Title
Seybold, Jonathan oral history
Catalog Number
102738273
Type
Document
Description
Following a brief discussion of his early life and college years, Jonathan Seybold talks in detail about the work that his father, John W. Seybold, and he did in promoting the development and implementation of computerization in the printing and publishing industries, beginning in the 1960s. They first joined efforts to run the company, ROCAPPI, which was a pioneer in digital typesetting and hyphenation and justification (H&J) technologies. Jonathan then became the leading communicator for desktop publishing technology and the evangelist for the nascent desktop publishing industry. Jonathan worked as an industry consultant and founded Seybold Publications. He also founded Seybold Seminars, which grew into large, bicoastal gatherings and trade shows for both industry users and vendors. These forums were instrumental in promoting and disseminating information about the use of desktop publishing technologies during the 1980s and 1990s.
Date
2017-05-24
Contributor
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Grad, Burt, Interviewer
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Seybold, Jonathan, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, CA
Extent
51 p.
Format
PDF
Category
Transcription
Subject
Desktop publishing; Digital typesetting; Seybold, John W.; Newspaper publishing technology; PGP Inc.; Publishing systems; ROCAPPI; Seybold Publications; Seybold Reports; Seybold Seminars; Seybold trade shows; Typesetting; Davis, Ziff
Collection Title
Oral History Collection
Credit
Computer History Museum
