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 Boston Type & Comp Grid

"What the heck is a Comp-Grid?"
 

 

In 1981, I started Boston Type, a typesetting and graphics company in Glendale, California.

After I became interested in computers, I invented a measuring device to help computer users fill out forms on their dot matrix printers. We sold a few thousand Comp-Grids, mostly at computer shows. It was lots of fun developing and marketing a product. While we made a little money on the project, laser printers soon rendered the Comp-Grid relatively useless.

 

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Here are a few photos of Boston Type


Rhonda and me, selling typesetting
 and Comp-Grids at a trade show


Lisa, my first employee.


Here I am, trying to figure out
why I have all those rulers.

 
Rhonda, Darlene and Lisa


Lisa and Rhonda playing with
our new typesetter in May '84.


In February 1985, we linked our
 first computer (a Kaypro) with
the typesetter.


We became famous for our annual
 Boston T parties. Here's our first
in October of 1982.

 
In 1985, we got our first Macintosh
 computer. Here is Kirk from
 Computerland installing it.