[daylate-dollarshort]

"The IBM Executive was introduced in the 1940's and I guarandamntee you it had proportional fonts."

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According to IBM the Executive was introduced in the 1950's and used the traditional hammer style type . Hammer type cannot produce proportional "fonts".

[_Jim]

According to IBM the Executive was introduced in the 1950's and used the traditional hammer style type . Hammer type cannot produce proportional "fonts".

Is the IBM sales literature in error then?

[daylate-dollarshort]

I forgot to add.....

Proportional printing on the executive came out in 1954 or 55.

[MineralMan]

"According to IBM the Executive was introduced in the 1950's and used the traditional hammer style type . Hammer type cannot produce proportional "fonts".
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Wrong again. Sheesh....just back up the thread and look at the ad for the 1953 Executive. Or go on Google and search for "IBM Executive Typewriter." IT TYPED USING PROPORTIONAL SPACING! These "Experts" are not experts if they don't know that.