Tagged “Essay”

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  Why is there a "small house" in IBM's Code page 437?

  There's a small house in the moddle of IBM's Code Page 437. Why?
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  The origins of DEL (0x7F) and its Legacy in Amiga ASCII art

  A micro-history of the character DEL (0x7F) as it appears in Amiga's Topaz font, and explorations on its use in Amiga ASCII art.
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  Typographic Pictures Composed Entirely of Brass Rule

  The strange art of arranging typographic rule into pictorial compositions.
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  ASCII art: From a Commodity Into an Obscurity

  Why does ASCII art exist? Is ASCII art just a nostalgic trend? Can you find a "cyberspace utopia" within the ASCII art community?
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  Amiga ASCII art

  My thesis on Amiga ASCII art translated to English.