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From: joris bellenger <svzanten@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: History of ASCII Art [Question]
Date: 1997/03/27
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To: spunk1111@aol.com
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spunk1111@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I "discovered" ASCII art about 1 1/2 years ago... I'm curious as to its background.
> I have yet to see anything written about it in a textbook.  But I have heard that
> it was around in the 60s- of course not like it is on the internet today.  Someone
> also mentioned to me (a long time ago) that they used to create pictures on
> the keypunch computer cards... who was it?
> 
>  Is there anyone out there in cyberspace who
> would be willing to share their tales with us newbies?
>                    .---.
>                   (_---_)
>                  (_/6 6\_)
>                   (  v  )
>                    `\ /'
>                 .-'': ;``-.
>                /   \,Y./   \
>               /     (:)___  \
>              :   .-'XXX`-.`\_;
>               `.__.-XXX-.__.'\_
>                /  / XXX \  \   `\_
>               /      XXX    \     `\
>              /        XXX    \     _`\___
>     jgs     /                 \  (`--"""-')
>            /                   \ (=-=-=-=-)
>            `--...___   ___...--' (________)
>                     ```
> Either post for all, or send me personal email.
> Thanks-
> 
> -joan
> --
> jgs  (\/)   .-.  .-.
>       \/   ((`-)(-`))                                   (\/)
>             \\    //      (\/)     I LOVE ASCII ART!     \/
>              \\  //        \/
>       .="""=._))((_.="""=.
>      /  .,   .'  '.   ,.  \            joan stark
>     /__(,_.-'      '-._,)__\      <spunk1111@juno.com>
>    `    /|             |\   `                               (\/)
>        /_|__         __|_\                                   \/
>  (\/)    | `))     ((` |           ASCII ART GALLERY:
>   \/     |             |   http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/
>         -"==         =="-


Haaa great sig...great sig.


My guess is that ascii-art begun short after the -American Standard Code
for Information Interchange- was created.
But the concept of using letters as a medium to draw isn't new, really.
At the begining of this century some avant-garde artists
where doing it allready with typographic characters, ink and a press.
But this became more popular during the 60's when about everybody could
afford a typewriter.
And what about calligraphy? Some amazing pieces are a few centuries old.
Mostly poetry and drawing at the same time. WOW!

Back in time... about four thousand years ago the egyptians where writing
with drawings and now we make drawings with letters. Ironic isn't it?

Sure, there is more to find in art-and typography books.
Tell me if you find something.

joris
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