Shift Happens: A book about keyboards - Kickstarter Live

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JP!

08 Feb 2023, 17:44

Shift Happens: A book about keyboards
"The history of keyboards – from early typewriters to modern mechanical marvels – told in two beautiful volumes."

Some here may already be aware but the Kickstarter recently went live for Marcin Wichary's upcoming book about the history of keyboards.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mw ... ft-happens
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I have a couple photos that I contributed to this project (no spoilers here) and have been looking forward to seeing the end product of all the hard work that has gone into this epic.

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darkcruix

08 Feb 2023, 18:52

From what I saw yesterday in the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktIuUa0uf7E event, I am impressed about the depth it goes at times, the fun and interesting stories told and ... the wealth of high quality photos.

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darkcruix

12 Feb 2023, 17:00

25 days left to support. It already has reached (easily) the funding minimum, so it will be produced.
Have a look at the kickstarter page mentioned above. Spread the word when you can, I think it is a book worth supporting.

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Muirium
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12 Feb 2023, 17:34

Looks lovely. $150 (plus inevitable UK import tax sting) is a heavy ask, though.

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TNT

12 Feb 2023, 18:05

Somebody here from Germany who is interested in "splitting the bill"? A shared check for the "Alt+Shift Happens"-tier might save a bunch of money on the shipping and import fees. (And I don't have a credit card, unfortunately, so even if I wanted to support the project on Kickstarter myself, I couldn't 😅)

davkol

13 Feb 2023, 11:30

I'm not thrilled about storing 600-page tomes, but it would a great book to have available in the library. I wonder if something can be arranged. At worst, I'll just buy one the normal way and donate it.

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ifohancroft

16 Feb 2023, 05:04

I hope that it gets extended on Indiegogo or something, as I want it but I can't currently get it.

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