Slashed letter O, unslashed letter zero

Chuck Guzis cclist at sydex.com
Wed Apr 27 15:45:59 CDT 2022


On 4/27/22 12:38, Diane Bruce wrote:

> Yes. Now try Courier ;)

That Model D had  magnificent typefaces; it was proportionally-spaced.
The space bar was split in the center--one side gave you an "em" space
(wide); the other gave you an "n" space (narrow).   When backspacing to
correct, it was a bit of a mental trick to remember how wide each
character was.

Mine had the Arcadia typeface.

http://writingball.blogspot.com/2020/05/guest-post-ibm-model-d-executive.html

It goes almost without mentioning that one used a film ribbon with these.

--Chuck



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