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At the end of the 1950s the Comptometer Corporation (formerly Felt & Tarrant) was not doing well financially. They desperately needed a hit product, and came up with the Electrowriter. Two machines connected by a phone line, like a fax machines, but you could transmit live writing and drawing. (1/2)

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Jaap Scherphuis

@jaapsch.net

21 Dec 2025

It was too late to save the company - it was bought by Victor. The Electrowriter was considered the most valuable asset, more than the Comptometer calculators themselves. The gif below shows some amazing footage of a pair of Electrowriters in action, from an office exhibition from 1966. (2/2)