- Seybold, John Warren
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▪ 2005American printing innovator and electronic publishing pioneer (b. March 8, 1916, Newburgh, Ind.—d. March 14, 2004, Haverford, Pa.), revolutionized the publishing industry by computerizing typesetting techniques with the development of a software program that enabled publishers to create, edit, and format text for commercial printing on computers. In 1963 he founded Rocappi, Inc. (Research on Computer Applications in the Printing and Publishing Industries), the world's first company to offer commercial-quality computerized typesetting services; in 1971 he and his son Jonathan established an authoritative newsletter for the electronic and desktop-publishing industries called the Seybold Report.
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Universalium. 2010.