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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.
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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      And if you’re thinking “at least the calculators are safe,” here is the abominable Royal Digital 3 with only *four* digits and a special key to scroll to the left or right.pic.twitter.com/MPj0pOijEr

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      (I wrote about Royal Digital 3 in my newsletter last year. It not only has the worst display, but also a pretty awful “keyboard”: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/shift-happens/issues/the-worst-keyboard-ever-made-148939 …)

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      But at last there *was* a display. Because we’re going to end one of the first computers ever, the otherwise glorious and memorable 1951’s UNIVAC, size of a room, its memory banks filled with mercury.pic.twitter.com/q8kHvTH2K4

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      Where is its screen? *What* is its screen? Can you tell?

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      There it is, in the middle of its blinking console, surrounded by a white frame – a “display” of sorts, a screen of an era where cathode ray tubes in computers were used for… memory, rather than display. (Yes!)pic.twitter.com/O2XMaMkoXV

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      It’s pretty simple. Each character UNIVAC can share with you is accompanied by a simple lightbulb that would shine at the right moment.

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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      If it seems simplistic and inadequate, it was, even in 1951.

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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      Luckily at that time, and for a few decades later, people using computers who didn’t want to look at lightbulbs or spend a lot of $ for a flickering screen, had an alternative. At that time, and for a few decades later, the best computer display was still a nearby typewriter.pic.twitter.com/bAblFDLXv7

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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      In conclusion, if you’re interested in the history of displays, BUY MY BOOK ABOUT KEYBOARDS. But seriously, I found all of these in my research of keyboards, so I thought it’d be fun to share this parallel track!

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    10. Brian Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @therealfitz 17 Sep 2019
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      WHERE CAN I BUY THIS BOOK THAT YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT??????

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Sep 2019
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      I knowwwwwwww

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        2. Eric Sinclair‏ @esinclai 17 Sep 2019
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          Soooon?

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        3. Brian Fitzpatrick‏Verified account @therealfitz 17 Sep 2019
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          This dude is KILLING me

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        2. nick kokonas‏ @nickkokonas 17 Sep 2019
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          I can help with book production !! Seriously

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Sep 2019
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          Ah, thanks!!! I’ll be in touch!!!!! Planning to be ready for serious/final printing conversations in January–February.

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