What is a "stenographer"?somebody who records the transcript of official events
Post an example of Shole's typewriter.
Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?because Sholes knew stenographer's would be a large user base of the typewriter, and Clephane, being one, was the perfect tester
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?it still took a lot of time to actually print the pages
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?Ottmar Mergenthaler
What is meant by "typesetting"?it is when the molds are set to produce a whole page at once
Post an example of Linotype Machine.
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?it mechanically sets the type, and prints whole lines at once
How did this machine change the newspaper industry?allowed for more type to be set more effectively
Post an example of a Linotype keyboard.
How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?it was arranged by most frequently used letters, as opposed to qwerty, and had no shift key
Post an example of a Linotype slug.
What is a slug?the entire line of type that a linotype machine casts 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, like the invention of movable type, allowed for easier, quicker, and more widespread dissemination of words, but on a larger scale of course
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