Multilingual #typewriter query: Were there ever three-level typewriters made where the hammers had three glyphs rather than two on them?
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2. A typewriter called Hammond Multiplex used the same principle, but its replaceable type shuttles allowed it to support many languages, which was sometimes visible on the keyboard itself.pic.twitter.com/ThZrNUqwZw
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3. Lastly, there was at least one typewriter called Ideal Polyglott that went even further, having two shifts and *four* rows, sacrificing uppercase/lowercase, and using the extra slots to enable more multilingual typing. It even had an RTL model:pic.twitter.com/axisktn4X8
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