The ultra-users: remote control takes on a whole new meaning in some homes
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Computer ultra-users go beyond ordinary home-computer users and employ technology to hook up remote control devices throughout their homes. John Reilly uses a microcomputer and Enerlogic Systems Inc's $395 ES-1400 program to regulate when the lights in his house turn on, when the space heater is turned on, and the operation of a dehumidifier. Reilly has also set up a button by his bed that initiates a program called 'Snack Time.' The button lights up a series of lights from his bed to the refrigerator when pressed. Software developer Donald Weiss regulates the temperature of his apartment with a microcomputer that is connected to thermometers in the living room and bedroom. Motorola Corp Training Manager Davis Weatherwax developed a home security system with his microcomputer and motion detectors. Computer ultra-users are typically high-tech professionals with a penchant for automation.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1991
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Apple, IBM pick Goldhaber to head multimedia project
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Apple and IBM select A. Nathaniel Goldhaber to lead Kaleida Inc, their joint venture in multimedia computing. Goldhaber is a venture capitalist from California with a background of diverse and unconventional occupations. He took the Kalieda position only after repeated assurances from Apple and IBM executives that the company would be largely autonomous and relatively free from intrusion by either parent company. Kaleida will open in Jul 1992 in California's Silicon Valley with 30 employees. The new company hopes to set the industry standards for multimedia, a technology which may or may not revolutionize the consumer electronics marketplace. Kaleida will first develop its Script-X computer language and market it as the foundation of multimedia software. The Kaleida board consists of Goldhaber and two representatives each from Apple and IBM.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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'Break up IBM,' cry some investors who see value in those Baby Blues
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Investors are beginning to think that IBM might have more value if it were broken up. With IBM's stock continuing to drop, these investors think that IBM's increasingly autonomous 12 operating units, or 'Baby Blues,' might be worth more if they were allowed to go their own ways. IBM is currently considering offering special stocks pegged to the performance of the Baby Blues. However, securities regulations require a subsidiary to have audited results for three years before launching a public offering. None of the Baby Blues has yet reported audited results. Particularly attractive investments among the would-be spinoffs include Application Business Systems, which makes IBM's popular AS/400 minicomputer; Pennant Systems, which makes large printers; and Adstar, a maker of disk drives.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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