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

[David Lennick]

Don Ameche. Or his brother Jim.

dl
 
> From: dnjchi78 at live.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:46:48 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Pressing Plant on TV "Modern Marvels Retro-tech"
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> Trivia: Who invented the mimeograph?
> Don
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> > 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"
> > > 
> > > 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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