Psst … Want to buy a used IBM Selectric? No questions asked
concerns another brush with the long arm of the law that all started with a simple call for help.
This being the era after acoustic couplers, Sarah was busy installing external US Robotics models when one of the secretaries at the company pulled her aside and asked if there was any way her existing typewriter could be connected to the computer. A smart bit of thinking on the secretary's part: why try to persuade IT to pony up the cash for a printer when there was a device already on her desk?. Originally launched in 1961, the machine was an instant hit for Big Blue.
Sarah pulled out the typewriter and peered at its connectors. Sure enough, there was a suitable port. It should be possible to connect the device to the computer. All that would be needed was something to connect it with and some appropriate software.
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