Re: Even more OT: Ditto machines [was: bottom / top posting]
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 01:52:24PM -0700, Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) wrote: > Tom mentioned "old-timers." Remember "Ditto" machines? Remember the odor? > They were in common use when I was in high school (1960). > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph Yeah, everyone at school would smell the stack of papers as they passed them back. When I realized it was methanol and isopropanol that made me like the smell, I realied how much chemicals could affect my behavior. -- Bruce Momjian https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com If only the physical world exists, free will is an illusion.
Re: Even more OT: Ditto machines [was: bottom / top posting]
On 11/6/21 4:52 am, Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) wrote: Tom mentioned "old-timers." Remember "Ditto" machines? Remember the odor? They were in common use when I was in high school (1960). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph Was intimately acquainted with them during my military service. Had the "privilege" of cutting the majority of each day's stencils, because I was the fastest typist in the clerical pool...and because I was the only "freak" who actually found mental peace while literally cranking out daily orders. -- Best Regards, Adrian
Re: Even more OT: Ditto machines [was: bottom / top posting]
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:52 PM Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) wrote: > Tom mentioned "old-timers." Remember "Ditto" machines? Remember the odor? > They were in common use when I was in high school (1960). > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph I was in the spanish equivalent of high school in 1980 and although there were photocopiers they were still used a lot. IIRC they were much cheaper per copy, and were commonly used for exams and similar high volume things. And in those years spain still lagged a lot behind europe / usa. Francisco Olarte.
Re: Even more OT: Ditto machines [was: bottom / top posting]
Indeed I "ditto" remember them! And the smell was the prize for running an errand for the teacher to pick up copies from the Mimeograph room. -Tom Hand-cranked Gestetner, anyone? Blotchy ink, indelible mess but made one feel a brother of Gutenberg.
Re: Even more OT: Ditto machines [was: bottom / top posting]
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 15:52 Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) < postgre...@mailpen.com> wrote: > On 2021-06-10 13:21, Peter J. Holzer wrote: > > On 2021-06-09 14:41:47 -0700, Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) wrote: > > ... when paper memos were the norm ... > > ... before photocopiers were invented... > > Tom mentioned "old-timers." Remember "Ditto" machines? Remember the > odor? They were in common use when I was in high school (1960). > Indeed I "ditto" remember them! And the smell was the prize for running an errand for the teacher to pick up copies from the Mimeograph room. -Tom
