In reply to Berthold Promotional Video from the 80's:
Were they creating fonts with AutoCad @ 8:05?
No, that’s the Ikarus digitizing system.
For what purpose is the man looking through the "lens" at 7:03?
It’s a reducing glass, it has the opposite effect of a magnifying glass. He’s looking at the drawings through it so he can see them closer to their intended final size.