Word processors developed from mechanical machines, later merging with computer technology. The history of word processing is the story of the gradual automation of the physical … 展开

The first word processing device (a "Machine for Transcribing Letters" that appears to have been similar to a typewriter) was patented in 1714 by Henry Mill for a machine that was capable of "writing so clearly and accurately you could not distinguish it … 展开

In Japan, even though typewriters with Japanese writing system had widely been used for businesses and governments, they were limited to specialists and required special skills due … 展开

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By the late 1960s, IBM had developed the IBM MT/ST (Magnetic Tape/Selectric Typewriter). It was a model of the IBM Selectric typewriter from … 展开

The final step in word processing came with the advent of the personal computer in the late 1970s and 1980s and with the subsequent creation of … 展开