IBM Selectric typewriter

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf typewriter
gptkbp:category industrial equipment
20th-century inventions
writing technology
gptkbp:color blue
gray
red
beige
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discontinued 1986
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IBM Selectric typewriter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:IBM_1050_terminal
gptkb:IBM_2741_terminal
early computer terminals
gptkbp:introduced 1961
gptkbp:keyboardist gptkb:QWERTY
gptkb:Dvorak_(optional)
gptkbp:legacy iconic design
collectible item
influenced office technology
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:marketImpact dominated US office typewriter market for decades
gptkbp:notableFeature interchangeable typefaces
no moving carriage
typeball element
gptkbp:notableModel gptkb:Selectric_Composer
gptkb:Selectric_I
gptkb:Selectric_II
gptkb:Selectric_III
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:writer
business professionals
journalists
secretaries
gptkbp:patent gptkb:IBM
1961
gptkbp:powerSource electric
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:IBM_Model_B_Electric_typewriter
gptkbp:successor gptkb:IBM_Wheelwriter
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:government_agency
journalism
offices
universities
secretarial work
gptkbp:weight about 35 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eliot_Noyes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6