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Clem Cole <clemc@ccc.com> writes:
> The software varied greatly, depending on the target customer.   For
> instance, by the early 80s,  the Boston Globe's input system was still
> terrible - even though the computers had gotten better.  I had a couple of
> friends working there, and they used to b*tch about it.

Here's something about Camex used at Boston Globe.
https://gunkies.org/wiki/Camexec

Any comments or additions to this?

I occasionally bug Speciner about scanning his printouts.