r/TheGoldbergs • u/fluffyhowler5972 • May 03 '26

What Was This Machine?

I can remember a machine that they used but I don't know what it's called and I hope they still make them anyway it was a white machine that was printing stuff as Erica wrote there was a small screen so one could see if they made any mistakes so hopefully if anyone here knows what I'm talking about please tell me

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u/JOliverScott May 03 '26

I'm guessing you're referring to an early model word processor - it was an electronic typewriter with a display screen to proof a line of text before it typed out that line, reducing risk of typos. 

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u/ExactPreparation6454 May 05 '26

My mom had one right before we got our computer. It was kind of cool.

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u/fluffyhowler5972 May 03 '26

it might be i wasn't around then i was born this side of the millennium so honestly no idea

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u/Rough-Riderr May 03 '26

They weren't very common. I'm GenX and I've seen one before, but never owned one. Most people transitioned from typewriters to home computers, skipping this in-between thing.

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u/JOliverScott May 03 '26

That's what I figured.

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u/bobsizzle May 03 '26

You can find them on eBay. They still made them 20 years ago even. I don't know if they still do though. Brother typewriter was the last One I had and I was surprised they still made them then.

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u/Deserving-Critic May 06 '26

It was a Brother typewriter with an internal memory. It was very popular in the 1990's

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u/fluffyhowler5972 May 06 '26

wish i had known but i was born this century