Video: The Last Wedge Computer

I use the wall behind me as a keying surface and "cut" myself out of it, like a green screen effect in a movie. I then layer that over the original footage, so technically I'm on a different layer than the wall behind me.

Cathode Ray Dude

Quick question, how did you make the c64 go behind your head? And not in front?

Mels Van Wees

If I recall correctly, those 4-pin power connectors were made by ITT Cannon. And you're right, absolute pain to find them.

probnot

I've been thinking of doing a video on word processors and typewriters that would give me a chance to talk about this, although I'm not sure if I'd do a decent job of it because I wasn't actually There for the era. I've used typewriters (actually, since I was a kid - wrote a bunch of stuff on one) but it's always been a novelty, I've never really *needed* to, so I don't think I'd have the best perspective.

Cathode Ray Dude

Would enjoy watching that video!

Marcin Wichary

Oh yeah, I know that much - it's actually a regular talking point of mine that's never made it into a video: typing was a profession for a century, and then computers made it appear to be "free" for everyone.This resulted in a massive decrease in the quality of business communication, because all these executives who have no idea how to use English effectively are now issuing companywide memos and sometimes even customer communiques. The fact that it's *mechanically* easier to type - and, yeah, that backspace *completely* changed how the process works - made so many people think that secretaries weren't really "doing anything"

Cathode Ray Dude

Ha, good luck! Typing used to be a lot more “professional”/hardcore. Bonus if you unlearn Backspace which also didn’t exist haha

Marcin Wichary

Dangit - well, I did use the qualifier "as we know it," but you're still right. Watching this video, comparing to my experience with mechanical typewriters, I have to admit I've never seen technique like that. Now I feel like I need to learn how to do this.

Cathode Ray Dude

Could be, but I've gotten nailed on a *bunch* of streams and I really just don't want the risk - more importantly though, this is motivation to continue composing original music, which was literally one of my foundational goals when I started my channel; it just took me four years to get over myself and do it.

Cathode Ray Dude

I think maybe you're just picking all the wrong DOS games as after making 310 videos exclusively focused on DOS games I've only run into Content-ID issues on about a dozen of them, though I will admit I've taken strides since switching from Blip to YouTube in 2015 to limit how long I'll showcase a single stream of game audio without sound effects or voicework overlaid overtop.

Kris Asick

That song :]

This short video has a classic example of typewriter touch typing. It’s an early electric typewriter, but this existed even before those: https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/942512848231526406

Marcin Wichary

Hi! At around 7:00 you say typewriters don’t have a concept of touch typing. They do! They have had it since the late 19th century when touch typing was invented. Indeed you were supposed to float your hands above the keyboard to achieve that (the keyboard angles were a lot more extreme early on), or sometimes the typewriter would be recessed in a special desk to bring the keys closer to your fingers.

Marcin Wichary