What is a "stenographer"? Someone who creates a message in a way that is hidden.
Post an example of Shole's typewriter.
Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane? He wanted to pursue commercial development, so Clephane would be perfect to test the machine.
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine? There were still problems with the typewriter that needed to be solved.
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine? Ottmar Mergenthalter spent a year on the typewriter.
What is meant by "typesetting"? The process of designing a font and storing it is typesetting.
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.
How did this machine change the newspaper industry? The Linotype machine made is possible for a small number of operators to set type for more pages.
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 so uppercase letters were separate keys than the lowercase ones, and it had the same alphabet arrangement twice.
Post an example of a Linotype slug.
What is a slug? It is the assembled line of single piece type, which allowed for faster typesetting and composition than the hand.
Post an example of a person operating a Linotype Machine.
Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type? The spread of the machine over years grew and made type easier.
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