I doubt it was typeset by manually assembling types. At the time, my bet would be on photo-typeset (i.e. using specialized machines doing a somewhat cruder version of what computers are now doing: making films for offset printers) or perhaps hot metal (a 19th century techniques whose machines stopped being manufactured mid 80's if I'm not mistaken).
Laser printers BTW is an early 70's technology. Yours, -- Jean-Marc On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:08:01 -0700, Nick Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > We had the printing press, which is all we really need now... > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:55 AM, StephenB <[email protected]> wrote: >> Technology was nearly as medieval as the Riftwar setting when Magician first >> came out! ;) >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Nick Andrews >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:43 PM >> To: feistfans-l >> Subject: Re: Possible copyright infringement noted... >> >> Saving that for the 30th Anniversary Edition or what? >> >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Raymond E. Feist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Feb 28, 2012, at 6:48 AM, Richard Williamson wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Ray: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://whatever.scalzi.com/2012/02/27/genuinely-the-stupidest-thing-i-have-seen-on-the-internet-in-a-very-long-time/ >>>> >>>> The list includes "Magician: Apprentice" but no other. Legitimate >>>> loss leader? or "200-proof stupidity"? >>>> >>>> regards, >>>> rip >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks. It is indeed a pirate. Magician: Apprentice has no licensed >>> ebook version yet. >>> >>> Best, R.E.F. >>> ---- >>> www.crydee.com >>> >>> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >>> stupidity. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nick A >> >> "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but >> a single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975 >> >> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary >> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, >> Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 >> >> "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names >> the streets after them." Bill Vaughan >> >> "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." >> Plato >> >> >>
