Compugraphic
Early digital typesetter
Compugraphic was an American company that pioneered phototypesetting equipment in the 1960s through 1980s, revolutionizing how text was set before desktop publishing emerged.
The name became somewhat generic for the phototypesetting machines themselves, which used light to project characters onto photosensitive paper or film rather than arranging physical metal type.
The newspaper upgraded from hot metal to Compugraphic in the seventies.
The company was eventually absorbed into larger graphics technology firms as digital typesetting took over.
Typographic method using projected light
- typesetterArranges text for printing
- fontCharacter style set
- typefaceLettering style design
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
headline · cold type · letterform · kerning · leading · point size · character · glyph
Print preparation stage
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- compositorOne who arranges type
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
publishing · advertising · layout · mechanical · repro · galleys · column · justified
Vacuum tube display
- cathode ray tubeElectron-beam display device
- filmMovie or coating
- bromideOverused phrase or chemical
- floppy diskFlexible magnetic storage medium
minicomputer · strobe · film strip · drum · exposure · developer · processor · digitization
Delaware's principal city
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- BayerGerman drug manufacturer
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
licensing · Linotype · Adobe · desktop publishing · decline · legacy
phototypesetting
Typographic method using projected light
- typesetterArranges text for printing
- fontCharacter style set
- typefaceLettering style design
galley · headline · cold type · letterform · kerning · leading · point size · character · glyph · composition
prepress
Print preparation stage
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- compositorOne who arranges type
newspaper · publishing · advertising · layout · mechanical · repro · galleys · column · justified · ragged right
CRT
Vacuum tube display
- cathode ray tubeElectron-beam display device
- filmMovie or coating
- bromideOverused phrase or chemical
floppy disk · minicomputer · strobe · film strip · drum · exposure · developer · processor · digitization · rasterization
Wilmington
Delaware's principal city
- MassachusettsNortheastern colonial state
- BayerGerman drug manufacturer
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
merger · licensing · Linotype · Adobe · desktop publishing · decline · legacy
- typesettingtypesetting, typesetter, leading, font, kerning
CompugraphicLinotype
Typesetting machine trademark
letterpress · movable type · Gutenberg press · Ludlow · desktop publishing
compute, computer, computers, computing, computed, computable, computation, computational, computationally