Typewritten Flag (ASCII Art) (Jul, 1948)
Filed under: Ahead of its time, Computers, Cool — @ 8:39 pm
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1948
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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1948
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What are the curved characters?
Typewritten Flag
Anyone can draw an accurate picture of the American flag on a typewriter, according to Menno Fast, a relief worker in Poland. Fast read a recent Popular Mechanics article on drawing pictures with a typewriter. He submits a drawing of the flag as proof that it can be made on an ordinary typewriter using standard spacing. The flag, with a full 13 stripes and 48 stars, appears to be rippling in the wind.
They’re (), and the whole thing is turned on its side after typing.
Comment by Anonymous — July 13, 2006 @ 5:27 am
Very cool
Comment by PreZ — July 30, 2006 @ 5:15 pm
The curved characters are brackets. The whole picture has been created sideways first, the rotated 90 degrees. You can tell by looking at the slashes.
Comment by evilbob — July 30, 2006 @ 7:21 pm
neat neat neat thanx
Comment by inthistogether — March 12, 2007 @ 7:44 am
very gd bob u can read lol
Comment by inthistogether — March 12, 2007 @ 7:47 am
They almost look like quotation marks that
of course have been flipped to the side. I
also almost wonder if this may be a artists
rendition or enlargement for reproduction
purposes in the magazine.
Comment by Matt — August 20, 2007 @ 1:16 pm
errm there are 50 stars on the American Flag
Comment by EVEonline — September 28, 2008 @ 6:12 am
errm there were 48 stars on the American Flag in 1948
Comment by Don — September 28, 2008 @ 8:49 am
The 49th star was officially added July 4, 1959 and the 50th star was officially added July 4, 1960. Though the design of the current 50 star flag was adopted by presidential proclaimation after Alaska was admitted to the Union.
Comment by JMyint — September 28, 2008 @ 1:16 pm