I began practicing law in 1980, and when we filed prospectuses with the SEC, they were done in "hot lead". The financial print shops, in Lower Manhattan, were absolutely amazing, as the floors had to be very thick, to support all the equipment and the lead for the type.

With the "hot type", whenever we made the slightest change on a page of a prospectus, we had to proofread the entire page, for fear that the lines could have been put in the wrong order, retyped, etc. The younger lawyers would go to the financial printers and do nothing more than proofreading. Yes, I was a "younger lawyer" in the 1980s!!

"Cold type" probably arrived in the mid-1980s, although there were some clients that insisted on "hot type", for the sake of reliability. You know how it is . . . getting the old timers to trust the new technology.

Can't wait to see the movie!!

Jeff

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: A bit off topic, I'll agree, but vague connected.. Linotype
: machines are mechanical wonders in their own right, and I
: thought a fair few of you might be interested in the film, or at
: least the trailer...

: http://linotypefilm.com/

: Enjoy

: Cheers
: Stewart