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Printing ASCII Art with an Arduino and a Vintage Printer

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I found a vintage Diconix ink jet printer for $4 at the thrift store. Let's print ASCII art with it, using an Arduino nano, and a few odds and ends!

Did you know that before computers, ASCII art was known as typewriter art, and it dates back to at least 1867? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_art#Typewriter_art

Get the code here: https://github.com/emilyvelasco/printer2/blob/master/printwizard2000.ino

The ASCII Art Archive: https://www.asciiart.eu/

Music: 0:05 - Apex by Bio Unit 3:09, 5:36, and 6:29 - Floating Also by William Rosati

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