Everything about Compugraphic
American typesetting systems company
Compugraphic Corporation, commonly called cg, was an American producer of typesetting systems and phototypesetting equipment, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, a few miles from where it was founded. This company is distinct from Compugraphics, a British company founded 1967 in Aldershot, UK that specializes in the production of photomasks used in the production of integrated circuits. In 1981, Compugraphic was acquired by European competitor Agfa-Gevaert, and its products and processes merged into those of Agfa. By 1988, the merger was complete and the Compugraphic brand was removed from the market. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: CompugraphicA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: How equipment design helped beat the jaggiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Engineers: The Compugraphic CommitmentCited 0 times
- Go sideways: PhototypesettingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: TypesettingA closely related topic
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📚 Books worth reading
- 📕How equipment design helped beat the jaggiesColin Cohen · 1983
- 📕Die Schrift ist bei uns eigenständiges Produkt und kein Anhängsel des MaschinenverkaufsErich Fritz · 1981
- 📕Big C's cleaning up operationCaryl Holland · 1987
- 📕Typeface design · 1983
- 📕Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the partyCompugraphic Corporation.
- 📕Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the partyCompugraphic Corporation · 1982
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