IBM Electric typewriter
The IBM Electric typewriters were a series of electric typewriters that IBM manufactured, starting in the late 1940s. They used the conventional moving carriage and hammer mechanism. Each model came in both Standard and Executive versions; the Executive differed in having a multiple escapement mechanism and four widths for letters, producing a near typeset quality result. Modified Standard versions of the A, B, and C models were commonly used as "console typewriters" or terminals on many early computers (e.g., JOHNNIAC, IBM 1620, PDP-1). Following the introduction of the IBM Selectric typewriter in 1961, which was much easier to interface to a computer, these typewriters were rarely used anymore as "console typewriters" or terminals.
External linksThe IBM Model B typewriterModel 01 IBM typewriter - actual advertisementsModel A IBM typewriter - actual advertisementsModel B IBM typewriter - actual advertisementsModel C IBM typewriter - actual advertisementsModel D IBM Standard typewriter - actual advertisementModel D IBM Executive typewriter - actual advertisementIBM corporate history, 1885-1969 (PDF)
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