The IBM Selectric, which was built in Lexington from 1961-1986. Tom Eblen Herald-Leader Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com ...
The office-machine competition will become even hotter when IBM thisweek introduces a typewriter with a memory tape. Dubbed the “Magnetic Tape Selectric,” it can store up typed words and figures, then ...
IBM sold 13 million Selectric typewriters which also served as a precursor to early computer terminals It has been retired for 25 years but IBM will celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the introduction ...
A few other characteristics came to mind that also help set it apart: I don't know if it was the first, or not, but something that might not be immediately obvious to some is that the Selectric had ...
Editor's Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...
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