It’s quite probable that any of you who have built a keyboard will have done so using a matrix of keys connected to a microcontroller, or if you are old-school, a microprocessor. A CPU can scan the ...

Terminal sticky-notes app brings ASCII reminders right into your terminal. Keyboard-driven, color-coded notes with priorities ...

Bottom line: Repurposing obsolete hardware is a popular pastime among the tech community, and the latest project from the YouTube channel Artillect is a fine example of what's possible when thinking ...

I'm trying to get Python's ncurses module to display extended ASCII characters, similar to those found here. I've written a little test program to try and output these characters, but I'm having ...

I’m connecting via serial to a Debian 9 box using a DEC vt510. The box has no video hardware, it only has a DB9 serial connection for output. The terminal can emulate a vt100 or vt220. Text generally ...

I'm kind of on an ASCII kick this weekend. Having already brought you ASCII banners, I thought I'd follow that up with ASCII video playback. Apple's ASCII Movie Player, which you can download here, ...