Marcin WicharyFeb 15

This is a thread of beautiful or interesting computer-y things I scanned at the Museum of Printing this weekend.

(Eventually all of this will be processed and deposited at Internet Archive!)

1. You don’t see a lot of yellow in computing.

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2. Autologic had a very good photographer.
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3. This could’ve been me if I played my cards right.
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4. Both of these machines (Linotext MBK 500/600) are very cool-looking.
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5. Need a typeface fast? Call Type Express.
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6. Some evocative Comp/Edit product photos.
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7. Now LaserMaster™ Compatible
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8. Micomp High Speed Programmable Keyboards.
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9. Charles Darwin would have approved of Linoterm.
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10. You could have a 1,000 tries, and you would never guess how VariTyper named its Helvetica knock-off.
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11. Holy lord, look at this colour-coordinated Avis setup from 1979.
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12. This photo from the same Harris brochure is also cool.
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13. Just this aesthetic.
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@mwichary What’s the black tape thing at bottom left of last photo? Did they use ticker tape for sneakernet transfer?
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@europlus @mwichary https://fast.fonts.net/FontsCom/Live/ulc-scans/Volume%204-3%20(Low%20Res).pdf page 55
Feb 15 at 5:00amPhanpy
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@funkylab @mwichary thank you…and a beautiful document all round…I almost forgot what I was asking about!