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John A. Pollock, Presiâ€" dent at Electrohome, said the display monitors are, in this case, for IBM‘s new ‘System/34‘ _ multiâ€"screen computer _ system _ that offers both large and smalâ€" ler firms onâ€"line inforâ€" mation wherever it is Electrohome Limited announced today a $1.3 million contract with IBM Canada Ltd., for the supply of a new line of monochrome data display monitors. The new, high ~resolution TV monitors were designed especially for computer data display applications. No, not quite. These dancers were performing at a Christmas program sponsored last Saturday by the German language school of the Waterloo County board of education. The oneâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half hour program was conducted entirely in German and included a variety of entertainment acts and skits performed mainly by the students of the Saturday morning school. But it doesn‘t look like he‘ll have a choice. These young actors participated in one of a number of skits performed during a Christmas program last Saturday held by the German language school of the public school board. Nearly 1,000 students attend the Saturday morning school from September to June. The entire Christmas program was conducted in German. Electrohome signs contract Pollock also commented that IBM Canada manuâ€" factures the display staâ€" tions for the new ‘System/â€" 34‘ which is exported to international markets. This adds to the longer term potential for the supply of Pollock said,; and will run through 1978. The monitors were designed and will be manufactured at Electroâ€" home‘s Kitchener â€" elecâ€" tronics operations by the Company‘s new Contract Electronics Department. Initial shipments to IBM NO. THANK YOU, M NOT HUNGRY OKTOBERFEST NOW? al Manager, Electrohome Electronics Division, said the computer industry in North America continues to expand at a rapid pace. It offers real potential to our Contracts Department for a wide range of data display monitor designs. display monitors, he said. H.H. LPier, Group Generâ€" Electrohome has designed its new monochrome data display monitors in both 12â€" inch and 15â€"inch screen sizes, but will add to the range as market applicaâ€" tions develop, LaPier added. "The new IBM ‘System/34‘ for example, is a multiple station computer system. Its design permits the addâ€" on of display stations to a total of seven. These units can be placed as far away as 5,000 feet from the cenâ€" tral processing unit.. As well, it can address up to 64 remote work stations attached via communication lines. This type of versaâ€" tility, at modest costs, will encourage even wider business usage for computâ€" er systems utilizing several display terminals at key locales, he said. Waterioon Chronicle, Wednesday, December 21, 1977 â€" Page 23