Show y r rJ J i J I fj i M F J i I r l t 4 I L rj r Lc 11 r 4 6 r t 3 r 5 S r 1 5 Automated Typesetting System Installed Gives Teaching Lead The first magnetic tape typesetting typesetting typesetting type type- setting system in Utah used for instructional purposes has been installed at Utah Technical College College College Col Col- lege at Salt Lake Purchased from I IBM BM for some the equipment has been integrated into Utah Tech's printing course Tech Topics copy is set with this new equipment James E E. E Leslie field manager of I IBM's BM's office products division says the system called a Magnetic Tape Type Type- writer Composer MT ST SC ST SC was first introduced commercially commercially commercially commer commer- into Salt Lake City in 1968 He says there are some 30 units operating in the state Leslie says Utah Tech is the first school to offer training on the system Proposed copy is typed in rough-draft rough form on a magnetic tape Typographical errors are corrected by backspacing to the error and striking over the incorrect incorrect incorrect letter The magnetic tape is then fed into the composing unit With the proper code- code controlled instructions the system produces reproducible copy in a variety of type styles completely justified and error- error free The system generally operates at about words- words per-minute per but is capable of producing 14 characters per second h. h Pat Tinnin printing instructor says a planned study program will be offered to all printing students at atthe atthe atthe the school possibly during their second quarter of studies Tinnin says basic printing and typewriting will be the only prerequisites He says a skill with this equipment opens up employment employment employment em em- opportunities wherever this system and similar systems are in operation Bryan B. B Gardner director of promotion and development at Utah Tech says he also sees the possibility of the equipment being used in the schools school's secretarial secretarial secretarial secret secret- arial training program Such training would give our secretarial secretarial secretarial secret secret- arial graduates experience not offered by any other school in inthe inthe inthe the area he says |