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Thanks to the successful development
of the MacTronic system, designed
by Harry McIntosh, it is now possible to go direct from electronic copy to
metal type |
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MACTRONIC 2 FROM
COMPUTER TO CASTER InDesign
- PageMaker - QuarkXpress – Word, etc. can now be used to produce Monotype
hot-metal. |
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Harry
McIntosh SPEEDSPOOLS 385
Queensferry Road Edinburgh
EH4 7AG Scotland tel
+44(0)131 336 2849 fax
+44(0)131-336 5065
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Order hot-metal type over the web For over forty years Harry
McIntosh has serviced a small nucleus of select customers with a fully
comprehensive range of typesetting facilities and typefaces to suit most of
their requirements. This service is now offered to a broader range of
customers due, mainly, to the completion of the MacTronic software and hardware - and, of course,
The Web. Harry has been using MacTronic
to produce punch-tape since 1986, and later, in 1996, direct to caster – no
paper tape! The long-awaited Mark 2 has now been completed, and
consists of a very compact, self-contained, clamp-on unit – no paper tape and
ready to go without disturbing any caster adjustments! This means that it is
easier to move the MacTronic to another caster than to change a mould. Just
think – no more reliance on worn, badly adjusted pneumatic keyboards,
justification drums, sticky stopbars and keybars with all their
idiosyncrasies; and, of course, no need for expensive, scarce paper tape and
re-keying – mistakes and revised specifications are easily rectified with a
few keystrokes. It is now for sale to all interested parties. The ‘Windows’
environment is used with USB connection and, due to a long experience in
computing and typecasting, there are many new features. This unique development allows
the acceptance of word-processor disks, data files, e-mail, or copy that can
be either scanned or keyboarded into a computer and then converted into
Monotype hot-metal or 31-channel punched tape. A hot-metal plug-in is being
developed for Adobe’s InDesign, but PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Word,
etc. can be used, which means complete control of accuracy, word spacing,
hyphenation, line breaks, page breaks, etc. - you get what you see on your
own screens! This requires the correct hot-metal character widths; no
tracking or kerning; normal characters typed for ligatures; list of accents
and characters used outwith hot-metal layout. It also enables PDF files to be
used as proofs, and final corrections can be implemented before commitment to
punched-tape or type. An extensive selection of classical Monotype
typefaces have been retained for the use of the discerning publisher, press
or design studio - see the list below. Traditional skills and quality control
are used throughout all services. For further information regarding spool
setting, typesetting, digital setting, or even letterpress printing, please
contact us. Typefaces
available Baskerville
(169) - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 18pt We have other faces and sizes, including display type in case. And we have a large range of accents, signs, ornaments, etc. as well as Cyrillic, Greek, Fraktur and Hebrew - even 4-Line Mathematics! |
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Technical details Any PC with
Windows and a USB connection can produce text that is justified, ragged left,
right or centred on any Monotype composition caster.
View MacTronic 2 in action at MacTronic. Visit the
webpage for Harry McIntosh's own
Chepman & Myllar Press. One of Harry's
customers is The Old School Press.
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