09 Oct 2016, 08:31
Remember that for a long time PCs were far more expensive, not to mention slower (...) and more difficult to use. Home computers were fiddly and very limited. Also, output from a 9-pin dot matrix printer did not give a very good impression compared to a type-written page.
It was also very much a question of habit. My dad used typewriters for writing pretty much everything, including addresses on envelopes, VHS cassette labels, filling out forms, etc.
Selectric had keys on key-arms, like earlier typewriters. The keys were tactile.
Linear switches seems to be as being the norm for electronic typewriters.
