Talk:IBM Electric

I don't think Executives were ever used as computer consoles. They had a very complicated escapement mechanism that was not as reliable as the standard model. The standard model B was probably the most commonly used. Wake 03:29, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)


 * The IBM CE that assisted us in starting the IBM 1620 restoration called the typewriter an "Executive B". I would think he would know as he actually worked on the machines. (too bad he died only a few weeks after our first meeting and never got a chance to see the machine finally running.) -- RTC 03:31, 3 Apr 2004 (UTC)

This article is being completely reworked pending research and will be moved appropriately when ready. -- RTC 22:33, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

keyboard
Many manual typewriters had separate keys for 1/l and 0/O. I'm not sure the IBM electric was the first typewriter to do that.

In any case, the substitution was not grotesque, it could better be called practical. And it was not a trick devised by typing instructors, it was the standard method, and typewriter fonts were designed so the character printed by the key would look passable for both functions.

IBM Link
Maybe this article should link to the article for IBM the company? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arek (talk • contribs) 17:38, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Photo labeled as a Model A (the one slated for deletion)
The photo is of a predecessor of the Model A. It is an Executive which can be recognized by the split space-bar of 2 and 3 units of space. It is from the era of the Model 01 and is therefore (I believe) a Model 04 (see http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm). CapnMike — Preceding unsigned comment added by CapnMike (talk • contribs) 19:27, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree that is NOT a Model A. They looked like the machine at the top of the page.

BTW, I never saw a Model C I/O Writer, I don't think that there was such a thing. The only type-bar based I/O Writers that I came across were Model Bs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.49.247.15 (talk) 13:17, 1 July 2015 (UTC)