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To: discostu

Possibly. But remember: garbage in -> garbage out.

NOBODY proof any more, because it costs nothing to reprint.

I remember when a plate for offset printing cost $50 per page. (and it was optically set)

Digital composition changed all that.


28 posted on 06/04/2017 12:15:16 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Nobody proofed back then, there was the person who wrote things in the book and that was it. If that person was stupid, or had bad handwriting, or just didn’t like your family too bad. That’s one of the reasons the family Bible became a place to record the family tree, it was a second source and more trustworthy. These days there’s probably a lot more proofing since you fill out the name for the kid and actually get copies of the ensuing paperwork. There’s a lot more opportunities to correct the record now.

Digital composition makes it better. I found out yesterday I didn’t have the right vehicle registration in my car, didn’t have the current address, $4 and 5 minutes later print at home and I’m up to date.


30 posted on 06/04/2017 12:20:25 PM PDT by discostu (You are what you is, and that's all it is, you ain't what you're not, so see what you got.)
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