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