LINOTYPE MACHINES (dec 1, 1885 – nov 1, 1980)
Description:
Were typesetting machines where a complete
line of text is set at once, in comparison to
single letters being set individually
•produces 25,000 pages an hour, Were originally set by hand until Ottmar
Mergenthaler’s development of a keyboard
typesetter in 1886, Was discovered by Alois Senefelder in 1798
•Is a printing process where ink is applied to a
grease-treated printing surface which only
accepts ink where grease is not placed,
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