![]() ![]() Those "other ASCII's" are referred to as "Block-ASCII's" so I will leave it at that. The ASCII's using the special graphical characters on a PC (8 bit) are actually not really "ASCII's" in the true meaning of the word, because they are specific to the IBM PC and MS DOS (Code Pages 437 for North America and Code Pages 850 for Europe for example), but nobody really cared for that fine distinction. ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ~ 8 bit ASCII ![]() 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ^ _ The space character is represented by the white block at the beginning. Here is the US Charsset, starting with ASCII character 32 (space/blank) and ending with the ASCII character126 (tilde: ~). Another term would be: "true" ASCII's, because ASCII, standing for "American Standard Code for Information Interchange" is always 7 bit, using only ASCII code 32 (space) to 126 (tilde ~) ). "Original" is actually another good term for 7 bit ASCII's. Also important to mention is PC ANSI, the colored "cousin" of ASCII ANSI is not a style, but a format. The " Oldskool" or "Amiga" style (7-bit), the " Newskool" or "Classic" style (7-Bit) and last but not least the " Block" or "High-Ascii" style (8-bit). There are 3 distinct Styles, two 7-bit and one 8-bit (high or extended ascii set): BBS'es and also ASCII and ANSI Text art continues to exist until today, but are considered a novelty by most people and are hard to find. The more important the internet became, the more did BBS'es loose importance. ![]() The prime of ASCII and ANSI Text art was during the time when BBS'es (Bulletin Board Systems) were the primary medium for computer enthusiasts and "sceners" to exchange files and communicate. This Article is about the ASCII Art Styles used by the Artists in the Underground Art Scene on the PC and Amiga between 1990 and today.
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