Testing software is — sometimes — easier than testing hardware. After all, you can always create test files and even fake user input before monitoring outputs using common tools. Hardware though, is a ...

Here is a complete guide for you to create ASCII art on your Windows PC. An ASCII art is a graphic design technique that is used to create an art piece with multiple printable characters defined by ...

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. A resourceful developer has built a browser-based online 3D game that is entirely rendered in text — and it also has a multiplayer mode. Yes, you heard ...

A file that contains data made up of ASCII characters. It is essentially raw text just like the words you are reading now. Each byte in the file contains one character that conforms to the standard ...

There's been a recent surge in a method to evade spam filters: disguising text by using the venerable ASCII art method. But so far, spammers are bungling the attempt. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

One of the joys of modern technology is how easy it is to immerse yourself in the past. Every day, more libraries and archives are pushing pieces of their collections online in easily browsable ...

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Want to watch movies online for free? Give this fun experiment a shot! Though it may not be the usual HD experience you're used to. MSCHF recently launched a digital ASCII Theater online. ASCII is ...

Dwarf Fortress can now be played in real-time isometric 3D, thanks to a host of mods for a game designed to be rendered ASCII text format. Released in 2006, developer Bay 12 Games' Slaves to Armok: ...

Other than having to switch between “/” and “” when I’m moving from Unix systems to Windows systems, one of the most annoying (and seemingly pointless) differences is the way that these two competing ...