Auf Telepolis ist heute ein Artikel von mir zum 50. Geburtstag von ASCII erschienen. Der 1963 erstmals standardisierte Code feiert dieser Tage Geburtstag. Was man mit ASCII alles gemacht hat und immer noch machen kann, habe ich bei Telepolis und in der nächsten LOAD aufgeschrieben!

Thanks to Bob Bemer!

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