Computer editing, typesetting and image generation

The programs which we will describe were developed to provide a practical system for editing and publishing text with a digital computer. The system consists of an electric typewriter, a computer, a cathode ray tube output unit, and a camera. Text and editorial instructions may be entered into the computer from the typewriter. The computer executes the instructions and prepares a corrected, justified text. The text may be written on the cathode ray tube, photographed by the camera, and published by standard photo-offset printing. Alternatively, it may be written on the typewriter by the computer, or printed on the computer printer.