Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Tangible Media: Removable Storage of Image, Sound, Motion and Data
Chemistry
Harris-Intertype Fototronic

Title:

10Pt. Concorde Italic

Date:

1970s–1980s

Material:

Glass disc, metal hub

Dimensions:

10¼ in. (262 mm)

Company:

Harris Intertype

Location:

New York

Phototypesetting disc. As the Fototronic disc spun at a high speed, a light would flash at the correct moment to expose the desired character onto photopaper. The two rows of thin radial lines identify the characters. There is space for seven lines between every pair of longer lines—I'm guessing this corresponds to the encoding on the punched tape used as input. Not sure about the radial columns of squares. These are not unique across the font. Something to do with spacing?