Only the OMRON FTIQ EFTPOS maching ' ” Cm handle up to 3Z terminals on one telephone line. . . . "" in a tangle, g M For further information on the 2nd Generation of EFT POS machines phone lan Bailey at Data Systems (N.Z.) Ltd (09) 894-290 and ask about the Omron range. (A subsidiary of R.C. Dimock Ltd). Computer Lan- the service and support team H| At Computer Land you are still a valued customer after the ~ purchase of a computer system. It all starts with our no-fuss maintenance and support service agreements, both designed ~'-= -■■■.. ■ to provide you with the back up your investment in the best ~~~ = ■ computer systems deserves. Our Service Centre number . ■ 66-655 logs all calls 24 hours a day and our service clients ■Bl . j ' - ■ can expect a response GUARANTEED within two normal •?’ ■ business hours. If stand down time exceeds one working day, a ■ replacement machine will be installed. How's that for service. I. '..... _* ■ Also, our competitively priced quality consumables - : .H ar| d computer supplies are second to none. ' COMPUTERLAND - Looking After You Every Step Of lEe Way OompuletlofKl- ? PHONE 791-371 Cnr Montreal St and Oxford Tee I PO Box 3775 CHRISTCHURCH Division Of Businessworld Computers I
With 5 million mouths to feed everv week, you can't afford less than the best. ’Ol -; < ' < ■ - ' -I ' 'Bo wW y fS| ■ ■ . . ■&J™® • i in., - . ; _ v - tn,, , -;•> *,J., MF Mt Il f ' Milk «1M W When 5 million people depend on you for Operating Wang or IBM software with banks, building societies and credit unions on a their food, clothing and rent, week in and equal compatibility. fortnightly or monthly basis, to the able and week out, the task of paying social security accu- The Wang system installed by the DSS is the disabled alike. rately and on time is enormous. Especially in a largest on-line computer network ever designed as If ever there was proof that the system works, country as vast as Australia. a total entity, anywhere in the world. this is it. This is the task being met every day by It serves a network of nearly 300 DSS offices Proven in the most geographically difficult Australia's Department of Social Security. Thanks and departmental sites scattered throughout the country in the world. to the technology of Wang. continent. A truly state-of-the-art network. Designed For this massive $9O million nationwide 300 Wang VS computers and 10,000 Wang through the foresight of a resourceful government networked computer system, there were really multi-function colour terminals provide data, department. only two genuine contenders. Wang and IBM. word processing and graphics to 15,000 staff, all Implemented in partnership with the In the final analysis, they chose Wang. trained by Wang. superior technology and innovation of Wang. Why? Wang's flexibility fitted perfectly with As a result 5 million people benefit, right on the department's specific networking require- time, from the department's 'Stratplan' network. ments. Its more versatile VS computers could run 15 billion Australian dollars are paid out each A g any number of terminals, all using the same year by the DSS. software and handling the same data. 30 million cheques are direct credited to NEW ZEALAND >■ < i ... ■;
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