The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 200

FACTORY I INANCjy GoodNews OKLAHOMA March 30, 1986 and get a Free Baldwin crana-father Clock or a portable keyboard valued at $1595.00. Baldwin Hamilton Is the choice oJ many schools churches. OKLAHOMA'S MUblU MUKt fllf I AHMIA MUSIC CO. Telecommunications Takes High-Tech Role 7347 S. SHIELDS j34-5153 HOURS: MON-SAT 10-7 1'6 operated independently of the regular voice communications system in the office environment.

We are now into what has been called "fourth generation" PBXs, or private branch ex improved the basic transmission of information. Systems have been developed that allow computer data to be transmitted, using the telephone as a link. Until now, these systems basic function, as a rapid information system. However, the information itself has been transformed, literally bit by bit, into the computer's digital vocabulary. Digital central of-fice equipment has By Gerald Ferguson Southwest Utilities Inc.

The telecommunications industry has become one of the leading supporters and contributors of highly technical concepts and prod- The way business perceives the telephone has changed, based on technology and computer-based products. Telecommunications still serves, in its most office can enjoy the benefits of office automation through the use of a "fourth generation" system, as a cost effective central link, and grow as needed. While all the complexities involved to create such a system seem extensive, it is really a natural part of the transformation from voice only to a totally digital network. Now internal systems will transmit from office to office, or from data base to terminal, with the same digital language. The language of information is taking on a form of acceptance that was expected, but never quite achieved by the metric system.

We will probably see a greater unity of computers and communications. We have already seen the industry leaders, like NEC, and IBM, take a keen interest in computers and communications alike. changes. This means a totally integrated information network. NEC NEAX 2400, distributed locally by Southwest Utilities Inc.

is a good example. It offers simultaneous transmission of voice, data, image and text in one complete system. What this system offers customers is an economical way to link computers and communications into one pow erful system for greater proficiency, with switching access to all types of information. Wiring and installation costs and complexities are reduced, while equipment mobility and flexibility is increased. The NEAX 2400's architecture begins with a basic unit of 184 ports and expands in modules to over 20,000, so offices in the "fourth generation" can use their equipment to maximum efficiency.

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Qlvs you a creative edge. tage ot prepnrlng business presentations with color graphics Amiga makes you look better, sound better, work faster and sophisticated animation right on your computer, and more productively. It can be your number cruncher, filing Need to make creative use ol your time? Amiga can do as system, audio-visual department, graphic designer, print many as four or llvo things at once In separata windows on shop and faithful workhorse. the screen. Not Just display them.

Work on them. No other You can't buy a personal computer at any price that has all personal computer can. ol Amiga's features. Nor can you find one that's easier to 77 uso. Amiga lets you point at symbols Instead ot learning complicated commands.

Amlgo Is riorirt ly. but irs a poworhousotoo. it has tvica By oommodore GIVES YOU A CREATIVE EDGE. station we're committed to the future of Oklahoma and its people," Harm said. And that commitment will reach even further as severe weather season gets into full swing.

Newstar 9 Oklahoma's only transportable video uplink satellite system will be manned and sent to key locations in western Ok-lahoma when atmospheric conditions suggest severe weather is possible. Newstar 9 will send live video of storms in their formative stages back to KWTV. scientific computer that uses radar data to compute the speed and direction of a storm. The Vax also calculates which Oklahoma towns are in the storm's path, how far it is from each of those towns and the estimated time the storm will arrive in each. The information is updated constantly, with instantaneous readouts so viewers can have accurate information at all times.

"KWTV has a huge investment in weather technology because as a This means storms can be pinpointed to the nearest street intersection, greatly helping viewers determine where a storm is in relation to where they are. The station's special 12-foot radar antenna can define the very small, specific features of storms, allowing meteorologists to identify severe activity more quickly and warn the public earlier. More high-tech equipment has been added to the weather center this year. The Digital Vax 11730 is a 'Your Home Computer Store" QUAIL SPRINGS 751-0060 PENN SQUARE 840-0060 ters" is popular. Tornadoes and severe weather are facts of life in Oklahoma.

KWTV president Duane Harm said the opportunity to help save lives is the main reason KWTV presents the weather show. Even though he's the first to admit that the program is promotional, he stands behind its integrity. "It's a service to the community and it helps save lives," he said. "And if even one life is saved as a result of our efforts, then we're satisfied." In the mid-'50s, KWTV was the first TV station in the market to purchase weather radar, and it's been leading the way with state-of-the-art weather equipment ever since. In 1981, KWTV installed its own new Doppler radar for issuing warnings.

It was the first Doppler radar in the nation to go on-air, increasing KWTV's ability to track severe storms. In late 1984, KWTV installed new, highly sophisticated Doppler radar, the most advanced of its type in this country, station officials said. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Doppler Radar system a handmade system developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, offers significant improvements over the older Doppler radar, and doubles the area that can be monitored during severe weather, The FFT Doppler system helps meteorologists determine where storms are with an accuracy up to 750 feet. The auditorium is packed. A huge movie screen is placed on the stage, with a single podium placed off to the left of it a very modest setting.

Then, the lights go down so that the auditorium is pitch black, and the roar of a tornado begins billowing through the sound system. Full-color video, shot during one of Oklahoma's most severe tornadoes, comes up on the screen, and you're glued to your seat in awe of what's before you. That's how the first segment of KWTV's ac-claimed traveling weather show, "Those Terrible Twisters," opens. And if you've never had much respect for severe weather before, you'll come away from this information-packed presentation with a whole new reverence for these storms. KWTV's chief meteorologist Gary England has been presenting "Those Terrible Twisters" to communities across Oklahoma for almost five years, and it plays to crowds of more than 1,500 wherever he goes.

The weather show already has been presented twice this year in Bethany and Guthrie and two shows more are slated for April. And that's good news for Oklahomans. In the hour-and-a-half videotape, England, along with KWTV's Roger Cooper, Pattl Suarez, Ranger 9 pilot Leo Ga-lanis and meteorologist Alan Mitchell, discuss some of Oklahoma's most severe tornadoes and explain the atmospheric conditions present when those tornadoes struck. They tell audience members what to do in case of severe weather and hand out weather safety cards as a reminder. It's no wonder that "Those Terrible Twis Y)ielooking at the superhighway that will lead Oklahoma into the future.

It's a highway that no cars will travel. No bridgesV will cross. No map will show. It's a highway of fiber-optic cable hundreds ofYmiles long. Part of the ORION network.

It's a highway Southwestern Bell Telephone is building beneath the streets of Oklahoma. It'll enable the state to transmit more information. In less time. With more accuracy. More security.

And more efficiency than ever before possible. And because fiber optics can handle anything 'from telephones, to telex, to computers, to video, it's a highway that will lead new business to Oklahoma. Business that will lead to new jobs. New money. And new opportunities for future growth.

So even though you'll never find this highway on the map, you can be sure of one thing. It's going to keep Oklahoma here. Southwestern Bell Telephone PALACE I CRAFT EDMOND OPEN 81 CRAFT EDMOND OPEN WE'RE ON-LINE WITH THE FUTURE. 341-8738 SUNDAY.