CHAPTER9Office Equipment
Typewriters
For years, electric typewriters accomplished much of what is now done with computers and word processors. For some applications, such as typing an address on an envelope or a mailing label, a typewriter is still the simplest office tool available.
Almost all models of electric typewriters have advanced word-processing features built in. At the heart of them is a powerful microprocessor based on the technology found in personal computers (PCs).
Here are a few of the many new features of today’s electronic typewriters:
Word erase for simple corrections
Spell checkers, comparing every word you type with those ...
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