I have an IBM Selectric that I purchased at a thrift store. It is a marvel engineering. It was too much to resist. I have not used it, but I tried it out. It works. It really is a fine machine. I think I will spin it up and exercise it.
I wonder if one of those dance type balls is available any where. I suppose not, but it would be fun to try it out.
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That is interesting.
I have an IBM Selectric that I purchased at a thrift store. It is a marvel engineering. It was too much to resist. I have not used it, but I tried it out. It works. It really is a fine machine. I think I will spin it up and exercise it.
I wonder if one of those dance type balls is available any where. I suppose not, but it would be fun to try it out.
One of the interesting things about the Selectric is that it contains a mechanical digital-to-analog converter .. a Whiffletree mechanism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRCNenhcvpw