On July 31, 1961 -- fifty years ago this coming weekend -- IBM's groundbreaking new typewriter went on sale. The IBM Selectric reinvented the typewriter by introducing the typeball, a spherical metal ...

The Selectric is still considered one of the most dramatic improvements in the typewriter space, thanks to its "golf ball" head. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has ...

A few other characteristics came to mind that also help set it apart: I don't know if it was the first, or not, but something that might not be immediately obvious to some is that the Selectric had ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...