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Does anyone collect Linotype phototypsetters?

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Norm Aleks

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Date Posted: 04:56:06 05/20/02 Mon

Hi, I'm Norm Aleks (in San Francisco). I just bought a 1970's-era phototypesetter, the <B>Linotype "Linoterm" system.</B> It looks like a much smaller version of a Mergenthaler V-I-P, but unfortunately seems to use different fonts. I used to lust after the V-I-P when I was in college (we had a smaller system for doing the school paper), and now, when I got the chance to get this one, I jumped at the chance.

The question is, <b>does anyone else collect these things?</b> Does anyone know how to maintain them, or how to interface them to modern computing equipment? (I'd like to run the Linoterm, and a V-I-P if I can find one, using TeX.)

This site, I know, is all about metal typesetting equipment, but it is my best hope right now -- I've done a bunch of Google searches and found nothing.

To anyone who thinks of something, thanks!

Norm Aleks

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