Where have all the Selectrics gone?

Kilobaud is a great guess! I opened up the June 1983 Issue of Microcomputing and, on, page 138, there's an ad for a book called "The Selectric Interface":. Quoting: -------------------------------------------- Daisy wheel quality without daisy wheel expense. You need the quality print that a daisy wheel printer provides but the thought of buying one makes your wallet wilt. The Selectric(tm) Interface, a step-by-step guide to interfacing an IBM Selectric I/O writer to your microcomputer.will give you that quality for a fraction of the price. George Young, co-author of Microcomputing magazine's "Kilobaud Klassroom" series, offers a low-cost alternative to buying a daisy-wheel printer. <snip> ISBN 0-88006-051-4 $12.97 from Wayne Green, Inc. ------------------------------------------- So we know that I/O Selectrics were still plentiful enough in 1983 to warrant publishing a book on interfacing them.