[Ipg-smz] [Ipg-l] Roll out the red carpet for... Mark Brownstein
Christine Hall
christine at fossforce.com
Wed Oct 2 18:25:34 UTC 2019
Much tighter writing. 800 words meant 790-810 words, not 700-900 words.
Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com
On 10/2/19 11:10 AM, Lynn Greiner via Ipg-smz wrote:
> Word counts and column inches .... what fun! Led to some very creative
> editing (and often much tighter writing).
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org> On Behalf Of Mark Brownstein
> via Ipg-smz
> Sent: September 30, 2019 7:50 PM
> To: Matt Heusser <matt at xndev.com>; Mark Brownstein via Ipg-smz
> <ipg-smz at netpress.org>
> Cc: Mark Brownstein <mark at brownstein.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ipg-smz] [Ipg-l] Roll out the red carpet for... Mark
> Brownstein
>
> Yes. Writing was on paper, we had REALLY HARD deadlines. We had weekly pitch
> meetings. The remote communications used MCIMail and 1200 baud modems,
> photos were taken on FILM. The editors dealt with word counts.
>
> We carried pagers.
>
> A lot of us did it. We all used the tools that were available at the time --
> and we still do.
>
>
> On 9/30/2019 4:08 PM, Matt Heusser wrote:
>> Infoworld.
>>
>> man.
>>
>> Remember when writing was printed on PAPER.
>>
>> "Those were the days ..."
>>
>> Welcome. I am the self-appointed court jester. If I get over the top,
>> let me know.
>>
>> --Matt Heusser
>
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