Fascinating, and new to me. Thanks. The 1870 version bears some similarity to Edison’s Phonograph, which came later, and the earlier Phonoautograph. I would guess this principle of recording on a cylinder is informed by the process of knurling on a lathe, and perhaps music box cylinders.
Whatever became of Doug Engelbart's chording keyboard? The idea was to use the mouse (also his invention) for the right hand and the chording keyboard with the left (or vice versa, I presume). With it, you could type with one hand.
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The 1870 version bears some similarity to Edison’s Phonograph, which came later, and the earlier Phonoautograph.
I would guess this principle of recording on a cylinder is informed by the process of knurling on a lathe, and perhaps music box cylinders.
Oh, the possibilities!
(SCNR again)
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What does he look like transformed?