Hey, keyboard art enthusiasts -- we're holding a contest on Underwire to see what kind of ASCII art skillz our readers have. Now it's time for you to show us what you've got. The rules are simple -- ...

ASCII—aka the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, aka the numeric codes that represent those little shapes on your keyboard—turns fifty this year. And while it’s since been surpassed ...

Before there were ASCII portraits of Dwight [PDF], there was this: “Keyboard Art,” from Popular Mechanics, October 1948. Explore more on these topics Share this story Subscribe and interact with our ...