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Back when the Macintosh SE was still a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eyes, I was 20, newly married, and pregnant with my first child, putting in long hours at the Gateway Engineer Magazine.

In 1985 offices rarely used computers, much less modems. Some time prior to becoming Art Director at the Gateway Engineer, I spent some time typesetting at various typesetting shops. This background came in handy when our publisher invested in two IBM computers. I worked with our typesetter to code text so it could be recieved via modem. The code was very similar to modern-day HTML, and just as limiting. Bold, Regular, Serif, Sanserif were our choices. Sending type via modem was a new concept, and it really helped our production time.

Type was delivered in "galleys" - long, six-foot strips of photogrphic paper with type on it. These would then be waxed and adhered to layout boards. Signatures were planned about a week in advance. There were no color charts to follow - we guessed at color by figuring CMYK percentages and conducting press checks.

I managed two graphic artists, and assisted with writers and several editors. This was a high-pressure job with a hot-tempered boss and critical audience! The magazine folded after the publisher stopped managing the Engineers' Club of St. Louis.