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The Dvorak zine : changing the world one keyboard at a time / narrated by Alec, Frunch, & GCB.
LIBRA - Rare Comics Collection Comics 528
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longstreth, Alec, author.
- Cardiff, Michael, author.
- Carleton-Barnes, Gabe, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dvorak, August, 1894-1975.
- Dvorak, August.
- Typewriters--History.
- Typewriters.
- Typewriting--Technological innovations.
- Typewriting.
- Genre:
- Zines.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 24 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : [Alec Longstreth, Michael Cardiff and Gabe Carleton-Barnes], [2005]
- Summary:
- Tells the story of how the qwerty keyboard took hold and charts the development of the dvorak simplified keyboard layout in the 1930s. The Dvorak keyboard is intended to be more efficient than qwerty, which was developed by typewriter manufacturers to prevent jamming. The authors provide direction on converting your machine to a dvorak keyboard, and advice for learning how to type on this keyboard layout.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Comics 527: Purchased for the Penn Libraries from Jessica Abel and Matt Madden in 2026.
- OCLC:
- 61660219
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