Women on the net: An exploratory study of gender dynamics on the soc.women computer network

Disclosed is a machine including a plurality of containers for a variety of paint colorants and a plurality of measuring receptacles, one connected for fluid communication with each of the containers. A cyclic pumping system simultaneously pumps metered volumes of colorant into predetermined measuring receptacles from their associated containers during a withdrawal cycle and then dispenses the metered volumes during a discharge cycle. Adjustment of selector mechanisms associated with each measuring receptacle provides the exact quantities of colorant required to formulate a specific volume of a desired paint color. A cycle timer establishes a uniform time period for each of the sequential withdrawal and dispensing cycles regardless of the colorant quantities being dispensed and a sequence timer can be preset to provide the number of sequential withdrawal and dispensing cycles required to formulate paint volumes that are a given multiple of the specific volume.