Tuesday, 2 March 2010

ASCII Art: Turn Your Photos Into Text Pictures

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March 2, 2010
Digital Focus
ASCII Art: Turn Your Photos Into Text Pictures
Back before there were high-resolution color monitors and digital cameras computer geeks amused themselves by arranging text on the computer screen into rudimentary pictures known as ASCII art. Today you can easily transform your favorite photos into ASCII images at free Web sites. I'll show you how. - Dave Johnson, PCWorld
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