Originally published at: Micro Journal ReVamp is a compact ortholinear writer deck - Boing Boing
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Charlie Stross has some thoughts on a writing deck he’s been using.
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/09/zen-and-the-art-of-writer-deck.html
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It seems like the computer equivalent of writing with a fountain pen rather than a ballpoint, or writing with a goose quill and inkpot rather than a fountain pen. Or writing with a scribing stick on an unfired clay block, rather than a wax tablet.
It looks like a cool gadget which does a lot less than a Chromebook for a similar price.
I’m not persuaded.
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Add a period right after this and you understand its target audience’s desires.
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Is it distraction free because the keyboard clicking will make anyone else working in the vicinity want to leave?
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Exactly. Fountain pens are 
, goose quills are , cuneiform is i don’t get the argument.
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personally, i’d rather have an eee pc reboot but i respect rob’s weird obsession with things more artful than functional but presenting the other way around – from a design standpoint they’re cute lil decks.
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I feel it’s different to taking photos on film rather than your phone. (Both of which I enjoy.)
If I wanted that stripped down to the basics writing experience, I’d rather get a mechanical typewriter than a computer which has been deliberately limited to act a bit like a typewriter. There’s something in the experience of the physicality of tools which demands physical tools, rather than emulations of them.
I know the writer deck isn’t exactly a typewriter emulator as such. I’ve looked at several similar devices on the market, and they’re a bit pricey for taking a punt on.
surely someone out there has connected a typewriter to a raspberry pi? bonus points for magic slate style reusable paper
The exact point where “compact” turns into “small” isn’t clearly and universally defined and very easy to miss.
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