur-
niture, Maitland Redi Mix
Ltd., Nile Service Centre,
Freeman Olson Ltd. Gravel
Pit, George Smyth Welding
Shop, Wayne Snyder and Son
Garage, Delmar Sproul In-
surance and Kathie Stan -
bury Hairstyling, purchased
space in the Goderich Signal -
Star and the Lucknow Sen-
tinel to advertise the clinic
prior to the day. Sherwood
Transportation Inc. provid-
ed a mini -bus to transport
members of the Mennonite
Community to the. School
and the Dungannon Kinsmen
Club paid for the fuel.
Nurses are an important
part of the rest area where a
cool hand and a friendly
smile are greatly in demand.
Helen Rintoul gave freely of
her time and energy to help
at the Dungannon clinic and
to give everyone a feeling of
confidence. The Huron Coun-
ty Board of Education pro-
vided the school. facilities
and Greta Smith, with her 4-
H Club members, babysat
for parents with young
families.
There were many first-
time donors at the clinic as
well as those who are
`veterans'. One man made
his 85th blood donation. He
has set a personal goal of 100
before his 55th birthday.
The Red Cross needs blood
all year round but it is
especially vital during the
summer months when so
many more travellers are
using the roads. Clinics are
only possible when suppor-
tive community meMbers
are willing to show that they
care.
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