My understanding is that the Times is getting in trouble for this claim. Kevin Drum, who actually used earlier word processors, described it thus: "Berezin did

My understanding is that the Times is getting in trouble for this claim. Kevin Drum, who actually used earlier word processors, described it thus: "Berezin didn’t invent the concept of word processing; or the term 'word processing'; or the first actual word processing machine. IBM did all those things. She did, however, invent the first standalone word-processing machine driven by electronic components. It was an important evolution that lowered the cost of word processing and made it more reliable, but it doesn’t mean that Berezin 'built the first true word processor.'" https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/12/the-first-true-word-processor-was-invented-by-ibm/ https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/12/the-first-tru...