tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4700967237805954211..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Besides, We Need It For The CatboxRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76690117924356428702008-08-14T20:13:00.000-04:002008-08-14T20:13:00.000-04:00And they wore those cool newspaper caps!And they wore those cool newspaper caps!staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22900959458085432492008-08-09T19:21:00.000-04:002008-08-09T19:21:00.000-04:00The story about distress calls on 500 kc was most ...The story about distress calls on 500 kc was most excellent!<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-86307982929565389802008-08-09T14:55:00.000-04:002008-08-09T14:55:00.000-04:00I'm not sure -- they could have been big offset pr...I'm not sure -- they could have been big offset presses; but they're gone now and with them the sense of urgency and immediacy the paper's offices one had.<BR/><BR/> The layout had not changed since well before my birth, until they went to the new presses.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55019920006077234422008-08-09T14:34:00.000-04:002008-08-09T14:34:00.000-04:00They were still using Linotype?!That went the way ...They were still using Linotype?!<BR/><BR/>That went the way of the dodo for most major newspapers about the time I was born..<BR/><BR/>Fear not - typemetal printing still goes on - there's quite a large underground hobby of it, and there's probably several highend printshops nearby doing highend printing for events(weddings mostly), where the feel of traditional typeset is desired(type is pressed INTO the paper).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com