https://metaltype.co.uk/wpress/the-whittaker-collection/linotype-linocomp-1/ Yesterday’s Technology . . . Today! Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://metaltype.co.uk/wpress/the-whittaker-collection/linotype-linocomp-1/#comment-32 Thu, 27 Jul 2017 08:00:07 +0000 http://metaltype.co.uk/wpress/?page_id=615#comment-32 Remember when I first trialled one of these. An absolute revolution, way better than the IBM golf ball typewriter.
Waited for the Linoterm and ended up buying two of them. Wore them to death, the escapement of the character speaks was basically a windscreen wiper motor, very reliable though and produced top quality type.
Eventually used a tape reader off a Fairchild Tape punch unit to drive the Linoterm with externally punched tape.

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