electric typewriters
Motorized typing machines
Electric typewriters are typing machines powered by electricity rather than manual force.
The motor drives the typebars, so keystrokes require less pressure and produce more uniform impressions.
They dominated office work from the 1960s until personal computers replaced them in the 1980s and 1990s.
Features like automatic carriage return and correction tape distinguished them from manual models.
- officesProfessional work spaces
- keyboardsButton grids for input
- printersDocument output devices
- schoolsPlaces of learning
- spacebarsKeys that insert gaps
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