Re: 1956 -- circuit reliability book

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From: hanc...
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:57

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On Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 11:03:21 AM UTC-5, Quadibloc wrote:

> I was thinking... why on Earth hasn't IBM come out with a daisywheel 
> version of the Selectric Composer? (Ideally, one with 60 units per inch 
> as well as 72, 84, and 96 as options, so it could also use typewriter-
> like elements too for the ordinary work.)
> I guess at IBM someone foresaw the laser printer coming soon, and 
> realized it wouldn't be worth the bother.

I don't know about the composer, but I believe in its final years
IBM Typewriter did come out with daisy wheel units.  I think they
even had a short-lived model for home use.

Around 1983 IBM had the 6670 office printer, which produced 
excellent quality.  We used it as a remote mainframe printer.

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