There was one point where I somehow clocked 123 WPM raw (with tons of mistakes I just typed past) while copying text from a philosophy book on my Triumph DeJur Perfekt (one of my fastest machines; its escapement gives the typebars some kickback to reset them faster, preventing jams), whether or not this was a timing fluke compared to the 110 WPM raw cap I was attaining. ruclips.net/video/wp613nxAYCY/видео.html shows what 110 WPM raw typewriter copy typing looks like.
wow! Where did you learn to type like that? I’m jealous … hahahehehehe. You are a master… Love your channel. I like how faster you are..Looks super comfortable to use this type of typewriter..
Basic touch typing (as trained on Monkeytype and whatnot) applied to typewriters, plus experience with rapid staccato touch from advanced piano playing. I wouldn't exactly call this machine "comfortable" to use, but it does have a nice touch. You have to press the keys with enough force to make a good impression (print quality), then release the key as quickly as possible both to not impede the return of the typebar and to free up your finger for the next keypress. In ensuring that typebars reach and return from the platen as quickly as possible, you are then able to partly overlap keypresses such that multiple typebars are in flight at a time. ruclips.net/video/9mQszbUhE30/видео.html was my inspiration for practicing typewriter speed typing/copying.
"Typewriters and keyboards, piano, programming, computer architecture, conlangs, philosophy, watchmaking..." Dude I would love to start a correspondence with you. How can I keep in touch? Do you have a website or email? I have a small typewriter collection that I've gotten working very nice. Keyboards I'm less picky so I have less of those. I've gotten a couple conlangs to a pretty well developed stage. Love the piano.
It feels "correct". Google will present a fair history of QWERTY. Practice mind piano experience also strengthens one's pinkies. rocket from Monkeytype uses their pinkies, securing the world record for speed. Yes, ideally with the switch in the consumer base in the late 1800s and the move from circular upstriking typewriters to arc-shaped frontstriking type baskets, a more optimal layout should have been devised both for the comfort of the fingers (particularly preventing cases that would force you to press the subsequent keys with the same finger) and to prevent typebar collisions (by maximizing the average distance between successive keypresses and hence typebars). Some typewriters were modified to use Dvorak or some other layout; these can fetch a fair bit on auction nowadays, but it is feasible to perform the modification by oneself. The more exotic layouts developed for other languages like Turkish, Arabic, and Hebrew might actually be more optimal for those languages than QWERTY had been for English, likewise the original Dvorak-like Belgian layout. ruclips.net/video/Vrnhsrf1C9g/видео.html features the DHIATENSOR layout which was statistically and mechanically optimal for this particular typewriter design, speed mainly limited by the home row being on the first instead of middle row, and the machine itself requiring deep keypresses and a full reset before you can reliably register the next keypress.
It is quite similar to the process of typing "properly" on a computer namely, with all your fingers (compensating if you happen to be missing any), mind that technique of course originated with typewriters, and so did the horizontal staggering of the rows on most keyboards due to the parallel arrangement of the key levers. When having all your fingers (even the pinkies!) at your disposal, it is easier to position your fingers to type each letter of a word with a different finger for each subsequent letter, as having to lift the same finger to press the next key is slower than just dropping a different finger. Sometimes you need to deviate from the traditional finger-key assignments for touch typing in order to avoid pressing two consecutive keys with the same finger or avoid awkward or straining finger positions. If you can type fast on a computer keyboard, it then comes to transferring that agility to the typewriter which demands quick strokes like "typing on hot coals" as I have heard. You press the keys just hard enough to make a good impression and then release immediately, ideally only moving the finger and minimizing the motion of the wrist. It requires a lot of finger independence and strength which I had partly already developed from playing piano, but this typewriter feels yet heavier than playing on a piano, and the keys fall deeper. In piano terms, it's like typing in a constant staccato, though some typewriters are more conducive to a more comfortable and overlapped legato. Provided that you can consistently press and release each key as quickly as possible, it then comes to ensuring that you space out the press of consecutive keys and maintain that precise quickness to avoid having the typebars collide or jam; so you can press the right keys, but if you press them in too quick succession or with bad technique, it is tantamount to a typo and can create the delay of correcting the missed character or unjamming the typebars. The closer the keys and hence typebars are together, the higher the minimum interval between presses before a typebar collision or jam is guaranteed. I would imagine that the experts of old mastered the minimum intervals required for every pair of keys and could thus maximize their speed. The first electric typewriters like the IBM Electromatic achieved the first thing like a modern keyboard (more so than what the Hammond achieved) where a light press activates a mechanism to deliver a very fast strike, making it so that you don't have to care as much about those minimum intervals, and jams are much less likely, or the springs can be made strong enough to automatically clear those jams. As for actually reaching those minimum intervals on a manual typewriter, you sometimes to have to overlap keypresses (as in "legato") while still ensuring that each is executed rapidly, so you might have multiple typebars in flight at a time, passing by one another and striking the paper in quick succession. As for shifting, as I learned from ruclips.net/video/9mQszbUhE30/видео.html, you can time the keypress and shift together so that by the time the carriage is lifted or the type basket is lowered, the typebar will have already hit the paper and printed the character; this in contrast to first fully pressing the shift _and then_ pressing the key to be shifted. On a typewriter, it is also advantageous to use _both_ shift keys, particularly shifting with the opposite pinky to the hand pressing the shifted character so you don't have to stretch that hand; this technique is transferable to computer keyboards. I also managed to develop a technique for subconsciously choosing the best thumb to use in a particular situation. As for carriage returns, since the "cursor" (in this case, it is rather the paper and the carriage and platen it is fed through that moves past a stationary type guide which acts as the "cursor") does not return to the beginning of the line instantly, you have to apply a sharp impulse to the carriage return lever in what I've heard to be called a "carriage flick", whereby before the carriage has hit the left margin, you will have already let go with your left hand and moved to be able to resume typing the instant the carriage stops. So imagine the enter key or manual word wrapping and hyphenation had around a 1-second delay.
There are many typos here and in my 110 WPM (raw) video. I don't often type the wrong word entirely, but may when reading the text I am copying lose my location or accidentally skip to the same or wrong line when attempting to move my eyes to the next one.
I don't do pranks, but here's the next best thing: ruclips.net/video/q680HhQFF7E/видео.html . I've brought a typewriter to some other public places where they wouldn't be too disruptive.
*Even faster typing:* "Typing at 110 WPM (raw) on a 1934 Underwood No 6 typewriter" ruclips.net/video/wp613nxAYCY/видео.html
looks like something is going to be recommended to everyone soon
That was really impressive and also can't wait for the upcoming videos on your description.
Great skill! Fantastic to watch.
Bravo! Touch typists unite! 💚
What a sharp brain you have…. Nice job! Thanks
I hit 80-90 my portable of the same year I think a minute or two ago (only in a short burst I think) I understand this feeling.
There was one point where I somehow clocked 123 WPM raw (with tons of mistakes I just typed past) while copying text from a philosophy book on my Triumph DeJur Perfekt (one of my fastest machines; its escapement gives the typebars some kickback to reset them faster, preventing jams), whether or not this was a timing fluke compared to the 110 WPM raw cap I was attaining. ruclips.net/video/wp613nxAYCY/видео.html shows what 110 WPM raw typewriter copy typing looks like.
wow! Where did you learn to type like that? I’m jealous … hahahehehehe. You are a master… Love your channel. I like how faster you are..Looks super comfortable to use this type of typewriter..
Basic touch typing (as trained on Monkeytype and whatnot) applied to typewriters, plus experience with rapid staccato touch from advanced piano playing. I wouldn't exactly call this machine "comfortable" to use, but it does have a nice touch. You have to press the keys with enough force to make a good impression (print quality), then release the key as quickly as possible both to not impede the return of the typebar and to free up your finger for the next keypress. In ensuring that typebars reach and return from the platen as quickly as possible, you are then able to partly overlap keypresses such that multiple typebars are in flight at a time. ruclips.net/video/9mQszbUhE30/видео.html was my inspiration for practicing typewriter speed typing/copying.
Thanks for the link. I saw it and that guy is like you, “ SUPER FAST MEN TYPEST in the WORLD. “ hahahehe
"Typewriters and keyboards, piano, programming, computer architecture, conlangs, philosophy, watchmaking..."
Dude I would love to start a correspondence with you. How can I keep in touch? Do you have a website or email?
I have a small typewriter collection that I've gotten working very nice. Keyboards I'm less picky so I have less of those. I've gotten a couple conlangs to a pretty well developed stage. Love the piano.
Consider joining the Typewriters Discord: discord.gg/Qcq9ukCY Plenty of collectors here.
keyboards, piano, programming, computer architecture, conlangs, and philosophy...
what is this?! everything i'm interested in?
@@happysongs4kyrone I know right
How does it feel to press letter A with your left pinkie? I guess it should have been put under one of the index or middle fingers.
It feels "correct". Google will present a fair history of QWERTY. Practice mind piano experience also strengthens one's pinkies. rocket from Monkeytype uses their pinkies, securing the world record for speed. Yes, ideally with the switch in the consumer base in the late 1800s and the move from circular upstriking typewriters to arc-shaped frontstriking type baskets, a more optimal layout should have been devised both for the comfort of the fingers (particularly preventing cases that would force you to press the subsequent keys with the same finger) and to prevent typebar collisions (by maximizing the average distance between successive keypresses and hence typebars). Some typewriters were modified to use Dvorak or some other layout; these can fetch a fair bit on auction nowadays, but it is feasible to perform the modification by oneself. The more exotic layouts developed for other languages like Turkish, Arabic, and Hebrew might actually be more optimal for those languages than QWERTY had been for English, likewise the original Dvorak-like Belgian layout. ruclips.net/video/Vrnhsrf1C9g/видео.html features the DHIATENSOR layout which was statistically and mechanically optimal for this particular typewriter design, speed mainly limited by the home row being on the first instead of middle row, and the machine itself requiring deep keypresses and a full reset before you can reliably register the next keypress.
Whats the technique to type this fast?
It is quite similar to the process of typing "properly" on a computer namely, with all your fingers (compensating if you happen to be missing any), mind that technique of course originated with typewriters, and so did the horizontal staggering of the rows on most keyboards due to the parallel arrangement of the key levers. When having all your fingers (even the pinkies!) at your disposal, it is easier to position your fingers to type each letter of a word with a different finger for each subsequent letter, as having to lift the same finger to press the next key is slower than just dropping a different finger. Sometimes you need to deviate from the traditional finger-key assignments for touch typing in order to avoid pressing two consecutive keys with the same finger or avoid awkward or straining finger positions. If you can type fast on a computer keyboard, it then comes to transferring that agility to the typewriter which demands quick strokes like "typing on hot coals" as I have heard. You press the keys just hard enough to make a good impression and then release immediately, ideally only moving the finger and minimizing the motion of the wrist. It requires a lot of finger independence and strength which I had partly already developed from playing piano, but this typewriter feels yet heavier than playing on a piano, and the keys fall deeper. In piano terms, it's like typing in a constant staccato, though some typewriters are more conducive to a more comfortable and overlapped legato. Provided that you can consistently press and release each key as quickly as possible, it then comes to ensuring that you space out the press of consecutive keys and maintain that precise quickness to avoid having the typebars collide or jam; so you can press the right keys, but if you press them in too quick succession or with bad technique, it is tantamount to a typo and can create the delay of correcting the missed character or unjamming the typebars. The closer the keys and hence typebars are together, the higher the minimum interval between presses before a typebar collision or jam is guaranteed. I would imagine that the experts of old mastered the minimum intervals required for every pair of keys and could thus maximize their speed. The first electric typewriters like the IBM Electromatic achieved the first thing like a modern keyboard (more so than what the Hammond achieved) where a light press activates a mechanism to deliver a very fast strike, making it so that you don't have to care as much about those minimum intervals, and jams are much less likely, or the springs can be made strong enough to automatically clear those jams. As for actually reaching those minimum intervals on a manual typewriter, you sometimes to have to overlap keypresses (as in "legato") while still ensuring that each is executed rapidly, so you might have multiple typebars in flight at a time, passing by one another and striking the paper in quick succession. As for shifting, as I learned from ruclips.net/video/9mQszbUhE30/видео.html, you can time the keypress and shift together so that by the time the carriage is lifted or the type basket is lowered, the typebar will have already hit the paper and printed the character; this in contrast to first fully pressing the shift _and then_ pressing the key to be shifted. On a typewriter, it is also advantageous to use _both_ shift keys, particularly shifting with the opposite pinky to the hand pressing the shifted character so you don't have to stretch that hand; this technique is transferable to computer keyboards. I also managed to develop a technique for subconsciously choosing the best thumb to use in a particular situation. As for carriage returns, since the "cursor" (in this case, it is rather the paper and the carriage and platen it is fed through that moves past a stationary type guide which acts as the "cursor") does not return to the beginning of the line instantly, you have to apply a sharp impulse to the carriage return lever in what I've heard to be called a "carriage flick", whereby before the carriage has hit the left margin, you will have already let go with your left hand and moved to be able to resume typing the instant the carriage stops. So imagine the enter key or manual word wrapping and hyphenation had around a 1-second delay.
But when incorrect word? Sir😊
There are many typos here and in my 110 WPM (raw) video. I don't often type the wrong word entirely, but may when reading the text I am copying lose my location or accidentally skip to the same or wrong line when attempting to move my eyes to the next one.
video idea take this to a coffee shop and start doing work
I don't do pranks, but here's the next best thing: ruclips.net/video/q680HhQFF7E/видео.html . I've brought a typewriter to some other public places where they wouldn't be too disruptive.