If there’s only lesson to be learned from [alnwlsn]’s conversion of an IBM Selectric typewriter into a serial terminal for Linux, it’s that we’ve been hanging around the wrong garbage cans.

Introduced in 1961 by IBM, the Selectric was the first typewriter to use a golf ball-like type element that moved across the paper, rather than moving the paper carriage past the individual ...

Instead of installing switches underneath every key or futzing about with the weird mechanics of a Selectric typewriter, [Russell] is only installing a touch-sensitive position sensor into the ...

The 1960s weren’t just about rock ‘n’ roll and Vietnam War protests; they were also the birthplace of cutting-edge ...

Popular in the 1980s, Diablo printers produced print quality similar to IBM's Selectric typewriters. Non-Diablo printers emulated the Diablo command set. See Selectric typewriter. THIS DEFINITION ...