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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1985
Page
18
Computer Report surveys home automation devices like Cyber Lynx Smarthome I for Apple II and IBM PC PC, enabling control of lights, climate, ovens, alarms, and security sensors. Mitsubishi prototypes include infrared doorbell cameras, while early robots like Andy respond to light and sound.
AT&T marked its first anniversary in commercial computing by launching the Unix PC, a nine-user desktop priced from 5095, and enhancements to the PC6300. A new local area network STAR LAN ties Unix PC and PC6300 to share data, with STAR LAN due in Q4 to bolster AT&T against IBM.
Sheriff George T. Lasater in Charlevoix County Michigan leads a voluntary program taping a child to supplement fingerprints and photos for identification. The effort aims to capture movement and mannerisms, with Krista Leigh Williams as the first participant. Similar programs exist in Parkersburg West Virginia and Cleveland Ohio with costs to families and annual tape updates.
Washington report lists notable patents granted by the U S Patent and Trademark Office in the prior week. It highlights inventors, assignees, and the general scope of new protections across technologies, reflecting ongoing innovation activity in several sectors.
Three Texas engineers from Rockwell Collins in Richardson devise a steel antenna to survive a nuclear blast and keep critical links such as airfields and command posts operational. The design shields components from EMP surges and heat, aiming to maintain communications after a nuclear attack.
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