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Intertype Fotosetter
It is an early photosetter that used mainly linecaster technology to produce photoset output.
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Linotype Linocomp 1
Whittaker S.A.M.
Intertype Monarch
The Intertype Monarch was designed without a manual keyboard. It relied totally on Teletypesetting (TTS) for setting type, using instructions from perforated tape.
It had an output of 14 lines per minute. A suction manifold held the matrices to the delivery belt as they were delivered at high speed to the assembler.
Linotype Elektron
Linotype Model 79 Hydraquadder
Launched as one of a range of ’70’ series linecasters, the model 79 was specifically designed for use with Teletypesetting (TTS). During TTS a perforated tape was passed through a special attachment on the linecaster. The perforation activated a keyboard and selected the appropriate matrices.
A keyboard operator perforated the tape, encrypting the original text in a series of dots. The tape could be transmitted by telegraph to a reperforator in the printer’s office, which replicated the perforated tape. It was then passed to the linecaster operator.
Intertype C4
The C4 had four magazines allowing type up to 18 point, and used sliding carriages to help ease the changing of magazines.
A High-Speed version was introduced in 1954 that used Teletypesetting (TTS). TTS is a means of automatically selecting matrices using perforated tape running through a special attachment on the machine.
Intertype G4 4SM
Intertype Models F, G and H were introduced in 1936. They had four magazines and a double distributor.
The G4 4SM, with its additional four magazine side unit, was announced in 1938. It had two widths of main magazines: a 72-channel magazine for fonts up to 36 point, and a 90-channel for standard sized fonts.