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I wish the article talked more about how the machine actually worked. It seemed pretty simplistic and glossed over most of the details, but now I'm really curio

by s3p 1mo ago

I wish the article talked more about how the machine actually worked. It seemed pretty simplistic and glossed over most of the details, but now I'm really curious and want answers lol.

WillAdams 1mo ago
Maybe: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/11-paige-compositor https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmark... To see a typecaster which works find a Linotype or Monotype.
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wvenable 1mo ago
As linked in the article, you could read the patent application: https://circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/press/noncastcomp/paige/us-0547860-paige/index.html https://circuitousroot.com/artifice/letters/press/noncastcom...