走进美国纽约郊外的“威斯特切斯特·罗克兰”报系办公大楼接待厅,首先吸引每个来访者目光的是左侧展示着的一台“莱诺铸排机”。这台有几十年历史的老古董擦得锃光明亮,静静地蹲在大厅里的绿色盆栽丛中,象是在向来访者们宣告一个时代的结束:在美国报业中,用“火与铅”进行作业的连续铸排技术,已经完全让位于以电子计算机为骨干的崭新的电子编排技术。这的确是报业的一场革命。 Into the reception room of the office building of the Westchester Crosstown newspaper office on the outskirts of New York, the United States, first of all, every visitor is attracted to look at a “Renault Diecasting Machine” displayed on the left. The old antiques, which have decades of history, glittered and quietly crouched into the green pots of the halls, as if to proclaim the end of an era to the visitors: In the American press, Continuous Casting technology for working with lead "has completely given way to a brand new electronic orchestration technology based on the electronic computer. This is indeed a revolution in the newspaper industry.