In
Memoriam: John W.
Seybold
This
month, John W. Seybold, the founder of The Seybold Report and, for
many, the grandfather of computer typesetting, passed away.
He was 88.
I
first met John when he ran Rocappi Press, an early digital
typesetting endeavor in the late 60’s or early 70’s.
I was working in the specialty chemical industry and we
purchased what may have been the first digitally produced chemical
catalog from him.
In
the industry, he is remembered not only for his own vision but also
for the legacy he left: three
children, Jonathan, Andrew, and Patricia, each of whom has left
their own legacy for the computer industry.
I’ve
never forgotten the sight of his electronic equipment in its
colonial farmhouse – or of John, challenging us to try something
new and better.
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