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About Preston Mitchell "Sandy" Fleet
PRESTON FLEET SAN DIEGO — Preston Fleet, 60, who pioneered Fotomat and helped develop a the Omnimax film projection svstem, died Tuesday of cancer - Syracuse Herald Journal Feb 3 1995 Syracuse, New York
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Preston FLeet created trademark Photo, Kiosks, Omnimax film System
Preston Fleet, who pioneered Fotomat and helped develop the Omnimax film projection system, died Tuesday of cancer He was 60 Fleet opened his first Fotomat in ban Diego 27 years ago Eighteen months later, the trademark kiosks were in 1,800 locations The company was later sold to Komca Quality Photo
In 1972, Fleet had the idea of putting motion pictures on a giant, tilted dome screen, the beginnings of a system now known as Omnimax The Canadian company, Imax, which makes the projectors, has installed Omnimax theaters around the world - - Daily Herald Sunday, February 5,1995 Chicago, Illinois
Preston Mitchell Fleet (1934 – 1995), nicknamed Sandy, was the founder of Fotomat Corporation.
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Preston Mitchell "Sandy" Fleet's Timeline
| 1934 |
February 26, 1934
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New York
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| 1995 |
January 31, 1995
Age 60
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Santa Barbara, California
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