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Re:Accounting machines, the IBM 1403, and why printers stand... by Animats on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:23PM (#18972612)
Why the IBM 402 had 43 alphanumeric typebars:

    INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    0000000001111111111222222222233333333334444
    1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123
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Re:Accounting machines, the IBM 1403, and why printers stand... by kens on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @06:28PM (#18973887)
Is that real or an urban legend or somewhere in between?

Slightly tangentially, IBM often went by "International" back then. Products would have an "International" logo on them, and names like "International Automatic Carriage". e.g.: https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/text/20...

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