ASCII Art in 1939 (Jun, 1939)
Filed under: Ahead of its time, Computers, Cool — @ 2:00 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
| Buy on Ebay
Yes, I know the ASCII standard wan’t established untill 1967, but it’s the same general idea.
Typewriter Artist Produces Pictures Like Tapestry
Pictures that resemble tapestry are produced with a typewriter by Rosaire J. Belanger, a mill worker in Saco, Me. Belanger first draws a pencil sketch on a sheet of paper, then inserts it in his typewriter and fills in the sketch with various characters to produce shading and outlines. With carbon paper, he transfers the picture onto graph paper, and copies it on blank paper.
ASCII art from 1939; everything old is new again….
ASCII art from 1939; everything old is new again….
Trackback by discarded lies - hyperlinkopotamus — July 29, 2006 @ 10:10 pm
That’s actually a good way to make ASCII art. I might try that.
Comment by TME — July 30, 2006 @ 12:21 am
That guy looks like the most stereotypical hillbilly.
Comment by Shii — July 30, 2006 @ 8:07 am
So THAT’S The guy who keeps making all that ascii art. It all makes sense now.
Comment by Frankee — July 30, 2006 @ 8:12 am
Whoever said that guy looks like the most stereotypical hillbilly is a stereotypical moron.
Comment by kusabi — July 30, 2006 @ 8:57 am
To see more ASCII arts from 1939 visit http://amigacam.net.tc
Comment by MiRRoRMaN — July 30, 2006 @ 9:04 am
I am a stereotypical hillbilly and I think Mr. Belanger looks just fine!
Comment by LilRockOn — July 30, 2006 @ 9:08 am
Everyone knows the hillbillys are too stupid from generation after generation of inbreeding to make anything of any intrest or value to anyone.
Comment by gethro — July 30, 2006 @ 2:29 pm
YOU WANT TO FIGHT ME WITH THOSE WORDS MISTER, MY FOOL DIDNT RAISE NO DADDY. MY BROTHER WILLIS SAYS HE GONNA FIND YOU AND BEAT YOU TO BITS. HE MAKES ART FROM POSSUM BONES.
Comment by goober d nelson — July 30, 2006 @ 2:36 pm
WOW, That’s really cool… I Wonder how long it takes him to do one?…
Comment by Keith L. Dick — July 30, 2006 @ 2:40 pm
IT TAKE WILLIS 90 DAYS TO MAKE ART FROM POSSUM BONE. YOU WANT ONE?
Comment by goober d nelson — July 30, 2006 @ 3:13 pm
i got one from 1882: http://www.zachl.at/tobi/blog/?p=127
Comment by tobi — July 30, 2006 @ 4:21 pm
So this typewriter-toting hick is responsible for the evolution of a style of artwork that proliferates the software piracy scene to this very day? Man, now THAT’s a pioneer. NFO files, old school style…
Comment by Venomous — July 30, 2006 @ 5:05 pm
Pretty neat thanks
Comment by dave — July 30, 2006 @ 6:17 pm
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[...] Issue d’une revue scientifique de 1939 : “…Pictures that resemble tapestry are produced with a typewriter by Rosaire J. Belanger…”lire plus | histoire digg [...]
Pingback by » ASCII Art depuis 1939 » GeekBoy — July 31, 2006 @ 3:17 am
this young lady does much more photo realistic typewriter ascii art. she’s like a human dot matrix printer.
http://www.keira-lyn.com/pictu.....20page.htm
Comment by stexen — July 31, 2006 @ 4:11 am
[...] * ASCII Art from 1939. Remember typewriters? [...]
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ASCII art from 1943…
While reading this article on “ASCII art in 1939″, I remembered a carbon copy which I found in an old atlas. It’s a portrait of president Franklin D. Roosevelt, made on a typewriter in 1943 by my ……
Trackback by LVB.net — August 1, 2006 @ 8:06 am
hillbillies masturbate to a george washington ascii art
Comment by o — August 2, 2006 @ 11:21 am
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Pre-computer ASCII art…
Modern Mechanix is collecting, among other things, examples of pre-computer ASCII art, found in old issues of popular science magazines. So far, he has found articles on the typewriter art of mill worker Rosaire Belanger in the June 1939 issue……
Trackback by Rebecca's Pocket — August 21, 2006 @ 5:27 am
ascii-art in 1939…
L’immagine in basso dimostra che il possesso di un computer è una condizione sufficiente ma non necessaria, per sentirsi geek; (potrei arrivare ad ipotizzare che l’essere geek sia addirittura una condizione Chissà poi se tale ingelatina…
Trackback by socks — August 28, 2006 @ 3:05 pm
[...] From a 1939 issue of Popular Science: “…Pictures that resemble tapestry are produced with a typewriter by Rosaire J. Belanger…”read more | digg story [...]
Pingback by Designs » ASCII Art From 1939 — August 31, 2006 @ 7:33 am
[...] Modern Mechanix ist ein Zeitungsartikel vom ältesten ASCII ART Künstler Rosaire J. Belanger zu sehen. 1939 – [...]
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[...] kommt auch nicht aus der Amiga-Zeit, sondern ist seit spätestens 1939 bekannt, wie man im Blog von Modern Mechanix eindrucksvoll sehen [...]
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Comment by rangitoto — September 17, 2007 @ 6:27 am
The original ASCII Art Six Line Challenge is back.
New submissions are being accepted and will be posted to the top of the ASCII Art Hall of Fame.
Visit my blog for details.
Comment by covertress — March 3, 2008 @ 10:05 am
[...] ASCII art from *1939*. Wow. [...]
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[...] ASCII Art in 1939 : [...]
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Pingback by Ascii-Art: Jede Menge Buchstabensalat! | Phlow — December 2, 2008 @ 5:18 am
That’s really great
Comment by Simon — December 18, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
[...] may be 70’s Im not sure? To think that something so simple was used for not only typing but also pictures. Thanks for your time, [...]
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[...] wurden genutzt, um durch das geschickte Anordnen einzelner Lettern Grafiken zu erstellen. Rosaire J. Belanger erstellte schon 1939 auf seiner Schreibmaschine Portraits, darunter eines von George [...]
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