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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Regarding LB[1]: It's an incredible story at the intersection of culture, language, politics, and engineering. I'd love to see Lin Yutang's MingKwai in action:
"At nine inches (23 centimetres) tall and less than 20 inches (50 centimetres) in length and width, MingKwai was no larger than a standard English typewriter. Most notably, it resembled its Western counterparts and featured a keyboard. With 72 keys, the device could type more than 90,000 Chinese characters."