Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site lsuc.UUCP Path: utzoo!lsuc!jimomura From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: High Duties => Increased Competitiveness? Message-ID: <794@lsuc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 00:53:28 EDT Article-I.D.: lsuc.794 Posted: Wed Sep 18 00:53:28 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 01:11:35 EDT References: <1394@utcsri.UUCP> <2186@mnetor.UUCP> <5966@utzoo.UUCP> Reply-To: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP (Jim Omura) Organization: Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto Lines: 64 Summary: Canadian Quality In article <5966@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: >> ... Particularly, since the Japanese seem >> to think that Japanese products are of higher quality. > >Don't forget that this is not just a Japanese prejudice; often it is >a verifiable fact. >-- > Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology > {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry The highest overall quality cameras and lenses are made in Canada (Wilde-Leitz in Midland, Ontario). I think that they still make Volvos on the East coast don't they? At any rate, it's well know in the auto industry that the Canadian plants produce almost uniformly better products than their U.S. counterparts. Chrysler knew it, Ford knew it, GM knew it. This is why so many new products are launched with Canadia production lines. From What I hear, QNX is better than MS-DOS (QNX is mainly Canadian) and NAPLPS really is *excellent*. There seem to be more good PC-clone circuit boards of high quality made in Canada for OEM's than in the US. I hear that the British still make just about the best Stereo equipment, but there's nothing really special about it. You can get ultra-high quality stereo equipment made in Canada if you check around. The Bionic Beaver (CemComp?) is likewise a very nice computer from what I've seen and heard (haven't tried it) and probably because it comes with QNX standard. It's selling fairly well in the US. Too bad the Canadian Schools don't seem to be buying it. Northern Telicom and Mitel are well known to most of us. Gandalf is fairly respected. AES word processors sold very well world-wide (Lanier in the US) as does Micom (through Philips). Both have been at times the best rated word processing systems available by various experts. We produce some pretty good stuff here. Cheers! -- Jim O. -- James Omura, Barrister & Solicitor, Toronto ihnp4!utzoo!lsuc!jimomura