Rocappi: Computerizing the Publishing Industry

In 1963, John Seybold started the company Rocappi to use computer technology to produce and typeset complex, high-quality books, catalogs, directories, manuals, magazines, and other typeset documents. Over the next seven years, with the participation of his son, Jonathan W. Seybold, Rocappi pioneere...

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Published inIEEE annals of the history of computing Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 8 - 24
Main Author Seybold, Jonathan W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington IEEE 01.07.2018
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Companies
computer typesetting
Desktop publishing
Directories
Electronic publishing
FOTOTRONIC CRT
History
history of desktop publishing
John
John W. Seybold
Lannon Pages
Phototypesetters
Printing
Publishing
Publishing industry
publishing systems
Rocappi
Seybold
Seybold Report
Typesetting
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Summary:In 1963, John Seybold started the company Rocappi to use computer technology to produce and typeset complex, high-quality books, catalogs, directories, manuals, magazines, and other typeset documents. Over the next seven years, with the participation of his son, Jonathan W. Seybold, Rocappi pioneered the use of computers for publishing.
ISSN:1058-6180
1934-1547
DOI:10.1109/MAHC.2018.033841106