> > Shure, today they are no longer produced with typewriters and
> > Spiritusumdrucker (sorry missing word - a copyingdevice using
> > special sheets and spirit for duplication), but rather on PCs
> > or high class DTP stations, but thats just the tool.
>
> Spiritusumdrucker! What a fantastic word! I think that would be a
> mimeograph?
I always heard them called ditto machines. Print in blue ink that wipes off.
We had them in grade school. We did NOT have a photocopier - they were
apparently monstrously expensive to purchase and maintain at the time. By
the time I got to high school inexpesive photocopiers were readily available,
although we used the ditto machines even then. The photocopier was fine for
short runs or things where copy quality was important. The ditto machine was
faster and much cheaper per copy. Of course I'm sure the ink on the master and
the solvent on the machine are carcinogens... (just kidding)
--
Jim Strickland
jim_at_DIESPAMMERSCUMcalico.litterbox.com
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