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ASCII art has its roots in the development of ASCII characters, a standard character encoding that assigns unique numeric values to letters, numbers, and symbols. Originally created in the 1960s, ASCII allowed computers to communicate and display text in a universal format.As computers became more accessible to the general public, enthusiasts began experimenting with ASCII characters to create simple drawings and designs. This marked the beginning of ASCII art, where artists would meticulously arrange characters to form images.
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