David JONESFeb 24

I bring you the Filter Shaft End Play adjustment, from the IBM Selectric I And Selectric II Pictorial Reference Adjustment Manual https://archive.org/details/ibm-selectric-i-and-selectric-ii-pictorial-reference-adjustment-manual/page/2/mode/1up

It's full of these hand-drawn technical drawings that i (sort of) learnt to do in school.

Have you checked your Filter Shaft End Play today?

#TechnicalDrawing #Selectric

David JONESFeb 12
I am writing up this advert i found in Byte magazine and it uses _all_ the IBM Selectric fonts. So far 6, and climbing (because i haven't identified them all yet). [edit, later: the final count was 9, including 4 FIU firsts (plus loads of other dry-transfer fonts, some of which were also FIU firsts): https://fontsinuse.com/uses/75316/bill-godbout-electronics-advert-in-byte-magaz ]
#Selectric
Bill Godbout Electronics advert in BYTE magazine

Bill Godbout was something of a pioneer in the early microcomputer movement of the 1970s, and his firm Bill Godbout Electronics was a commercial vehicle selling discount and surplus electronics and microcomputer components. Bill Godbout Electronics was a regular advertiser in the

Fonts In Use
Chuck MillerJan 17
Some macro photography on a Saturday afternoon. Artwork entitled "Letter Gothic Element Ball." Nikon Df camera, Medical-Nikkor 120mm 1:4 lens, 60 images combined for focus stack in Photoshop. (c) 2026 Chuck Miller, all rights reserved. #photography #macrophotography #typewriter #antique #vintage #elementball #ibm #selectric
DraemmliDec 29
My IBM #Selectric is seeing a lot of use at #39c3, even though it's kinda hidden :)
Jens KutílekNov 25
Check the glyph widths of your #GlyphsApp font against common #unitization systems (#Selectric, #Linotype, #Monotype ...) with this updated version of my Glyph Width Histogram script:
https://github.com/jenskutilek/Glyphs-Scripts/blob/master/Metrics/Glyph%20Width%20Histogram.py
Admiral SharkNov 18
Today is the 70th anniversary of two important #IBM #Selectric #typewriter patents! They helped set the stage for one of the coolest and most beautiful typing instruments every made! I wrote a small something for the occasion! https://sharktastica.co.uk/articles/selectric-golfball-70
The 70-year anniversary of two important IBM Selectric patents

A celebration of two patents crucial to the iconic IBM Selectric electric typewriter and how it works

Admiral Shark's Keyboards
Show threadsgt1372Sep 3, 2025

@nekoewen I've still got an #IBM #Selectric. I keep it for "old times" sake.

It's not working (again) but it's easily fixed & I've still got a whole bunch of balls, no 3D printing required.

Linotype PilgrimAug 29, 2025
Beautiful little paper by Adrian Frutiger #typography #selectric #ibm #univers journals.uc.edu/index.php/vl...

View of Typography with the IB...
View of Typography with the IBM Selectric Composer

RetroComputingMXJul 28, 2025
𝐋𝐚 𝐈𝐁𝐌 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 es una máquina de escribir eléctrica que fue introducida por IBM el 27 de julio de 1961 y se convirtió en un hito en la historia de las máquinas de escribir. Fue un diseño revolucionario que ofreció varias mejoras significativas en comparación con las máquinas de escribir convencionales de la época.
#retrocomputingmx #Selectric #TechHistory
David JONESJul 15, 2025
They did the unspeakable and put Papyrus on a Selectric: https://typecast.munk.org/2023/09/11/custom-3d-printed-selectric-elements-are-here-vogue-papyrus/ (HT @chrisaldrich )
#Typewriter #Papyrus #Selectric
Custom 3D Printed Selectric Elements are HERE! (Vogue! Papyrus!) – To Type, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth…