Summary
'The Mac is not a typewriter' is a style manual for creating professional-level type on the Macintosh.
This book documented and emphasised the development of word processing and Desk Top Publishing (DTP), its potential for new adherents, and how the change from the use of typewriters to the use of personal computers would achieve results comparable to those of typesetting.
Part of a representative collection of hardware, software, trade literature and promotional material that documents the history of the Apple company, and its contribution to, and impact on the computer industry and society.
Physical Description
Perfect bound book of 72 pages. ISBN 0-938151-31-2
More Information
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Collection Names
The Apple Company Collection, Internet Macintosh User Group (iMug) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from John Birch, 22 Nov 2006
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Publisher
Peachpit Press, 1085 Keith Avenue, Berkeley, California, United States of America, 1990
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Inscriptions
" The Mac is not a typewriter"
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Brand Names
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Classification
Computing & calculating, Digital computing, Reference materials
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
180 mm (Width), 230 mm (Depth), 5 mm (Height)
Dimensions of book.
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Keywords
Computer Graphics, Computers, Computing, Education & Training, Printing Processes, Typesetting, Typography, Word Processing Software
