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Re:ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII r... by baud9600 on Saturday January 17, 2026 @04:59PM (#46662529)
This is such a great article!

I found myself thinking, “I wonder if some of this could be used to playback video on old 8-bit machines?” But they’re so underpowered…

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Re:ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII r... by mackid on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:08PM (#46662590)
Might checkout what people have done on the 6502 in an Apple II.

https://youtu.be/wM3deQAgMpE?si=h2O1uTQqxFtCRCsh

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