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Beautiful Vtg 70s? Ibm "selectric" I? Commercial Typewriter Beige Computer

US $425.00

Spokane, Washington, United States
Jan 30th

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Beautiful VTG 70s? IBM "Selectric" I? II? commercial typewriter beige computer ESTATE FIND !!!!! Beautiful VTG 70s? IBM "Selectric" commercial typewriter beige computer ESTATE FIND ***** IBM Selectric II ????? GREAT COSMETIC CONDITION !!! ALL KEYS WORK GREAT HISTORY IBM COMPUTER HISTORY COMMERCIAL GRADE WEIGHS 36 pounds ESTATE FIND !!! This machine has an interesting history; given as a gift from the Catholic Diocese of Spokane to their accountant (previous owner) in the 1970s !!! We must be honest, we have never used a machine like this. As you turn in on, has a nice low mellow hum to it. All the buttons work, however some have stuck down once they had been pushed? Not sure what we have here, this auction will be left up to the EBAY WORLD EXPERTS !!!! Seems like this machine has been treasured and well taken care of !!! Many of these on ebay say "tested"; ours has not because we have no knowledge of this machine, however no reason to think it has major problems. May just need alittle ink and oil? Selling as is. ZOOM ALL PICTURES FOR A CONFIDENT WORRY FREE PIECE OF Mechanical HISTORY !! The IBM Selectric typewriter was a highly successful model line of electric typewriters introduced by IBM on 31 July 1961.[1][2] Instead of the "basket" of individual typebars that swung up to strike the ribbon and page in a traditional typewriter, the Selectric had a type element (frequently called a "typeball", or more informally, a "golf ball") that rotated and pivoted to the correct position before striking. The type element could be easily changed so as to print different fonts in the same document, resurrecting a capacity that had been pioneered by the Blickensderfer typewriter 60 years before. The Selectric also replaced the traditional typewriter's moving carriage with a paper roller ("platen") that stayed in position while the typeball and ribbon mechanism moved from side to side. The Selectric mechanism was notable for using internal mechanical binary coding and two mechanical binary-digital-to-analog converters, called whiffletree linkages, to select the character to be typed. Selectrics and their descendants eventually captured 75 percent of the United States market for electric typewriters used in business.[3] IBM replaced the Selectric line with the IBM Wheelwriter in 1984 and transferred its typewriter business to the newly formed Lexmark in 1991 Original Selectric The Selectric typewriter was introduced on 23 July 1961. Its industrial design is credited to influential American designer Eliot Noyes. Noyes had worked on a number of design projects for IBM; prior to his work on the Selectric, he had been commissioned in 1956 by Thomas J. Watson, Jr. to create IBM's first house style: these influential efforts, in which Noyes collaborated with Paul Rand, Marcel Breuer, and Charles Eames, have been referred to as the first "house style" program in American business.[3] Selectric II The Selectric remained unchanged until 1971 when the Selectric II was introduced.[5] The original design was thereafter referred to as the Selectric I. These machines used the same 88-character typing elements. However they differed from each other in many respects: The Selectric II was available with a Dual Pitch option to allow it to be switched (with a lever at the top left of the "carriage") between 10 and 12 characters per inch, whereas the Selectric I had one fixed "pitch". The Selectric II had a lever (at the top left of the "carriage") that allowed characters to be shifted up to a half space to the left (for centering text, or for inserting a word one character longer or shorter in place of a deleted mistake), whereas the Selectric I did not. This option was available only on dual pitch models. Stylistically, the Selectric II was squarer at the corners, whereas the Selectric I was rounder. · Correcting Selectric II · IBM Selectric II (dual Latin/Hebrew typeball and keyboard) · Selectric II dual Latin/Hebrew Hadar typeball · In 1973 the Correcting Selectric II was announced. It added an internal correction feature to the Selectric II, intended to eliminate the need for typists to use cover-up tape, "white-out" correction fluid, or typewriter erasers. The carriage on this machine held both the main typing ribbon cartridge and two small spools for a correction ribbon. A new ribbon type, the Correctable Film ribbon, was introduced at the same time. This produced typing quality equal to the carbon film ribbon, but with a pigment designed to be easily removable from paper. · There were two types of correction tapes: The transparent and slightly adhesive "Lift-Off" tape (for use with the correctable film ribbon), or the white "Cover-Up" tape (for cloth, Tech-3, and carbon film ribbons). The correction tape was changed independently from the typing ribbon. · The correction key (an extra key at the bottom right of the keyboard) backspaced the carriage by one space and also put the machine in a mode wherein the next character typed would use the correction tape instead of the normal ribbon, and furthermore would not advance the carriage. The typist would press (and release) the correction key and then re-type the erroneous character, either lifting it off of the page or (if using other than the correctable ribbon) covering it with white-out powder, then type the correct character. Any number of mistakes could be corrected this way, but the process was entirely manual, as the machine had no memory of the typed characters. · Selectric-based machines with data storage · In 1964 IBM introduced the "Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter" and in 1969, a "Magnetic Card Selectric Typewriter." These were sometimes referred to as the "MT/ST" and "MC/ST", respectively. The MC/ST was also available in a "communicating" version that could emulate an IBM 2741 terminal or run its native Correspondence Code. These featured electronically interfaced typing mechanisms and keyboards and a magnetic storage device (either tape in a cartridge, or a magnetic-coated card the same size as an 80-column punched card) for recording, editing, and replaying typed material at ca. 12–15 characters per second. · These machines were among the first to provide word processing capability in any form. They used the same elements as ordinary office Selectrics. · In 1972, the "Mag Card Executive" was offered. Like IBM's earlier typebar-based "Executive" models this offered proportional spacing, based on multiples of a 1/60" unit size. Unlike the various "Selectric Composer" models, there was no provision for setting the machine to vary the letter and word spacing to create justified copy. Some of the typestyles originally offered with the Mag Card Executive would later be made available for the Model 50 electronic typewriter, which supported proportional spacing with 96-character elements. · In April 1973 the IBM Mag Card II Typewriter was announced, providing space for up to 8,000 characters in electronic memory. · IBM also sold a tape reader that could be connected to 360 series mainframes, and would read the MT/ST tapes. Thus a document typed on an MT/ST Selectric could also be entered into a mainframe data file. We accept Paypal as a form of payment. 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Condition

Used :

An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.

Seller Notes

“ESTATE FIND !!! This machine has an interesting history; given as a gift from the Catholic Diocese of Spokane to their accountant (previous owner) in the 1970s !!! We must be honest, we have never used a machine like this. As you turn in on, has a nice low mellow hum to it. All the buttons work, however some have stuck down once they had been pushed? Not sure what we have here, this auction will be left up to the EBAY WORLD EXPERTS !!!! Seems like this machine has been treasured and well taken care of !!! Many of these on ebay say "tested"; ours has not because we have no knowledge of this machine, however no reason to think it has major problems. Selling as is. ZOOM ALL PICTURES FOR A CONFIDENT WORRY FREE PIECE OF Mechanical HISTORY !!”