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Offline tandberg

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Is this 196c ibm typewriter any good?
« on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 03:52:46 »
I found this typewriter and was wondering if the switches in this are any good. Are they beamspring/buckling?187589-0

Offline chyros

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Re: Is this 196c ibm typewriter any good?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 12:43:24 »
Urk, is that a Selectric? Oo
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Re: Is this 196c ibm typewriter any good?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 17:06:15 »
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Re: Is this 196c ibm typewriter any good?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 31 January 2018, 17:13:21 »
It does not have individual key switches. Each key is on a bar, like a mechanical typewriter. It is then electro-mechanical (not electronic) inside.


The IBM Beam Spring key switch was designed to emulate the typing feel of the Selectric. The Buckling Spring switch was then invented as a cheaper lower-profile alternative to the Beam Spring.
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