The Linotype Machine | 1886 AD"

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

What is a "stenographer"?

Post an example of Shole's typewriter.

Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
when beginning to pursue commercial development, he realized stenographers would be among the first and most important users.

After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
it solved only part of his problem, it still took long to typeset and copy the words. bridge the gap between the typewriter and the printed page.

Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?
Mergenthaler

What is meant by "typesetting"?
commercially successful

Post an example of Linotype Machine.

How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
allowed type to be set mechanically rather than by hand

How did this machine change the newspaper industry?making it possible for a small nimber 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?

• 90 charcter keyboard
• there was no shift key
• therefore, uppercase letters has 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 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?
allowed for faster typesetting than by hand