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Article #621296Re: Old word processors
From: Andreas Kohlbach
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:03
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 16:20:40 -0500, Charles Richmond wrote: > > On 3/17/2018 3:09 PM, Dave Garland wrote: > >> Yes, the phototypesetting gear was pretty sophisticated. I wouldn't >> call it "word processing" myself, though. To me, WP is an improved >> version of what was done by secretaries or typists with typewriters >> in a typical office, rather than something that replaced a >> Linotype. YMMV. I did typeset a few things using PS typewheels and >> WordStar, but that was not fun (WordStar did have character-width >> tables, but you had to hex-edit the binary to change them). WP (and >> page-layout programs) really had to wait for decent (and affordable) >> laser printers before they were very useful for fancier output. > > More advanced and more involved software was called "desktop > publishing" software instead of being called a word processor. There > was much overlap in the two types of software. DTP also has images. (Early) word processors did not handle them. I think DTP came along around 1985 although first developed by Xerox PARC in the 1970s. I remember a pal with a Commodore 64 had one of the first DTP programs (unfortunately I forgot its name) around 1986. It took eons to finally render the page, but it was exciting what you could do. -- Andreas My random toughts and comments https://news-commentaries.blogspot.com/
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