[GreenKeys] dunno what this subject should be

[Henry Minsky]

Maybe it was a "Flexowriter"? That was a device made in Finland? MY father
used them at MIT to prepare programs and general word processing.

http://www.blinkenlights.com/classiccmp/friden/



At 03:01 PM 2/4/2003 -0700, gil smith wrote:
>Hi folks:
>
>This is from a discussion on the classic-computer email list -- does this
>sound familiar to anyone?
>
>gil
>
>
> >   Speaking of interfacing Selectrics. I was talking to my father about
> >Teletypes the other day and he told me that he had thrown out an old "word
> >processor" (my term not his). He said that it was a desk sized mechanical
>unit >that had a keyboard and mechanical printer along with a paper tape
> >punch/reader. He said that you could type in a letter and insert a pause
>any >place where you wanted to insert unique data such as a name. The unit
>would >save everything on punched paper tape. You could then feed the PT
>back into >and it would type the letter. When it got to the pause it would
>stop and let >you manually type in the name or other data and then it would
>continue and >finish the letter. Does anyone know what these thing was? I
>think he must have >gotten this after I left home because I don't remember
>ever seeing it. >Unfortunately he threw it away several years ago.
>
>
>
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