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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 15 May 2017
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      Olivetti DE 523 word processor from ca. 1975. Kind of a generic keyboard, but those red accents and the shape of the whole machine!pic.twitter.com/W8Zx4OEAu9

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 May 2017
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      Ford typewriter from 1895. The key “FIGURES &c.” might be just the best key ever. (Photos by Martin Howard: http://www.antiquetypewriters.com/collection/typewriter.asp?Ford#.WRs4bFPyuHq …)pic.twitter.com/xQfQO2ZgRY

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 24 May 2017
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      A beautiful keyboard from Soviet Russia, used by astronauts (kosmonauts) to control communications equipment. 1960s. https://thngs.co/things/9130 pic.twitter.com/hyEkI5RLWY

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 25 May 2017
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      Royal Bar-Lock 14, one of the last typewriters without a Shift key. Really enchanting, alternating palette, with the red Tab on the right.pic.twitter.com/5ORHH263aX

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 26 May 2017
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      Hall Braille-Writer, from 1892, masquerading itself as a little piano. http://www.antiquetypewriters.com/collection/typewriter.asp?Hall%20Braille-writer%201#.WSiobxMrKHo …pic.twitter.com/ihMGjLr0XG

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Aug 2017
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      I think the new (upcoming, previewed) iMac Pro keyboard looks rather sharp.pic.twitter.com/iVTVlvLtUc

      2 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 16 Aug 2017
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      ADM-2 terminal from 1974. Weird to see RESET right next to your down arrow, and CTRL next to… Q. But it looks very pretty.pic.twitter.com/QxH4KpGB7d

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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 24 Aug 2017
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      The Vari-Typer! The classic keyboard that looks like a face. (The illusion is so strong that I feel bad for the last model, missing an eye.)pic.twitter.com/o24AVpi62T

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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 5 Sep 2017
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      This is by no way an endorsement of the phone itself, but Microsoft Kin Two keyboard (2010) was rather nice-looking. Plus, a smiley key!pic.twitter.com/qw94UeJbrs

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 Sep 2017
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      Remington Starfire typewriter – both the name and the red put Olivetti Valentine to shame.pic.twitter.com/bUynBA4Lca

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 18 Sep 2017
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      This seems a flawed keyboard, but I really liked the symmetry and the labels on keys rotated to face you. (This is Fountain FH101.)pic.twitter.com/SySBdumwuU

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        2. Scott Jenson‏Verified account @scottjenson 18 Sep 2017
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          Can't remember a crazy ergo 80s kb (sorry). Was adjustable split but also EACH KEY could change pitch. Super comfortable but expensive

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        3. Jesse Vincent‏Verified account @obra 18 Sep 2017
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          Horizontal or vertical pitch? Or both? Were the keys regular shapes?

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        1. Michael Leggett‏Verified account @leggett 18 Sep 2017
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          I love split keyboards. My wrists hurt on anything else. Been using some form of Microsoft's Natural Keyboard for over 20 years. #gettingOld

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        2. Jesse Vincent‏Verified account @obra 18 Sep 2017
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          Omg. I need one.

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 18 Sep 2017
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          Yeah, that belongs in your collection!

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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 25 Oct 2017
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          One of the most interesting-looking early typewriters, called Williams. (Also fun to see it in action: https://youtu.be/ulIYu9_0TiI?t=1m44s …)pic.twitter.com/kJgJ0NnXUs

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        3. Gétur Fránsson‏ @getur 25 Oct 2017
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          [steampunk intensifies]

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        2. pkamb‏ @pkamb 25 Oct 2017
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          The left-hand keys are sloping the wrong way! Compare wrist positions needed for finger columns of QAZ vs. YHN. Right hand is natural (even on a normal keyboard), left hand requires a major kinked wrist.

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          This is something you might be interested in looking into for the book; why do almost all typing tutorials teach left hand as QAZ, WSX, EDC when the far more comfortable QAShift, WSZ, EDX columns are available?

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