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...system, called the Vista, was developed by Scitex Corp. Ltd. of Herzlia, Israel, at the behest of TIME Operations Director Gérard Leliévre, and is the only such machine in the world. "We were seeking a kind of missing link between our computerized systems for processing copy and for preparing and transmitting completed pages," explains Leliévre. "Without electronic technology, the Art Department could have been left behind...
...symbolic form, the story, headlines, art and pictures that the designer wants to place on a page. He can then move the elements around, altering their sizes and positions. The other monitor shows, in color, what the completed page will look like. "With the Vista," says Leliévre, "we can save a great deal of time by putting electronic technology to work much earlier in the production process...
...train on the machine, are both enthusiastic converts. "It gives you the freedom to revise and adapt quickly," says Libardi. "It can turn the work of hours into as little as 20 minutes." Adds Geist: "It's also great fun to work on." Sums up Leliévre: "All in all, it's an appropriate innovation for the magazine that named the computer Machine of the Year...
...undoubtedly the most demanding publication schedule we have faced" began months before Election Day. The closing schedules of other Time Inc. magazines were altered to provide a clear path for the election special. To handle the flood of last-minute stories, TIME Operations Director Gérard Leliévre tapped staffs of the other magazines for additional computer operators. Extra video display terminals and computer printers were also obtained. "We tried to anticipate every possible problem. It was like preparing for a battle," said Leliévre...
...were able to track their copy as it proceeded through the various stages of TIME'S editorial process: writing, editing, checking, re-editing, copyreading, proofreading and fitting. The last story cleared the board at 2:31 p.m. Wednesday, 29 minutes ahead of its final deadline. Said Leliévre: "There is no room for error in a schedule like that, but there is lots of room for luck -which...