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Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new)

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Date	2015-08-22 13:23 -0700
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Subject	Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new)
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On Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 7:41:06 AM UTC-4, Joe Makowiec wrote:

> The other technology which became available at the time was the 
> xerographic copier.  So rather than using carbon paper or mimeographs to 
> make multiple copies - a colossal pain - it became as simple as hitting a 
> couple of buttons to make multiple copies of a piece of paper.

Years ago making a copy on the company Xerox machine was serious business.  There was only one machine for a building, and you needed an electo-meter key to use it.  You had to sign a register.  Secretaries still routinely used carbon paper, and internal documents were still printed by mimeo, external by offset.  Schools used spirit or mimeo depending on the size of the run.

Admittedly, duplicating by Xerox yields much higher quality and is far simpler and easier.  I learned the hard way what happens when pressing the inker button too much on a mimeo.

Sadly, AB Dick Co, which made many offset, mimeo, and addressograph machines, apparently is out of business.

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Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 13:44 -0700
  Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-08-22 00:40 +0000
    Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-21 20:16 -0700
      Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) "Santo Brown" <sb8743@gmail.com> - 2015-08-22 13:27 +1000
      Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-08-21 22:40 -0500
        Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-08-22 06:58 +0000
          Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:18 -0700
        Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-27 20:21 -0700
      Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-08-21 23:40 -0500
      Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-08-22 08:28 +0000
        Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-08-22 09:24 +0000
        Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Joe Makowiec <makowiec@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-22 11:39 +0000
          Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-08-22 17:14 +0000
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) "Santo Brown" <sb8743@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 04:53 +1000
          Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:23 -0700
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-22 21:13 -0400
        Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-22 12:13 +0000
          Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-22 10:24 -0400
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Morten Reistad <first@last.name> - 2015-08-22 16:54 +0200
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:28 -0700
          Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-08-22 13:27 -0700
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-22 22:24 +0000
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-08-22 21:12 -0400
            Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-08-22 23:30 -0400
              Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-23 10:47 +0000
                Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-08-23 09:45 -0400
                Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-23 14:55 +0000
                Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-08-23 14:24 +0000
                Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-08-23 18:21 -0400
                Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2015-08-24 06:56 +0000
                Re: Business data processing on the System/3 (the old and the new) Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-08-23 10:04 -0500

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