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I think using characters to make pictures started with teletype machines - maybe even on typewriters! It was common with ham operators in the 60s (RTTY & Telety
by GeorgeTirebiter 3y ago
I think using characters to make pictures started with teletype machines - maybe even on typewriters! It was common with ham operators in the 60s (RTTY & Teletype machines) and it surely must have been popular before that.
On the IBM 1401 (1959) "Edith" is legendary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtlrITxB5qg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtlrITxB5qg
- SoftTalker 3y agoYep, an early example of how computers are always repurposed for porn, despite original intended use.
- nom 3y agoHere's something from 1893: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smileys_1893_from_Kreisblatt_f%C3%BCr_den_Kreis_Malmedy_-_vermischtes-18930902.jpg https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smileys_1893_from_...