[GTALUG] Re: A milestone more than 30 years in the making

On 4/21/26 23:57, Howard Gibson via Talk wrote:

I recall Gestetner copiers. I recall typing on the special papers, and engraving drawings. I recall the smell, but it was distinctive at the time.

Gestetner was different from that purple stuff.  The purple stuff was used for cheap copies and Gestetner was used for better quality ones.  My school used both, depending on the purpose.  Gestetner used a stencil and ink.  The purple stuff was also called spirit duplicator, IIRC.  Also I used to have a Gestetner machine, given to me by an uncle who owned a printing shop.