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    Episode 151 - The Friden Flexowriter

    Advent of Computing · Feb 3, 2025 · 1 h 01 min
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    Have you ever looked at an old computer and seen a weird typewriter thing tacked on? In most cases that's a device called a Flexowriter. It's half electric typewriter, half teleprinter, half tape reader, and all business! This episode we are chronicling the rise, fall, and weird business dealings of the Flexowriter.

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