What's the point of an electric typewriter?

From a practical perspective, if you are not a fast typist, yes they do the same job. Electrics tend to move faster with more precision, in my experience. There seemed to be a 'speed limit' on the mechanical models. When I was a kid, learning on t... read more

From a practical perspective, if you are not a fast typist, yes they do the same job. Electrics tend to move faster with more precision, in my experience. There seemed to be a 'speed limit' on the mechanical models. read more

In 1933, Electromatic was acquired by IBM, which then spent 1 million USD on a redesign of the Electromatic Typewriter, launching the IBM Electric Typewriter Model 01 in 1935. By 1958 IBM was deriving 8% of its revenue from the sale of electric typewriters. In 1931, an electric typewriter was introduced by Varityper Corporation. read more