Michela Stenotype System

Created: 2020-09-15T22:05:01+00:00

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It's a phonetic shorthand stenotype machine but uses a piano keyboard with a split center.

• Dreamed of a "universal alphabet."
• Was given a lesser academic medal for "founds of which the process was secret."
• Was used in combination with brail to make it possible for blind people to type
• Based on piano keys since the mechanisms were available at the time
• Michela stenotypes were commissioned to transcribe senate hearings and have continued since the 13th parliament

• Consists of ten keys per hand and usually a split center for spacing.
• Left hand keys: BWWBWBWBWW
• Right hand keys: WWBWBWBWWB
• Contains four "banks" of sigils which help make up syllables.
• Words are comprised of phonemes and entire phonemes are typed at once.
• On top of this custom short-hand is used for common words which may otherwise be multiple phonemes.