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ASCII Artwork: The RTTY Collection

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.

adam$eve.pix

Picture of Adam and Eve (Actually Just Eve)

andycap.pix

Image of Andy Capp by Don (W8DIS)

batman.pix

Picture of Batman's Face

bbardot.pix

Image of Brigitte Bardot by Anthony Mawby and Robert Connell

bcarter.pox

Image of Billy Carter by Kent (W9LZQ)

bigben.pox

Image of Big Ben

castle.pix

My Home is My Castle, by Klaus (DF7FB) (1980)

caveman.pix

Image of Caveman on Unicycle

chamglas.pix

Image of Woman in Champagne Glass, by K6EQV

cookie.pix

Image of Cookie from Beetle Bailey by John (WB4GlJ)

cougar.pix

Image of Cougar from an Original Charcoal by Dennis Droz (K7OOW)

cowboy.pix

Image of Cowboy: "Sudden Settlement" by Bill Skipper (K0ARG)

crane.pox

Image of Japanese Craine by N. Tsuruno

cy.pix

Image of Cy, the Iowa State University Mascot, by Doug (Wn0nRK)

cylonrdr.pix

Image of a Cylon Raider by Dick (K7WYNC)

dog.pox

Image of Greta, my German Shepherd, by Winky (AD4M)

dtchme.pix

Noli M Tangere (Don't Touch Me), by DL6US (1975)

edison.pix

Image of Thomas A Edison by Bill (W2LTJ)

entrpriz.pix

Image of the Star Trek Enterprise "Space - The Final Frontier)

f4e.pix

Image of a F4E Phantom U.S. Airforce Attack Fighter by Neil (K9WRL)

facegirl.pix

Image of a Girl's Face, b W0CQN (October, 1978)

fang.pix

Image of Siamese Pussy Cat by Don (WA6PIR)

fccgirl.pix

The FCC Takes the Fun Out of Everything

ffstone.pix

Image of Fred Flinstone

frnchnd.pix

Image of French Nude, by F6DEG

fshnfrg.pix

Image of Fishin' Frog by Bill (WD5HRB)

garroway.pix

Image of Dave Garroway by Larsson of Teletype Corporation

genhtrk.pix

Image of General Halftrack from Beetle Bailey by Tom (WB3FJY)

george.pix

Image of George Washington by WA6PIR

getinout.pox

Image of "Getting Out" Recreational Vehicle, by Al (WA7LQP) (November 23, 1974)

girl.pix

Image of Topless Girl with Bikini Shorts

girlface.pix

Image of Girl's Face