[78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"

[David Lennick]

We actually had a mimeograph machine at the Oshawa station in the early 70s. They were too cheap to buy a photocopier. Yup, I had to type the new playlist on stencils every week. Those had a distinctive smell as well..and by the way, typing on stencils and ditto pages was why there was a blank position between the red and black ribbon settings on your old typewriter.

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> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:24:59 -0400
> From: mbiel at mbiel.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com; ARSCLIST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV
> CC: l.biel at verizon.net
> Subject: [78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"
> 
> Leah just spotted a program on History International channel which 
> will be repeated at 2 AM. It has a scene in a vinyl pressing plant, and 
> now is discussing the typewriter and the mimeograph machine--with some 
> jackass talking about blue fingers and the sweet smell. That's the 
> DITTO machine you stupid excuse for a jerk. WHY do I ever think these 
> programs are worthwhile. WHY?
> 
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com