Journal Article10.1145/362875.362877
Description of FORMAT, a text-processing program
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TL;DR: Good performance, totally free-form input, very flexible formatting capabilities including up to eight columns per page, automatic capitalization, aids for index construction, and a minimum of nontext items.
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Abstract: FORMAT is a production program which facilitates the editing and printing of “finished” documents directly on the printer of a relatively small (64k) computer system. It features good performance, totally free-form input, very flexible formatting capabilities including up to eight columns per page, automatic capitalization, aids for index construction, and a minimum of nontext items. It is written entirely in FORTRAN IV.
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The Man-Machine Combination for Computer-Assisted Copy Editing
TL;DR: This chapter describes the present state of computer-based automation in the publishing industry, with particular emphasis placed on the relation of the editor to the computer in the production process.
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The Format Program
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