christopher sholes
What is a "stenographer"?
a person who has notes and legal briefs in the court,
Post an example of Shole's typewriter.
Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
because he knew stenographers would use it the most
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
because it was destroyed
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?
Clephane's own employees
What is meant by "typesetting"?
type setting is what sets the gap in-between the typewriter and the printed page
Post an example of Linotype Machine.
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
mergenthaler suggested casting type from a metal matrix versus papier-maché
How did this machine change the newspaper industry?
made it possible for a small number of operators to set type for more pages on a daily basis
Post an example of a Linotype keyboard.
How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?
it had 90 characters of keyboards, no shift and no uppercase or lowercase letters
Post an example of a Linotype slug.
What is a slug?
the assembled line of type is then cast as a single piece
Post an example of a person operating a Linotype Machine.
Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type?
it made printing faster
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