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 ...

With all of the whiz-bang rockets and brain implants we have these days, it’s easy to forget about genius inventions from simpler times. Thankfully, in a video posted to its YouTube channel, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The IBM Selectric, which was built in Lexington from 1961-1986. (Herald-Leader) Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th ...

Q: I have an IBM Selectric 3 typewriter. I’m looking for somebody that can service it. The main thing is that certain keys stick. I use a computer for most things, but there are times when I want to ...

While helping a friend deal with the remnants of our church garage sale today, I came across a pair of IBM Selectric typewriters among the junk, which I proceeded to rescue from the garbage heap. They ...

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As Cold War tensions increased throughout the 1970s, the Soviets pulled out all the stops when it came to digging up information from US diplomats. This NSA memo from 2012 explains how several IBM ...

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There was a time when writing was unmistakably physical. Words didn’t simply appear on a screen; they were struck into ...

Luckily, engineer and YouTuber, Bill Hammack, describes how the Selectric’s element works in an unrelated video (below). Hammack explains that the element has a series of typeface letters—both upper ...