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Originally Posted by Dylrob
Backspace and undo? Blasphemy!
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Backspace and strike-out! Then white-out and white-tape.
Then, in 1973, the IBM Correcting "Selectric" Typewriter became the first machine in the history of typing to actually make typing errors disappear from original copies. Equipped with a special "Lift-Off" tape, the typewriter enables a typist to virtually "lift-off" erroneous characters from typed copy. Activated by depressing a correcting key, the "Lift-Off" tape completely removes ink impressions from the paper, allowing the operator to simply type in the correct character and continue typing.
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Originally Posted by DaleDe
Do you mean electric typewriter? The only electronic ones I know were word processors or hooked to a computer. Actually the ribbon would work on either a manual or electric but was easiest on an electric with overstrike ability.
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There was an electronic typewriter that predated true word processors. The document could be stored on magnetic media in the form of a card. A couple of years later, these electronic typewriters were given the ability to network with each other. Another year later, and they were enhanced with on-board memory, enough to store 8000 characters!