Intertype Fotosetter

THIS MACHINE was not listed in the museum's catalogue. — THIS MACHINE was not listed in the museum’s catalogue.

It is an early photosetter that used mainly linecaster technology to produce photoset output.

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Henning Madsen says:

November 21, 2017 at 8:56 pm

I am looking for more information about the Intertype fotosetter. We have got one but have not been able to get the photo output to work.

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1. Dave Hughes says:
  
  November 21, 2017 at 10:02 pm
  
  I presume it’s an instruction manual you’re after. Could be worth placing a wanted ad to see if anyone’s got one. I would love to see one running!
  
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