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SoCalDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:29 PM Original message |
Don't let Drudge fool you - IBM Selectric II has superscript |
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EnfantTerrible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. Who's going to tell them that? |
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Frodo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. But it didn't do variable spaced fonts. |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Composer? |
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Frodo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 12:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Yep - the IBM Selectric Composer |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 02:25 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Re: The Composer----was this used mostly in printing businesses?? |
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dennis4868 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. this is insane..... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
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SoCalDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. And? |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 12:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Uhhhh |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Read the same page this morning |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Hell, it had a typeball for the APL programming language |
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GaryL (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. Damn it! |
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Cogito ergo doleo (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:52 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. The Weekly Standard |
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Cogito ergo doleo (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. It had proportional spacing, too |
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SoCalDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Thought so |
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Cogito ergo doleo (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Thank you for clearing up the superscript |
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Must_B_Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:57 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. What is this crap about vertical proportional spacing? |
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GaryL (413 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 12:19 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. Your're awesome! |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks...welcome to DU |
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Proud2BAmurkin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:51 PM Response to Original message |
12. Good find |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Tell the Washington Post! |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 12:02 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I agree. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-09-04 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. My Dad worked for IBM for 35 years and I've seen many Selectrics |
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Gloria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 12:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I had a Selectric I (used) and had two or three font balls.... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
25. Look at this advertisement. |
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troublemaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-04 02:33 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Cool ad. But dammit, no fours in the text |
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