Second-generation phototypesetter A computer aided phototypesetting system using flash tube as the light source and a rotating film matrix for exposing the film or paper.

第二代照排机电脑辅助的照相排字系统。它用闪光管作光源，把旋转中的菲林字母板上的字体影排队于菲林或相纸上。

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We were right on the cusp of the electronic age and had begun to use phototypesetting machines, but the paper was still composed physically on cardboard flats with film strips, X-Acto knives, hot wax, and rubber rollers.

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