Computer History Museum

Seybold, Jonathan oral history

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.

Item Details

Date
2017-05-24 (Made)
Type
Moving Image
Catalogue number
102738274
Organization
Computer History Museum (Publisher)
People
Jonathan Seybold (Interviewee)
Burt Grad (Interviewer)
Category
Oral History
Format
MOV
Credit line
Computer History Museum
Extent
02:05:09
Place of publication
USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X8214.2017
Archive collection
Oral history collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection