“What Hath Xerox Wrought” asked a 1976 Time Magazine headline, the proceeding article prompted readers to imagine if: “some inventive and omnipotent god offered the nation a device that would greatly advance the spread of information.” There was a catch though: the promethean powers afforded by this
Malcolm McLaren would put it in 1993, “Gutenberg made everyone a reader, Xerox made everyone a publisher…”. Malcolm McLaren was the manager of the Sex Pistols, so may not be who you are trying to quote.
The time magazine article you reference (from 1976) quotes Marshall McLuhan as saying "Whereas Caxton and Gutenberg enabled all men to become readers, Xerox has enabled all men to become publishers."
I think you made a mistake. You put
Malcolm McLaren would put it in 1993, “Gutenberg made everyone a reader, Xerox made everyone a publisher…”. Malcolm McLaren was the manager of the Sex Pistols, so may not be who you are trying to quote.
The time magazine article you reference (from 1976) quotes Marshall McLuhan as saying "Whereas Caxton and Gutenberg enabled all men to become readers, Xerox has enabled all men to become publishers."
https://archive.org/details/sim_time_1976-03-01_107_9/page/69/mode/1up?q=%22What+Hath+Xerox+Wrought%22
strikes me as a fumble we see the chat bots making.
anyway, enjoyed the piece.
-brewster
Digital Librarian, Internet Archive
Thanks for note - so quote is correct - but actually from 1977. Not sure what happened with name. I'll be sure to run posts through AI to spots errors like this:) https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Joy_of_Self_Publishing/v8QkU3rSIAIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%E2%80%9CGutenberg+made+everyone+a+reader,+Xerox+made+everyone+a+publisher%E2%80%A6%E2%80%9D&pg=PT194&printsec=frontcover
you are fast!
it is also in that Time piece in different form (bit earlier). It is a good line.
I love the slip from Marshall McLuhan to Malcolm McLaren -- the sort that AI's seem to make. (I am not accusing you of being an AI :) )