Back then, it was the telephone, high-speed rotary presses, stereotyping, typesetting machines, color presses, rotogravure and the electric-telegraphic typewriter.

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However, by 1845, high-speed rotary presses produced inexpensive, mass-produced newspapers.

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Rotary dials and buttons kill the romance of slamming a car through quick, high-speed gear changes.

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