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2013-11-11

1970s, book, cross-stitch, needlepoint, print, textile.

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weirdvintage:

Former NFL player Rosey Grier liked needlepoint. He wrote a book about it in 1973. (via Dangerous Minds)

2013-11-07

1970s, 1975, Australia, typewriter.

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Typewriter art by Ian Parberry 1975, partly using overstriking.

Here is my first attempt. It’s made from four sheets of typing paper glued together. If you look close up, it’s made using just a few letters including M, I, and M overstruck with X or $ to get the darkest shade approaching black.

The original source is borked, but this is more recent page. (Updated 2024)

2013-11-07

1969, 1970s, brazil, conversion, print.

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Made by Waldemar Cordeiro, one of the first computer artists in South America.

The woman who is not B.B., 1971. source
Retrato de Fabiana, 1970. source source
uma imagem (?), 1969. source

2013-10-28

1970s, 1978, game, PET, petscii.

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Microchess 2.0 (1978) a Commodore PET/CBM Game by Peter Jennings.
Check the video here. Thanks to Mathman for the tip.

2013-10-14

1970s, ascii, virus.

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“I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!” Creeper was possibly the very first computer virus, although this is contested. It was invented back in 1971 by Bob Thomas, using the Tenex operating system, and used the precursor of the internet, ARPANET, to spread between DEC PDP 10 systems.

2013-10-11

1970s, poetry, typewriter, usa.

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A random selection of works by artist/poet Christopher Knowles from apx 1975-1985. Thanks assortedschmidt.tumblr.com for the tip

source: internets

2013-09-30

1970s, 1976, conversion, magazine, mosaic, painting, plotter, print, usa.

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Computer Graphics and Art, August 1976.

Cover by Waldemar Cordeiro. Peace & Love fabric design by Harjnder Rajasansi. Triangle painting by Roger Coqart. Mosaic by Groupe Couleur. George Washington portrait by C. T. Manning.

More at Triangulation blog (via nerdcore)

2013-09-21

1960s, 1970s, book, dom sylvester houedard, poetry, print, typewriter, uk.

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Notes from the Cosmic Typewriter – The Life and Work of Dom Sylvester Houédard. Edited by Nicola Simpson. Occasional Papers, 2012.

2013-09-20

1970s, 1978, book, paul smith, typewriter, usa.

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From the book Typewriter Art (1978). Compiled by Dan Carlinsky with works by Rochelle Vickey, Susan Jatsek, Karen Aldrich, Paul Smith, Mary V. Urban, Wilbert W. Fryberger, Sharon France.

Kindly photographed by itsaherring!

2013-09-19

1970s, book, paul smith, print, typewriter.

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From the book Typewriter Art (1978). Compiled by Dan Carlinsky with works by Rochelle Vickey, Susan Jatsek, Karen Aldrich, Paul Smith, Mary V. Urban, Wilbert W. Fryberger, Sharon France.

Kindly photographed by itsaherring!

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