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Are there any known example of pre-computer printer art — e.g. originally stored on paper tape for teletypes or card for accounting machines?
by kps 6y ago
Are there any known example of pre-computer printer art — e.g. originally stored on paper tape for teletypes or card for accounting machines?
- daneel_w 6y agoSee my other comment in this thread - that picture came out of a teleprinter.
- pugworthy 6y agoWhen I was a kid, my dad was a HAM and we used to spend hours printing TTY art and even making some now and then. He'd get word that someone would be transmitting a picture at a certain time and frequency, then he'd set up the paper punch to record the transmission so we could replay and reprint at a later date. Local HAMs would also loan and copy the tape reels so others could have copies. Playboy centerfolds seemed the most popular thing back then with HAMs.