Sharp Font Writer FW-760, by Sharp, England, early 1990s

Made:
early 1990s in England
maker:
Sharp Corporation
Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760 Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760 Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760

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Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760
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Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760 had taken the place of electric typewriters but were soon in turn replaced by the word processing software. The Sharp Font Writer FW-760 was a small portable electronic word processor with a number of different innovative features including eight different applications (word processor, spreadsheet, address book, label printing, utilities, multilingual translator, card printing, and clip art) as well as a DOS-compatible floppy disc drive for unlimited document storage. A novel feature of the Sharp Font Writer FW-760 was the multilingual document generator, which converted from a series of document templates into French, German, Italian or Spanish.

This represents one type of electronic writing machine available in the late twentieth century to both the domestic and office markets, when electric typewriters were replaced by the electronic word processor, which was soon in turn replaced by word-processing software. All three “word processing” technologies overlapped at the end of the twentieth century soon to be almost completely replaced by word-processing computing software.

Details

Category:
Printing & Writing
Object Number:
2020-180
Materials:
Plastic, assorted metals
type:
electronic word process
credit:
Lorna and Richard Grosse

Parts

Leather case for Sharp Font Writer FW-760, early 1990s

Leather case for Sharp Font Writer FW-760, early 1990s

Leather case for Sharp Font Writer FW-760, early 1990s

Materials:
leather
Object Number:
2020-180/1
type:
case - container
Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Electronic word processors such as the Sharp Font Writer FW-760 had taken the place of electric typewriters but were soon in turn replaced by the word processing software. The Sharp Font Writer FW-760 was a small portable electronic word processor with a number of different innovative features including eight different applications (word processor, spreadsheet, address book, label printing, utili...

Materials:
Plastic, assorted metals
Object Number:
2020-180/2
type:
typewriter
Electrical power plug for Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Electrical power plug for Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Electrical power plug for Sharp Font Writer FW-760, early 1990s

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
2020-180/3
type:
plug
Four floppy disks, software for Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Four floppy disks, software for Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Four floppy disks containing software for Sharp Font Writer FW-760, early 1990s

Measurements:
overall: 94 mm x 90 mm x 5 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2020-180/4
type:
floppy disks
Two Sharp ZX-2TS1BK single-strike ribbon cassettes for Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Two Sharp ZX-2TS1BK single-strike ribbon cassettes for Sharp Font Writer FW-760

Two Sharp ZX-2TS1BK single-strike ribbon cassettes in original packaging for Sharp Font Writer FW-760, early 1990s

Measurements:
overall: 150 mm x 100 mm x 10 mm,
Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2020-180/5
type:
cassettes