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Al Gore ; The basis for the later misquote by US Republicans that Gore had "invented" the Internet. Gore was the leading political champion of the modern-day Internet.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5322376 | Serial printing apparatus including an error correcting capability and having a memory A recording apparatus has a memory for storing information entered from a key input device, whereby the stored information can be used to rapidly and precisely position erasing means at a previously recorded indicium for erasure thereof. The apparatus may... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5143462 | Ergonomically effective backspacing method A method for backspacing and/or backspacing/erasing on a computer, electronic, or other keyboard comprises activation of the backspacing function via thumb movement. Such activation can be accomplished more easily, more efficiently, and more ergonomically... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4551033 | Serial electric printer using single unidirectional motor A serial printer having a carriage adapted to be shifted transversely of a paper and a type cylinder carried by the carriage in such a manner as to be able to be shifted up and down and to be rotated, so that the printing is effected by pressing the desir... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4286889 | Error correcting typewriter with electronically controlled backspacing to facilitate perfect overstrike of errors An error correcting typewriter wherein a backspace correction key is operative to read an incorrect character from memory, to in turn reversely move a stepper motor controlled carriage twice the width of a character in error and then forwardly the width o... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4031994 | Double tab rack for a typewriter A tab rack bar and tab stops are disclosed which provide for the ability to set a first set of tab stops on one side of the tab rack by displacing the tab stops into the path of the tabulator mechanism and then by rotating the tab rack set a second set of... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3991874 | Automatic function mechanism for typewriters A method and mechanism for automatically performing a typewriter function such as backspacing a carriage where the backspace mechanism is actuated upon removal of an insertable and removable ribbon cartridge. Particularly adaptable to correcting typing er... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3987885 | Automatic single and repeat function mechanism for typewriters A method and mechanism for automatic actuation of single and repeat typewriter functions such as backspacing upon the insertion and removal of a ribbon cartridge. The ribbon cartridge, carrying a bidirectional camming abutment having a pair of converging ... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3985219 | Ribbon cartridge for automatic typewriter function A typewriter ribbon cartridge carrying at least one abutment thereon for engaging one or more typewriter functions and responsive means or mechanism to thereby actuate the typewriter function mechanism when the ribbon cartridge is inserted into the typewr... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3978965 | Ribbon cartridge for automatic typewriter function An insertable and removable typewriter cartridge having an abutment thereon for automatically engaging a function coupled responsive means of a typewriter to actuate the typewriter function mechanism when the cartridge is removed from the typewriter.... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3977510 | Automatic function mechanism for typewriters A method and mechanism for automatically performing typewriter functions such as backspacing and disabling the escapement mechanism of a typewriter. A ribbon cartridge carrying actuating abutments is inserted into the typewriter whereupon the abutments en... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3976184 | Ribbon cartridge for dual automatic typewriter function A typewriter ribbon cartridge having a camming abutment thereon for engaging one or more typewriter function responsive means to thereby actuate the typewriter function mechanism when the ribbon cartridge is inserted into the typewriter and thereafter to ... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3976182 | Automatic function mechanism for typewriters A method and mechanism for automatically performing typewriter functions such as backspacing a carriage. The backspace mechanism is actuated by the insertion and removal of a ribbon cartridge that is placed on and guided by a ribbon cartridge platform and... | 08/24/1976 |
