Re: Even more OT: Ditto machines [was: bottom / top posting]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:52 PM Dean Gibson (DB Administrator)
<postgresql@mailpen.com> wrote:
> Tom mentioned "old-timers."  Remember "Ditto" machines?  Remember the odor?  They were in common use when I was in high school (1960).
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph

I was in the spanish equivalent of high school in 1980 and although
there were photocopiers they were still used a lot. IIRC they were
much cheaper per copy, and were commonly used for exams and similar
high volume things. And in those years spain still lagged a lot behind
europe / usa.

Francisco Olarte.