Monday 16 December 2019

The birth of the word processor (2)

Last time we saw that the IBM Magnetic Tape Selectric Typewriter which merged the electric typewriter with data storage was the first system marketed as a word processor. To show how a later version of this system works here is part of an IBM training video on the Mag Card II. If nothing else it is a fascinating look at how office work has evolved since the early 1970s.