I had a job once as a typesetter and the first computer they gave me was a MAC with a 10 or 12 inch screen, or maybe smaller. I can tell you I have had shoe boxes bigger than that. That was in 1988 and I used that thing for about 2 years before they upgraded and let me have a real grown up computer with a 17 inch screen.
The Varityper was an early typesetting machine with changeable fonts. You can find pictures of them on Google Image Search. They look like typewriters with antlers.
The later varitypers (in the 1960s) had a different look, instead of keyboard imagine a one foot interchangeable transparent disk with letters around the edges. I used to use a competing product by Kroy to do the lettering for engineering drawings.
Comptometer is a mechanical calculator with column of keys for each digit. They can even multiply and divide besides add and subtract. I used to play with one from the 30s that my Dad’s cousin had when I was a kid. Hope Mrs. Jenson keeps hers well oiled.
Aussie Down Under almost 11 years ago
Something Mordac from the Dilbert strip would do.
x_Tech almost 11 years ago
Mrs Jenson had better watch out. Rita may decide to auction off her Varityper here
jeanie5448 almost 11 years ago
I had a job once as a typesetter and the first computer they gave me was a MAC with a 10 or 12 inch screen, or maybe smaller. I can tell you I have had shoe boxes bigger than that. That was in 1988 and I used that thing for about 2 years before they upgraded and let me have a real grown up computer with a 17 inch screen.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
The Varityper was an early typesetting machine with changeable fonts. You can find pictures of them on Google Image Search. They look like typewriters with antlers.
RalphZIggy almost 11 years ago
The later varitypers (in the 1960s) had a different look, instead of keyboard imagine a one foot interchangeable transparent disk with letters around the edges. I used to use a competing product by Kroy to do the lettering for engineering drawings.
RalphZIggy almost 11 years ago
Comptometer is a mechanical calculator with column of keys for each digit. They can even multiply and divide besides add and subtract. I used to play with one from the 30s that my Dad’s cousin had when I was a kid. Hope Mrs. Jenson keeps hers well oiled.
1148559 almost 11 years ago
I think it would be delicious irony if Dana’s brother hit on Mrs Jenson. LOL
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 11 years ago
I don’t follow. He wouldn’t hit on Mrs. J anyway.
Daeder almost 11 years ago
Herbie can have her calculator too, since she prefers a slide rule!