Why did Churchill once mistake Roosevelt's letter for a typographical document? Detailed answer

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Why did Churchill once mistake Roosevelt's letter for a typographical document?

Typically, typewriters have a monospace font (when all characters are the same width). In 1944, IBM released a typewriter with proportional type called Executive and presented the first copy to President Roosevelt. People accustomed to monospaced typewritten text mistook what was printed on the Executive for printed documents. Churchill, having received the first such letter from Roosevelt, replied: "Although our correspondence is important, there is no need to print it in a printing house."

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