Sociology and Message formatting

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Fri Jan 8 15:19:37 1999

On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, John Ruschmeyer wrote:

> > On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Hans Franke wrote:
> >
> > > 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?
>
> Actually, I think it's a Dittograph, the ones which produced the cool
> blue copies.
>
> <<<John>>>

A close relative of the hectograph which used a gelatine sheet to receive
and dispense that blue agent that passed for ink. I remember building
one as a youngster.
                                                 - don
 
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