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Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 12 Oct 1994.
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Talk: 5 bit ASCII; Request: 5 & 7 bit ASCII charts

Talk: 5 bit ASCII; Request: 5 & 7 bit ASCII charts

rec.arts.ascii · 1 message · 12 Oct 1994
Bob Allison <bob...@wwa.com> ASCII art 12 Oct 1994 21:36 · raw headers · report 
Roland Johansson <rol...@star.ct.se> wrote:
>Hello!
>
>Ascii-art is very old. This one is written in 5-bits TTY. (Only Capitals)
>
[Snip picture.]
>
>1:st price in  2nd DARC European RTTY Art Contest 1983
>
>Made by ON7EU, Jan Cassimon
>
>RTTY stands for Radio_Tele_Type and is an old Transmission mode for
>amateurradio, also used in military communications.
>
>Are there any ham's out there?

   Oh, we've got plenty of hams on the ASCII groups ... oh you mean
amateur radio operators?
 
   BTW, 5 bit all cops takes less space bitwise, but ALL CAPS IS HARD TO
READ.  So, the 7 bit ASCII is used most widely on the Net.  Does anybody 
have a nice chart showing 5 and 7 bit ASCII characters?  Post and-or email.


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