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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 31 Jan 2018
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      First keyboard I interacted with in Japan was already kind of amazing. Mechanical numeric keypad in an ATM!pic.twitter.com/U0bnG3rWui

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      Stumbled upon an Apple Store. Most (but not all) keyboards in the fascinating Japanese layout with the tiny Tab and Caps Lock in the lower left corner. Also spotted my first iMac Pro keyboard!pic.twitter.com/OifeOOq0Sd

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      To people pointing out the oversized [1] key: I think it makes some sense aesthetically, and it’s easier to press (c.f. Fitts’s Law). As the last digit to make it onto the keyboard, [1] deserves some remuneration! A few other keyboards that did (or didn’t do) something similar:pic.twitter.com/qYlGK5c4r4

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      The remote numeric keypad in my hotel goes to eleven, and then even more. (Why am I doing this… I hate “goes to eleven” jokes.) VOD in the upper left corner is a sticker.pic.twitter.com/309JmSeXa3

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      An example of what other keyboards do with that [1] key.pic.twitter.com/og4imzrmY6

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      I literally gasped out loud when I saw this in a store. I think you buy a key of your choice, then order whatever custom stamp you want online.pic.twitter.com/BXmhAsjwa7

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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      Cute electronic dictionary (I think?) keyboards. Would get one, but they are surprisingly pricey!pic.twitter.com/HktRqHoy1G

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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      Keyboard-related purchases count: 1 Foot blisters count: 1

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Feb 2018
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      Cute stickers talking about what’s underneath keys in a computer store.pic.twitter.com/g8Lht5qO96

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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 2 Feb 2018
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          Keyboard mystery: I’ve seen a bunch of older Mac keyboards today (including the legendary black MacBook) where Control key is adorned with an extra pen icon. What is that all about? I have never seen this before.pic.twitter.com/kPgbIWecwD

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 2 Feb 2018
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          (Also, in that second photo, note the huegest one key, with a right-aligned legend!)

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        4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 3 Feb 2018
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          Mystery solved! The pen was to draw attention to the menu allowing you to switch between many modes of entering Japanese. It otherwise behaved as ^ or Ctrl. The shortcuts still work today, but the special icon and key are gone. I am not sure why the intro’ed it or removed it.pic.twitter.com/PRUr9oBkgw

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        5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 3 Feb 2018
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          Japanese Enter is already rather big but, if there’s room, it can be made gargantuan. (Last photo is the more typical size.)pic.twitter.com/98WkhM9LBW

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        6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 3 Feb 2018
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          This is in contrast to the spacebar, used sparingly and usually sacrificed to make room for keys used to switch between many necessary input methods or to aid in typing complex Japanese characters by describing them via QWERTY.pic.twitter.com/MJjVC6ZVXH

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        7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 3 Feb 2018
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          Although of course I also stumbled upon the Steelseries gaming keyboard with its massive spacebar. (Early on, some 19th-century typewriters called spacebar a “space plate.” This one deserves that name.)pic.twitter.com/1swavHnC9V

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        8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 3 Feb 2018
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          Keyboard-related purchases count: 2 I bought a bad Japanese keyboard part for less than a dollar!pic.twitter.com/4K3mlEXBdE

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        9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 3 Feb 2018
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          Q: …thanks, boss, we’ll make it happen somehow. *leaves the room, 1 enters with a worried look on its face* 1: I heard some rumours about downsizing. Boss: Don’t worry, you still have a job. Speaking of which, have you seen Tab around?pic.twitter.com/9D8H4HbYqu

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        10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 4 Feb 2018
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          Keyboard-related purchases count: 3 I liked this one because it says “Logicool,” and it has Japanese layout, and I never had a wireless keyboard before.pic.twitter.com/lAQuKLo2um

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        11. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 4 Feb 2018
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          Saw this in the store today. Little calendar keys! From Filco! 12 function keys = 12 months = 12 Zodiac signs: coincidence or CONSPIRACY?pic.twitter.com/JlC94k0mO3

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        12. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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          Through kindness of strangers (viz. @TokyoSpark) I got to play with the original thumb shift keyboard today at Fujitsu headquarters, including its original touch typing helper chart! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumb-shift_keyboard …pic.twitter.com/fBq2xWqoxy

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        13. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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          Keyboard-related purchases count: 4 I went back to the store to convince them to sell me the white Mac keyboard with the enormous 1 and the pen icon. (Without speaking Japanese.) They didn’t want to.

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        14. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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          But then I managed to ask them if there is another place that could have those, and they pointed me to a little store on the 4th floor of a small building… and it was a gold mine of used Apple keyboards. So here it is, my holy grail Japanese A1048 in my own bag.pic.twitter.com/9FLW0J6XdQ

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        15. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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          (I felt so happy I ran back to the original store just to say “thank you” to the guy that sent me to the right place.)

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        16. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 13 Feb 2018
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          Japanese trains specifically call out loud typing! Damn nerds be bringing Model Ms onboard.pic.twitter.com/dIF3FmEVRu

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        17. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          An interesting Sharp “email internet computer.” Seems vaguely resembling of an iMac, but it has some cool dedicated keys Apple would never put on their keyboards as Apple keyboards can’t ever not be boring.pic.twitter.com/8j71s3TKoa

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        18. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          Ctrl vs. Caps Lock battles know no boundaries.pic.twitter.com/ZLJnrU6iG4

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        19. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          I typed on the Lenovo Yoga Book. It really was rather gross.pic.twitter.com/RdDkTolChs

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        20. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          A camo Filco keyboard with a stenciled font and a matching numeric keypad for all that spreadsheeting that needs to happen on the front lines…?pic.twitter.com/Q9q1vVo06Z

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        21. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          I found some other keyboards clad in interesting liveries.pic.twitter.com/3WsILAbCrz

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        22. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          But I am not going to lie: it was kind of awesome to see shelves and shelves filled with keyboards.pic.twitter.com/fl7CF1Loh5

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        23. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          (A lot of it was dedicated to gaming, but not all of it.)pic.twitter.com/E4QZZu5GKA

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        24. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 17 Feb 2018
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          Some gaming keyboards had little trailers next to them! GAME WITH PASSION. WIN WITH SCIENCE. PWN YOUR VI. CRUNCH NUMBERS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. EXTREME EDGEEEEEEEpic.twitter.com/LGPJw27LFI

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        25. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 19 Feb 2018
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          Keyboard-related purchases count: 4 I got this fascinating one-handed cheap gaming keyboard. I’m a bit intimidated to get it out of the box. …and puzzled about the keys that stray away from QWERTY. Are those typical for one game, or common across many games?pic.twitter.com/crWmavjZCx

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        26. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 19 Feb 2018
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          It’s also interesting as a distant cousin of Doug Engelbart’s idea of “left hand on the keyset, right hand on the mouse” notion from 1960s.pic.twitter.com/YAI6hKt4GJ

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        27. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 19 Feb 2018
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          I also saw gaming mice which had mini keyboards on their surfaces.pic.twitter.com/SJ1eDVY4Kw

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        28. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 19 Feb 2018
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          I have to say that the combination of highlighted WASD and the Japanese kana characters has a certain pro look to it.pic.twitter.com/IutahkOw7v

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        29. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 20 Feb 2018
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          Interesting: Stickers to put on your keyboard keys to make them more grippy. Is this a gamer’s equivalent of racing driver’s or cyclist’s gloves? Useful or a placebo equivalent of the expensive HDMI cables?pic.twitter.com/3UtFI5l6Dc

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        30. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 1 Mar 2018
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          This was an interesting iPad keyboard. Usually, keyboards treat every inch of space as precious. This one has non-functional bumpers on the sides; I guess so it doesn’t scratch the screen…?pic.twitter.com/cqqr1qBcSX

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        31. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 9 Mar 2018
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          Keyboard-related purchases count: 5 A cheap keyboard with a platform for don’t-call-them-Lego Lego bricks? (They even cheat on the box already, by extending the platform with extra flat Legos.)pic.twitter.com/qOlqJAPJdg

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