Comments on: The Hilariously Impractical Japanese Typewriter http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/ A Japanese Language & Culture Blog Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 By: Hashi http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-86772 Tue, 07 May 2013 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30332#comment-86772 This was probably the best April Fools’ joke ever :D

]]> By: Jen Kong http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-86563 Tue, 07 May 2013 02:50:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30332#comment-86563 Parody promo for product “Patapata” from Google Japanes Input.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzUDAaYMNsA

「2009 年の公開から多くのユーザーにご利用いただいている Google 日本語入力に「パタパタバージョン」が登場しました。フラップ式ディスプレイを採用す­ることにより、指一本で、難しい予備知識なども必要なく、直感的でスムーズな日本語入­力が可能になりました。」

]]> By: Steven Morris http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-82182 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:36:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30332#comment-82182 This is really interesting. I’d heard of these as a kid but have never taken the time to read about them.

Come to think about it, inputting Japanese on a computer is also unique. Like how you can type in “onpu” to get musical notes, or get various shapes by typing in “maru”, “sankaku”, “shikaku”, “hoshi”, etc. Swapping characters on one of those type writers seems somewhat similar to the process of choosing which kanji you want after you’ve typed in your hiragana on a computer. I’ve always wondered about how typing speed is measured in Japan because of this.

]]> By: crowbark http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-81929 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30332#comment-81929 In the second video, it also beeps incessantly at the operator while
he’s painstakingly trying to set the paper up. Why? Just as an
additional sanity test? Dear God.

On the other hand, I would love to have possession of a tray full of those tiny type blocks. Language Legos!

]]> By: missingno15 http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-81758 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30332#comment-81758 Yes I am…..

]]> By: KinokoHime http://www.tofugu.com/2013/04/27/the-hilariously-impractical-japanese-typewriter/comment-page-1/#comment-80846 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:59:00 +0000 http://www.tofugu.com/?p=30332#comment-80846 Why didn’t they just make a collection of well-organized tiny stamps and leave off the machine? Seems like it’d be about the same speed.

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