ASCII art is way older than I thought

This article contains examples of typewriter art, including some ASCII art from an 1890s typewriter manual.

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Oh, nice! I had a different, newer link about it: Typewriter Art of the Silent Stars!

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This reminds me that I’ve got a post-WWII Underwood mechanical typewriter. I had spent a grand to have it repaired and restored in 2021, but I’ve barely used it since because it’s an antique and I’m afraid to break it. Never mind that it was made to be used, and not just to look nice under a plastic cover…

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It is comforting to know that people have always loved to make art, and loved to explore the possibilities for art in a new medium.

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