{"id":861,"date":"2017-07-04T10:21:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T09:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/?page_id=861"},"modified":"2023-01-22T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T10:01:02","slug":"automated-typesetting-1971","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/automated-typesetting-1971\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated Typesetting, 1971"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to George Finn for sending in this video from the Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\n<p>Says George: &#8220;The video was extracted from a video tape I was given when I retired in 1989. It was used to give visitors an overview of newspaper production prior to taking a tour of the plant. Sorry the quality is not the best.<\/p>\n<p>The last page printed using hot metal was in March 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you find it interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLFPO0EI4eg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to George Finn for sending in this video from the Sydney Morning Herald. Says George: &#8220;The video was extracted from a video tape I was given when I retired in 1989. 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