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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 12 May 2018
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      Thanks, yeah, I think I saw all of these!

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    2. Jesse Vincent‏Verified account @obra 12 May 2018
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      https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/52/b6/f6/bcbcf6583f950c/US2583184.pdf … https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1f/47/41/7147a728778cd4/US3968583.pdf … (Arabic) https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/b5/af/ef/f9188470bbcbf5/US1091335.pdf … (1912) https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/bd/cc/cd/f208e92cf4860b/US3938140.pdf … (1976) https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/1b/c5/d8/ecf302290cf758/US3945001.pdf … (1976, 7 segments, but curved)

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    3. Jesse Vincent‏Verified account @obra 12 May 2018
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      https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/2d/ed/0d/c6c427501cd0e7/US683133.pdf … - Nutso - 1898

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      😍

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      Which ones would you like to see implemented?

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    6. Jesse Vincent‏Verified account @obra 12 May 2018
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      Oh god. Lemme review and see if there are -any- other than the Brooks.

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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      Have you seen this?https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/917876412861661185 …

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      Marcin Wichary @mwichary
      @enf 6/8 segment display for letters. pic.twitter.com/a4xkMjAShx
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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      Marcin Wichary Retweeted Eric Fischer

      Or this?https://twitter.com/enf/status/916399813054181382 …

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      Eric Fischer @enf
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      Some curvy 14-segment digits and boxy bitmaps from 1952 http://bitsavers.org/pdf/afips/1952-12_%2302.pdf … (p. 120) pic.twitter.com/XonFG047Ke
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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      Or this? https://patents.google.com/patent/US1165663 …

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      Marcin Wichary Retweeted foone

      Or this?https://twitter.com/Foone/status/984885281881931776 …

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      foone @Foone
      A far more conventional (but beautifully designed!) Soviet calculator was the Iskra 1122 from the 1970s. It used a CRT display, with a unique asymmetric design. pic.twitter.com/qNs3vfXw1N
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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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      I think this is everything I have.

      8:25 PM - 12 May 2018
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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 12 May 2018
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          Of course, also this thread:https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/885964984324243461 …

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          Marcin Wichary @mwichary
          Two typographical details of early calculators: This Sanyo ICC-1123 (1973) uses an extra segment just so the digit “4” looks a bit nicer. pic.twitter.com/MadSScJ3LI
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          Oh, yes!

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