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This is a collection of ASCII Art files from a site called
<A HREF="http://www.rtty.com">rtty.com</A>, run by George Hutchison (W7KSJ) and
William Bytheway (AA6ED). This site is dedicated to a machine called a "Radio
Teletype", and the amateur operatiors of these machines. Besides the technical
aspects and the lore, there are these picture files, most of them from the 1970's,
that represent ASCII art predating the BBS.
From the pages these were taken from: "The Teletype Artwork on these pages is the
product of many different authors and artists over the years. Recent efforts on the
part of Bob Roehrig, John Foust, Tom Jennings, and John Sheetz have sparked new interest
in this art form.... We have found the easiest way to print the pictures is to save
the files to disk, and using the editor in DOS, call each one into the edit mode and
then print it. The DOS editor is also fairly straightforward in enabling corrections
and modifications."</I>
There are two different types of files here: PIX and POX. The .PIX files are easier to
decode: they are one line of text for every line printed. The .POX files use what are
called "overstrike" characters: some of the lines are meant to be printed over several
times (by not putting in a carriage return) so that the characters will be much darker
than would normally be seen in this situation. Work has been done at
<A HREF="http://www.rtty.com">rtty.com</A> to have Java viewers of the final files.
Picture of Adam and Eve (Actually Just Eve)
Image of Andy Capp by Don (W8DIS)
Image of Brigitte Bardot by Anthony Mawby and Robert Connell
Image of Billy Carter by Kent (W9LZQ)
My Home is My Castle, by Klaus (DF7FB) (1980)
Image of Woman in Champagne Glass, by K6EQV
Image of Cookie from Beetle Bailey by John (WB4GlJ)
Image of Cougar from an Original Charcoal by Dennis Droz (K7OOW)
Image of Cowboy: "Sudden Settlement" by Bill Skipper (K0ARG)
Image of Japanese Craine by N. Tsuruno
Image of Cy, the Iowa State University Mascot, by Doug (Wn0nRK)
Image of a Cylon Raider by Dick (K7WYNC)
Image of Greta, my German Shepherd, by Winky (AD4M)
Noli M Tangere (Don't Touch Me), by DL6US (1975)
Image of Thomas A Edison by Bill (W2LTJ)
Image of the Star Trek Enterprise "Space - The Final Frontier)
Image of a F4E Phantom U.S. Airforce Attack Fighter by Neil (K9WRL)
Image of a Girl's Face, b W0CQN (October, 1978)
Image of Siamese Pussy Cat by Don (WA6PIR)
The FCC Takes the Fun Out of Everything
Image of French Nude, by F6DEG
Image of Fishin' Frog by Bill (WD5HRB)
Image of Dave Garroway by Larsson of Teletype Corporation
Image of General Halftrack from Beetle Bailey by Tom (WB3FJY)
Image of George Washington by WA6PIR
Image of "Getting Out" Recreational Vehicle, by Al (WA7LQP) (November 23, 1974)
Image of Topless Girl with Bikini Shorts