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Marcin Wichary
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Marcin Wichary

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Writing a book about the history of keyboards: http://aresluna.org/shift-happens  · Design manager @figmadesign · Typographer · Occasional speaker · He/him

San Francisco, Calif.
Joined October 2009

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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      Starting an ongoing thread with the most well-designed/beautiful keyboards. Please agree, disagree, or jump in with your suggestions! \ö/

      45 replies 121 retweets 359 likes
    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      Randomly… I really like this IBM 026 keypunch from 1949, particularly as it was released in two different colour schemes.pic.twitter.com/2OfCuIVx3F

      4 replies 8 retweets 71 likes
    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      This publicity photo of an IBM Rapid Access keyboard from the 1990s makes it look really sleek. (Not sure if the keyboard itself is?)pic.twitter.com/fdi0Plb6cn

      4 replies 3 retweets 32 likes
    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      Xerox DocuTech with proper quotation marks, function keys with pictograms, and a key named… KEYBOARD.pic.twitter.com/xfxYWaFAXL

      5 replies 5 retweets 67 likes
    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      The legendary Olivetti Praxis 48 typewriter. @massmadesoul wrote about it here: http://www.massmadesoul.com/olivetti-praxis-48/ …pic.twitter.com/Csl3LDVJi3

      8 replies 15 retweets 117 likes
    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      I am kind of fond of the colour scheme of the IBM JX computer’s keyboard (IBM PCjr for Japanese market). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_JX pic.twitter.com/kl4LZtGPNH

      4 replies 4 retweets 43 likes
    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      Marcin Wichary Retweeted Nick Cernis

      Suggestion from @NickCernis: Enterprise 64 home computer.https://twitter.com/nickcernis/status/855177134423322626 …

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      The Enterprise 64 by Geoff Hollington and Nick Oakley (1985). Love the joystick and programmable function keys. pic.twitter.com/Y6vGwrDHYZ
      2 replies 2 retweets 28 likes
    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Apr 2017
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      Hewlett Packard calculator and lab equipment keyboards were gorgeous.pic.twitter.com/RcEOZKjNtB

      8 replies 12 retweets 66 likes
    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 21 Apr 2017
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      Have always been a fan of Sinclair QL keyboard from 1984 (last two photos are prototypes).pic.twitter.com/NQRWbMWPUp

      10 replies 8 retweets 87 likes
    10. Monty‏ @xiphmont 11 Jan 2019
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      The first computers I designed mods for myself! Had never seen the prototype pics, that's something.

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Jan 2019
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      More photos by the late Rick Dickinson:https://www.flickr.com/photos/9574086@N02/albums/72157600854938578 …

      7:48 AM - 11 Jan 2019
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        1. Monty‏ @xiphmont 11 Jan 2019
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          OH! THANKS! Always loved Sinclair's industrial design, this is fantastic.

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