[GreenKeys] Early early computer-created teletype art

[Nick England]

To be clear, I am specifically looking for two things
1) evidence of teletype images or drawings before WW2
2) evidence of the very earliest computer-generated images or drawings
printed on a teletype. Pre-1950.

Thanks
Nick

On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 4:50 PM Nick England <navy.radio at gmail.com> wrote:

> A buddy is writing a history of computer graphics and that got me
> wondering - I believe that creating artwork (graphs, images, cartoons,
> weather maps) on teletypes was well known before WW2. Does anyone have any
> good references?
>
> Does anyone know of examples of the Colossus or Eniac printers turning out
> anything other than straightforward numerical text? Either officially or as
> the sort of thing a bunch of bright young folks might get up to after hours?
> I think even a histogram would count as the first computer generated image.
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> Instances of teletype printer artwork from other prehistoric computers are
> welcome too. Feel free to distribute this plea on any early computer
> history lists..
> Cheers,
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com
>
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Nick England K4NYW
www.navy-radio.com
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