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What was the first electronic typewriter called?

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  • by James Gilmore on March 9th, 2010

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    IBM invented the first electronic typewriter, known simply as IBM's Electric Typewriter, "endowing the typewriter with an 'electronic intelligence.'" According to a 1956 company press release, IBM had invented the first electric typewriter 23 years prior.

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    IBM: Press Release: 650 RAMAC announcement

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    E Typewriters: History of the IBM Typewriter

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