Friday, March 9, 2012

The Linotype Machine | 1886 AD

Who is credited with the invention of the typewriter? Christopher Sholes

What is a "stenographer"?

Someone that transcribed documents, etc.
Post an example of Shole's typewriter

Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
Because Clephane was a stenographer and Sholes realized that stenographers would be among the first and most important users of the typewriter


Post an example of a Linotype keyboard.
How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?
There was no shift key and uppercase letters had separate keys from lowercase letters;The arrangement of keys was based on letter frequency


Post an example of a Linotype slug.
What is a slug?
The assembled line of type that is 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 allowed for fast and efficient typing and printing. It was made available all around the world


Linotype Machine

 Linotype Keyboard
Linotype Slug
 Person operating a Linotype machine
Post an example of Linotype Machine.
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
It allowed type to be set mechanically rather than by hand. The machine produced a solid line of type by casting hot lead into a series of molds that corresponded to individual letters


How did this machine change the newspaper industry?
It made it possible for a small number of operators to set type for more pages on a daily basis


After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
Because he realized that the typewriter still only solved part of his problem, because it still took a long time to typeset and copy the words


Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?

Ottmar Mergenthaler

What is meant by "typesetting"?

The arrangement of the type

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