November 22, 2009
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X is a corrupt version of an extract from a work by 1. We know X for its ubiquitousness in a certain context.
X’s first non-tech usage in said context is thought to be in catalogs published by a company A which specialized in making 2, so much so that the A became a generic term for 2.
This non-tech use was duplicated in a tech form for the first time in a well-known software B which was originally made by a company C (named after 3). C merged with D (named after 4) some time ago and since then, B has been branded as a D product.
ID X. In case of joblessness, you may also try to ID all the other variables in the question.
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Answer:
Quoting Logik’s full answer
X – Lorem Ipsum, the standard dummy text for printing/typesetting.
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4 – Adobe.
Since typesetting is involved, the D – Adobe product is Pagemaker. [ which was derived from B - aldus pagemaker]
C – Aldus
3 – Aldus Manutius.
[ and after a long period of googling]
1 – Cicero, the work being “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (The Extremes of Good and Evil)
A – Letraset.
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cicero delorem ipsum typeface templayes aldus adobe
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loren ipsum, from something by cicero, which was first used in aldus pagemarker, which firm was named after aldus manatius, and which eventually merged with adobe.
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:10 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1259003444 )
X – Lorem Ipsum, the standard dummy text for printing/typesetting.
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4 – Adobe.
Since typesetting is involved, the D – Adobe product is Pagemaker. [ which was derived from B - aldus pagemaker]
C – Aldus
3 – Aldus Manutius.
[ and after a long period of googling]
1 – Cicero, the work being “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum” (The Extremes of Good and Evil)
A – Letraset.
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lorem ipsum
November 24th, 2009 at 4:36 am, GMT +0000 ( 1259037363 )
X= The ubiquitous placeholder text
1=Cicero
2=Lettering/Art sheets (akin to Stencils) synonymous with Letraset(A)
3=Aldus, a 15th century printer, after whom the company Aldus Corporation (C) is named. They are the makers of PageMaker (B)
4=Adobe bricks; The company Adobe Systems is D