OT: Help ID old IBM electric typewriter

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Sat Oct 30 12:24:07 2004

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Oct 2004, Rich Bramante wrote:
>
> > Found this clearing out storage.
> >
> > Tried to ID via google, not able to conclusively do so. Is it a Model C? Looks
> > at least a little like one. Is it worth anything or should I scrap it? Seems
> > too heavy to ship it reasonably.
> >
> > Thanks if you have any ideas.
> >
> > Pics here: http://boston.craigslist.org/wan/47147260.html
>
> It's definitely a Model C. See photos here:
>
> http://www.etypewriters.com/history.htm
>
> I'd definitely take it if it was a Model B as that was what was used on
> the PDP-1 for a console typewriter (modified of course). The 'C' is a
> different styling than the B.
>
> Worth keeping? To someone I'm sure. Was it ever used as the console for
> any computers?
>
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Those picture remind me, Did Friden buy the model IBM model 4 design for the
first Flexowriter series? The case and mechanisms seem identical

Peter Wallace
Received on Sat Oct 30 2004 - 12:24:07 BST

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