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

[Don Chichester]

Trivia: Who invented the mimeograph?
Don
 
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:30:47 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"
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> 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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> dl
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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"
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> > 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
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