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Matt Menzenski

@menzen.ski

I really want a Dvorak typewriter

16/1/25, 12:42 am0 reposts3 likes

Hamza Masood

@hamzamasood.bsky.social

16 Jan 2025

Wasn't the point of having a qwerty layout on a typewriter to reduce the likelihood of key jams? I don't think Dvorak would be very fun on a typewriter because of two keys being pressed in quick succession.

Matt Menzenski

@menzen.ski

16 Jan 2025

Originally yes, but I believe typewriters have solved that problem by now

Hamza Masood

@hamzamasood.bsky.social

16 Jan 2025

Interesting. I wonder how. I hope I don't sacrifice too many hours of sleep researching this.

Zack

@thiswasatriumph.bsky.social

16 Jan 2025

There’s a conversion you can do on an IBM Selectric. ibmselectric.blogspot.com/2017/07/ibm-...

ibmselectric.blogspot.comIBM Selectric Dvorak Keyboard Conversion ProcedureDue to interest in the procedure to convert an IBM Selectric keyboard layout to a Dvorak layout, I decided to give it a try and document the...

Matt Menzenski

@menzen.ski

16 Jan 2025

Whoa, I had no idea that conversions were a thing. Unsurprising, though, in hindsight - thank you!