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Jay :

There's over 900 moving parts in an IBM Selectric II Typewriter and I'm probably the only person under 40 in the U.S. that knows how to take them apart, clean, and reassemble them.

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BigMac68 :

The level of engineering behind this is mind boggling.

Drakester :

its faster because its electric not because its designed better than a traditional type writer. but being able to change type faces is pretty cool.

dexomh2 :

you can see why this generation got us to the moon with essentially steam punk technology

van :

this is the moment QWERTY became useless

RyanO :

Typewriters were getting VERY advanced before being completely replaced by word processors

Walker the Guy :

All this without cad mind u 💀💀💀

ThugishMuffins :

I have one of these in red. the rotation wire broke though and I think it would be easier to repair a rolex underwater with a Phillips head.

Superchefseb :

Genuinely how do you begin to think of this kind of stuff

Kevin_Harrigan :

I’m fortunate enough to own one! I collect typewriters and the engineering that went into the IBM Selectric is absolutely mind blowing. Seriously. Unfortunately mine isn’t in quite complete working order, but it’s still a sight to behold and feels like it could survive a nuclear war. It’s a truly stunning piece of machinery.

Gerald Fields Photography :

Our generation was amazing!!!

JunoX :

Holy engineering ✌️😭

just no :

imagine being in an office that sound like a warzone😭

Dr Emil Schauffhausen :

Fun fact: Even better then the IBM Selectric was the correcting Selectric. A sticky tape would pick up the incorrect letter from the paper. .

Nuckfuts :

In the 1980s I used to do repairs on something called a band printer. It had a metal band driven in a loop by a motor, similar to band saws used in woodworking. It had the alphabet and numbers embossed on it multiple times. As the letters whizzed by just above the paper, a little “hammer” would whack the band at the exact instant the desired letter passed under. Now picture 132 of those hammers arranged across the page, so and entire row could be printed in the blink of an eye. It was fast, but so loud it had to be enclosed in a padded box to dampen the noise.

Kalago :

who thinks this up😭😭😭

bobby56013 :

some type of alien technology

mandyb 🇨🇦 :

I just got a flashback of the old typewriter key arms getting jammed 😅

Ace :

It wasn’t very reliable, and when it broke only 2 people in the world knew how it fix it.

Anita :

Best typewriter ever. Learned on one in high school

Daniel :

always remind me of a columbo episode where they traced the murderer by the ball from the typewriter.

AghastToad :

I miss how typewriters smelled. It was probably a toxic fume but it's a ✨nostalgic✨ fume

Lizard God 666 :

That’s fucked up….

Gilles🇨🇦✖️ :

I use to love seeing that ball move it amazed me🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣