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@newsguyusa IBM Selectric II, still the best keys ever for typing. Class in 1971, and never felt a keyboard as good since. #ibmselectric

@jenskutilek’s wonderful page on Reviving the IBM Selectric Composer Fonts strikes me as the perfect overlap of tech/type/math/research interests that also overlap on Mastodon: https://www.kutilek.de/selectric/

#TypeDesign #Typography #IBMSelectric #Math #Research

Comic Sans typeball designed to work with the IBM Selectric typewriters

https://www.printables.com/model/441233-comic-sans-typeball-for-the-ibm-selectric-typewrit

#HackerNews #ComicSans #IBMSelectric #Typewriter #Design #RetroTech #Typography

My model for an #IBMSelectricII #typewriter on/off rocker switch in place and working :)

I could not find one, so I made one.

Here it is on #TinkerCAD: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/3PvTtziZ1tq-selectric-ii-onoff-rocker-switch

I'll have it up on Thingiverse soon as well

#IBMSelectric #IBMSelectricII #3Dprinter #typewriterParts #IBMSelectricParts #SelectricParts #SelectricIIParts

good morning

#fonts #typography #IBMselectric

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Schreibmaschine https://hackaday.com/2025/03/04/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-schreibmaschine/ #Kanzlertypewriter #PeripheralsHacks #KinesisAdvantage #HackadayColumns #Schreibmaschine #IBMSelectric #becausecats #Kailhchocs #macropad #macropad

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Schreibmaschine - Image by [Sasha K.] via redditRemember that lovely Hacktric centerfold from a coup... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/04/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-schreibmaschine/ #kanzlertypewriter #peripheralshacks #kinesisadvantage #hackadaycolumns #schreibmaschine #ibmselectric #becausecats #kailhchocs #macropad #macropad

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Cutting Board Keyboard https://hackaday.com/2025/02/17/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-cutting-board-keyboard/ #flashingkeyboards #PeripheralsHacks #HackadayColumns #casiocalculator #NintendoSwitch #cuttingboard #IBMSelectric #SelectricII #holygrail #casio #QMK

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Keyboard Configurator https://hackaday.com/2025/02/03/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-keyboard-configurator/ #keyboardconfigurator #PeripheralsHacks #pockettypewriter #HackadayColumns #modularkeyboard #woodenkeyboard #BennettJunior #IBMSelectric #VIKstandard

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the Espionage https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-all-the-espionage/ #toyotaracingdevelopment #biblicallyaccurate #PeripheralsHacks #HackadayColumns #woodenkeyboard #IBMSelectric #SelectricII #stenography #espionage #macrocube #USSR

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the Espionage - [Ziddy Makes] describes this cute little guy as a biblically-accurate keyboard. Fo... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/11/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-all-the-espionage/ #toyotaracingdevelopment #biblicallyaccurate #peripheralshacks #hackadaycolumns #woodenkeyboard #ibmselectric #selectricii #stenography #espionage #macrocube #ussr

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#IBMSelectric #typewriter

New blog post: "Changing the font… on a typewriter!" https://princessleia.com/journal/2023/10/changing-the-font-on-a-typewriter/ #typewriter #IBMSelectric #Selectric

This IBM Selectric II was only $20 at a thrift store, what was I supposed to do, abandon it?!

Anyway, it powers on but is hella noisy and doesn't quite work.

I figure I'll spend some time debugging, and if I fail it's a lovely paperweight until I save up the cash to bring it to my pals at Berkeley Typewriter. I've never owned an electric typewriter myself (all of mine are manual, intentionally) so this will be be a unique adventure. #typewriter #IBMSelectric

#HelloWorld #IBMSelectric #Typewriter #SlowMotion

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Music Typewriter - This edition’s community build comes from the Yes They Could, But Should They Have... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/20/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-music-typewriter/ #keatonmusictypewriter #peripheralshacks #musictypewriter #kailhboxwhites #ibmselectric #featured #interest #typeball #modelm #fr4

Hackaday Podcast 052: Shorting Components, Printing Typewriter Balls, Taking Minimal Time Lapse, and Building a Makerspace Movie Prop - Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys recap a great week in hardware hacking. There’s p... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/31/hackaday-podcast-052-shorting-components-printing-typewriter-balls-taking-minimal-time-lapse-and-building-a-makerspace-movie-prop/ #hackadaycolumns #ibmselectric #rfmodulation #serialcable #time-lapse #rovtether

Can You Help 3D Print a Selectric Ball? - The IBM Selectric changed typewriters as we knew them. Their distinctive ball element replaced the... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/26/can-you-help-3d-print-a-selectric-ball/ #3dprinterhacks #ibmselectric #3dprinting #typewriter #selectric #golfball #typeball #ibm