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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 18 Aug 2019
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      This one is something else altogether!pic.twitter.com/IwF0WYxXIj

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Aug 2019
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      pic.twitter.com/HvsxylUM8n

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Sep 2019
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      pic.twitter.com/5mPHcNQ4oZ

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Sep 2019
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      Oooof.pic.twitter.com/8QvGJa7GAx

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Dec 2019
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      Now this one is just confusing.pic.twitter.com/R3XTBSUkPv

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 27 Dec 2019
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      Marcin Wichary Retweeted Amy #BlackLivesMatter

      These are incredible! Both the art direction, and the fact that they’re typing on themselves.https://twitter.com/amyhoy/status/1210798247729455107 …

      Marcin Wichary added,

      Amy #BlackLivesMatter @amyhoy
      Replying to @mwichary
      earlier (50s) and not cartoons EXACTLY, but these are by boris artzybasheff pic.twitter.com/2W3lrsYe9L
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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 28 Dec 2019
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      Marcin Wichary Retweeted dis-asta

      https://twitter.com/astahfrom/status/1210910637074894848?s=21 …https://twitter.com/astahfrom/status/1210910637074894848 …

      Marcin Wichary added,

      Guy sitting inside a mainframe.
      dis-asta @astahfrom
      Computers as a Safe Womb by Will Eisner (1973). https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/1131437220525514752 … pic.twitter.com/qKU2clLPVv
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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Feb 2020
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      Went to @prelinger Library today, and while searching for other things, I found a few more for this collection. Let’s start with this stamp from Tunisia (1968), celebrating the computerization of postal office.pic.twitter.com/3JLN2O56eG

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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Feb 2020
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      Here is another RCA ad.pic.twitter.com/GSO38dzQeq

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Feb 2020
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      This is how Varian – one of the classic early Silicon Valley companies – anthropomorphized computers.pic.twitter.com/zVbdj2D2lk

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Feb 2020
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      I don’t get this joke.pic.twitter.com/bKHIOtVeWN

      5:55 PM - 22 Feb 2020
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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Feb 2020
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          Some tired computers.pic.twitter.com/Dq968H3kyG

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Feb 2020
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          But then, there’s this, from Micro Switch!!!!! CAKE = Computer-Assisted Keyboard Evaluator (perfect for testing QWEFTY keyboards)pic.twitter.com/beulfCzdH4

          2 replies 6 retweets 35 likes
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        4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          Two more, found by @TubeTimeUS!pic.twitter.com/sjYLEDeJ1o

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        5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          Found some good ones today.pic.twitter.com/Aam92gUp9G

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        6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          pic.twitter.com/EbOc1yvaKo

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        7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          This romantic one comes via @karenmcgrane:pic.twitter.com/IAqFCzFo0D

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        8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          pic.twitter.com/YqF7VWCli0

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        9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          pic.twitter.com/3Zb5mVzGxT

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        10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          RCA made an appearance before in this thread, with the Dunce cap computer, and an ad for Octoputer. Here are a few more appearances of the latter.pic.twitter.com/fWVXJcChnK

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        11. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          Ooof, the Octoputer is really, really creepy the more you look at it or think about it.pic.twitter.com/zh9nl4APj8

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        12. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          A few more “computer myths explained” by @montewolverton, a cartoonist that is still active today.pic.twitter.com/kgFZ0WIV2N

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        13. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          “I am a sad computer”pic.twitter.com/m15OAklIQN

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        14. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          Two more RCA images. All of these have been created by Ed Renfro (1924–2012).pic.twitter.com/tBihnWqx3g

          2 replies 1 retweet 10 likes
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        15. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          pic.twitter.com/tUY2Jdwuww

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        16. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2020
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          Last batch for today!pic.twitter.com/CLIoQSd9bD

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        17. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Aug 2020
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          Two similar ideas here.pic.twitter.com/d3Zhc5t1Tq

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        18. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Aug 2020
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          Protect your computer!pic.twitter.com/UxV2ZqYNUb

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        19. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Aug 2020
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          More really great stuff.pic.twitter.com/ixM8exSw0f

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        20. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Aug 2020
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted 龚贤 Gong Xian

          This is great:https://twitter.com/The_Opponent/status/1295536367557054466 …

          Marcin Wichary added,

          龚贤 Gong Xian @The_Opponent
          Replying to @mwichary @OTComputerShow
          Even some TV shows had them, like the Canadian series Bits and Bytes. pic.twitter.com/kWyhQ0CatJ
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        21. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Aug 2020
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted Dᴀɴ Mᴏᴏʀᴇ

          Another one: https://twitter.com/mgrdcm/status/1131533781196787712?s=21 …https://twitter.com/mgrdcm/status/1131533781196787712 …

          Marcin Wichary added,

          Dᴀɴ Mᴏᴏʀᴇ @mgrdcm
          Replying to @mwichary
          “The Computer Went Down for Lunch” by Curt Frankenstein pic.twitter.com/a4fpyqDz4x
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        22. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 18 Aug 2020
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          April Fuel?pic.twitter.com/g0pAFpuK19

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        23. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Aug 2020
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          A whole family of sentient computers from a Sunnyvale, Calif. company with a wonderful name Boole & Babbage:pic.twitter.com/gT1HoE8BhN

          1 reply 4 retweets 8 likes
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        24. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Aug 2020
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          pic.twitter.com/HDvQBSejKe

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        25. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 22 Aug 2020
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          Some of these are pretty creepy.pic.twitter.com/Bj0IdmBnKM

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        26. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 29 Aug 2020
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          The four moods of a mainframe computer.pic.twitter.com/5VYJMnzewS

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        27. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 29 Aug 2020
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          What did you call me?pic.twitter.com/a9OidUT0XC

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        28. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 7 Sep 2020
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          This is a weird cover, and a reminder that BASIC predated home computers by over a decade.pic.twitter.com/FUEcsXtLYD

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