tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post7044187529582894908..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: Typewriters and the Absence of Repetitive Strain InjuriesRobert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-34731082428979115862020-01-24T10:23:29.830+11:002020-01-24T10:23:29.830+11:00Wow. Thanks for the response, Robert. I receive 50...Wow. Thanks for the response, Robert. I receive 50 hits on a good day. Unnamablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393281714333791573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-66000176990845881272020-01-24T10:08:37.111+11:002020-01-24T10:08:37.111+11:002143 people have seen this post. Not sure how many...2143 people have seen this post. Not sure how many will see your comment.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-39485829404278085122020-01-24T09:04:40.496+11:002020-01-24T09:04:40.496+11:00I’m not sure anyone will see this post, but I’ve d...I’m not sure anyone will see this post, but I’ve developed what seems to be De Quervain's tenosynovitis. I believe that it’s due to using my typewriters on desks that are too high (or chairs that are too low). Marcin above quotes a book that mentions lifting children. This medical source does, too. Repetitive tasks (typing), lifting babies, and so on: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/de-quervains-tenosynovitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20371332<br /><br />Ouch!<br /><br />-McFeats (Blog: The Untimely Typewriter)Unnamablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393281714333791573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-2827925484380811262017-09-20T08:16:17.069+10:002017-09-20T08:16:17.069+10:00There was RSI in the typewriter world, assuming we...There was RSI in the typewriter world, assuming we ignore the fact that the term “RSI” itself was only invented in the 1980s in Australia. To quote from a modern book “Office Ergonomics: Ease and Efficiency at Work”…<br /><br /><i>In 1926, Klockenberg reported heartbreaking stories of typists: lured by available jobs in “secure” offices, many young women trained to become typists. After just a few years working on then purely mechanical typewriters, some began to suffer from numb, painful hands, with injuries debilitating enough that they could not lift their small children.</i><br /><br />The 1926 book referred to is in German, titled “Rationalisierung der Schreibmaschine und ihrer Bedienung.” It’s a tough read.Marcinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663244405495235071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-34638743662867798622012-08-30T10:58:40.933+10:002012-08-30T10:58:40.933+10:00I think you hit the nail on the head with reasons ...I think you hit the nail on the head with reasons why there was no RSI with typewriters. All one needs to do is look at the way even data entry people work, generally poor posture, poor rhythm, and the use of writing desk heights for the keyboards. Those are just a few. I personally think the design of the keyboards have a lot to do with injury.<br /><br />Our typing teacher (although we thought her grouchy and stubborn) drilled into us correct posture, positioning of a typewriter (and what we were copying) as well as good rhythm.<br /><br />Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-61702948253814618622012-08-30T07:13:53.080+10:002012-08-30T07:13:53.080+10:00I always sit right and proper while using my typew...I always sit right and proper while using my typewriter, but find myself slouching amazingly when I use a computer (like this very minute). My knees pulled up near chin height, sitting just about on my lower back, arms outstretched with the right one inbetween my knees. I must say, though, it is comfortable. Of course, I reposition myself and do not spend all that much time in front of this glowing screen.<br />Thanks for the post, Robert. L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-37798421315463498912012-08-30T04:04:59.715+10:002012-08-30T04:04:59.715+10:00Robert, I did two posts on them. I'm still no...Robert, I did two posts on them. I'm still not finding any ads or other ephemera around them.<br /><br />http://manualentry.blogspot.com/2012/02/peerless-rubber-keys.html<br /><br />http://manualentry.blogspot.com/2012/03/typewriter-cushion-keys.htmlnotagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-81971997071244875382012-08-29T21:11:36.022+10:002012-08-29T21:11:36.022+10:00Something you've been thinking about while lug...Something you've been thinking about while lugging those typewriters of late? <br /><br />Where's the part about radiation exposure due to your FuNKoMaTic?Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-77603553202217094652012-08-29T14:22:28.069+10:002012-08-29T14:22:28.069+10:00Thank you Peter. Have you also come across the pad...Thank you Peter. Have you also come across the padded keytops patent?Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-31365071851433401552012-08-29T13:47:56.640+10:002012-08-29T13:47:56.640+10:00fHilarious! I ran across those finger tip things ...fHilarious! I ran across those finger tip things when I was reading up on "speed keys" because the patents reference each other.<br />I also love the backward-facing car desk.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.com