Keyboard actuator

From: John Allain <John.Allain_at_donnelley.infousa.com>
Date: Thu May 11 16:59:06 2000

I have to jump in since someone brought up the Selectric.

Has any-one here ever dismantled a Selectric? Did once
and though I thought knew mechanisms at the time it turns
out I sure didn't. The central mechanism seemed like a cross
between Dr. Nim (On Topic) and DigiComp-1.
The key presses were relayed by an almost binary series of
pushrods to a cascaded teeter-totter matrix.
The damndest mechanism I've ever seen. Anybody else have
this reaction?
Seems like a pretty good topic so I'm chiming in with this...

John A.
P.S. Don't go breaking up working ones to find out though.
Received on Thu May 11 2000 - 16:59:06 BST