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Deals with the history of flying machines with flapping wings designed by Da Vinci and Tatlin as modified by Truck in a computer simulation. In addition, the relation of such a device to virtual reality is described. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Ruth Laxson, who was interviewed by V.W. Smith in this issue, states "I am intrigued by the looks of systems of communication - the markings for music and physics and mathematics...A hand-written or printed page is really beautiful." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Peter Frank describes his experience working with Rolf Dittmar in curating the Artist Bookworks section of Documenta 1977. The cover consists of a text-based work by Carl Andre. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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This broadside in an unfolded state together with other Ryosuke Cohen's Brain Cells and cards are stored in a large green & black folder. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Papers of prominent mail artist David Cole. Includes mail art, handmade rubber stamps, artists correspondence, zines, artists books, and cassettes.

Scope and Contents The number of copies of this book are unknown but because of the magic marker lines, no two are exactly the same.Steve Heller on internet describes tenghe original Selectric Composer, announced in 1966, required text to be typed twice. On the first pass, the machine would automatically measure the length of the line, providing the operator with a color+number (i.e. green-2) combination to be noted in the right margin. When the operator finished all lines of the document, they would put a clean sheet of specially coated paper into the machine and engage the justification lever. This time, prior to typing each line of text, the operator would turn a color dial to the noted color, and another dial to the noted number. Once the dials were set, the operator would begin typing the text. While typing, the Composer would insert incremental amounts of additional space between words such that the line would always be flush on the right margin. Errors could not be corrected, and when they...

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Describes visit from Fred Truck, Paul Zelevansky and David Cole. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Mentions relationship between sound poetry and catastrope theory. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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The Sackner Archive is listed as a resource. Several books which were exhibited are held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Exhibited in Visualog 2, San Luis Obispu, California. Exhibition was curated by Karl Kempton. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.