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Marcin Wichary

That’s it! I hope you liked this sneak peek of my collection– if you did, consider backing the book since this is the level of quality I’ve been aiming at for the visual side… there are a lot more photos like these, and of course a lot more great stories attached to them.

kickstarter.com/projects/mwich

17 comments
Sara Joy :happy_pepper: replied to Marcin

@mwichary gah. I really want this book but can't really justify it. Maybe there'll be an edition in future that I will treat myself to ❤️

Kyle Bradbury replied to Marcin

@mwichary I loved it, and I’m so excited for the book. Thank you!

Axel ⌨🐧🐪🚴😷 | R.I.P Natenom replied to Marcin

@mwichary: Thanks for that thread. Gives me much more of an idea what to expect from your book.

knack replied to Marcin

@mwichary On the "Strange Ergonomics" front, I'm strongly considering the KeyMouse, which has a concept I've not seen anywhere else...

e.pilot replied to Marcin
annaraven replied to Marcin

@mwichary How cool! Looking forward to the book coming out just around the time for my sweetie's birthday...

Brandon Kennedy replied to Marcin

@mwichary LOVED this and am super-excited for the book!

Bill Dunbar :verified_coffee: replied to Marcin

@mwichary this was awesome! Thank you! I can’t wait to get the book.

Paolo Amoroso replied to Marcin

@mwichary Your book is gorgeous, I backed your kickstarter within minutes of being notified, and I look forward to receiving it.

But perhaps a photo gallery (e.g. Flickr or Google Photos) or a traditional blog may be better for publishing dozens of photos. Doing so on a microblogging platform saturates the feed.

Marcin Wichary replied to Paolo

@amoroso What’s really nice in this scenario is the engagement – people can comment and share individual photos or talk to each other about a specific keyboard that resonated with them. With a blog post or Flickr or whatever you get a monolithic dead gallery.

Thanks for backing!

Paolo Amoroso replied to Marcin

@mwichary Good point. Still, it may help to announce you're going to post a lot so that your followers are prepared.

stojg replied to Marcin

@mwichary sir, you are as absolutely bonkers as some of these keyboards.

Tom replied to Marcin

@mwichary Any keyboards out there with a dedicated “quit vi” key?

nemo20000 replied to Marcin

@mwichary Here’s a keyboard you won’t have seen.
Prototype typesetting system. PS2 interface.

192 key PC keyboard
Marcin Wichary replied to nemo20000

@nemo20000 Where could I learn more about this!?

nemo20000 replied to Marcin

@mwichary I don’t know. This one came to me from someone who had it in their garage for a long time after getting it from someone else. Professionally made metal case and PCBs with a couple of wire patches. socketed PIC16C73A microcrontroller, 7 other 74 logic chips. Bears the serial number 1015 which suggests a couple of dozen were made.
Numeric keypad and 3×4 above are separate PCBs on ribbon cables but ALL the rest is a single PCB so perhaps there were (intended) options.
192 keys!

nemo20000 replied to nemo20000

@mwichary Four LEDs, including “S2” which is one of the red keys on the left.
PS2 to USB interfaces simply can’t cope with the custom PS2 codes produced by the nonstandard keys, resulting in ghosting, persistent held keys and other horrors. I could drag out one of my old machines with a PS2 interface and write a driver, but to what end?
The plan is to replace the PIC with a Pi or equivalent and do a proper USB interface. It’s a good plan and has been for years! One day, one day.

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