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ASCII [Pronounced ‘Askee’; The abbreviation of, and the common term for, the
American Standard Code for Information Interchange]. Also
ASCII code. A set of computer codes devised in 1968 and standardized in 1982 as a means of storing and transmitting (American) English texts. The standard code covers 32 non-displayed control characters (such as ‘start of text’ and ‘carriage return’) and 96 displayed alphanumeric and other characters, every letter or other symbol having a number from 0 to 128: for example, 33 for
!, 36 for
$, 65 for
A, 66 for
B, 97 for
a, and 98 for
b. An
ASCII keyboard contains all and only such symbols and enables them to be directly coded;
ASCII files are text files set in
ASCII only. The prime purpose of the code is compatibility among electronic networks, texts being composed in, or converted to, ASCII in order to be transmitted and received successfully. The system, at first used only in North America, has been rapidly adopted worldwide; however, because the standard code is inadequate for complex texts and for languages with writing conventions different from English, an
Extended ASCII has been developed, containing letters with diacritical marks, some vulgar fractions, monetary symbols such as for the pound and yen, and a range of graphic symbols (255 in all). See
CHARACTER SET,
COMPUTING.
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ASCII Entertainment and Spacetec IMC join forces to develop revolutionary console game controller; ASCII Entertainment obtains exclusive license to bring Spacetec IMC's RealLife 3DOE game controller technology to the Sony PlayStation.
Business Wire; 7/29/1996; 700+ words
; ...development, manufacturing and marketing agreement with ASCII Entertainment Software, Inc. (ASCII Entertainment) of Redwood City, Calif. This...PlayStation game console. As part of the agreement, ASCII Entertainment will purchase Spacetec IMC's unique...
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The ASCII Group, Inc. and Tech Data Corporation Form New Partnership.
PR Newswire; 11/29/2007; 700+ words
; BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the nation's oldest and most established community...designed to raise the visibility of Tech Data within ASCII's paying community of members while providing ASCII...
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ASCII and CNET Channel Form Strategic Partnership to Help Resellers Automate the Entire Sales Cycle; ChannelOnline Solution Lets ASCII Members Control Margins and Grow Revenues.
PR Newswire; 2/6/2003; 700+ words
; ...BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the world's largest community of independent...affiliate of CNET Networks, Inc. . The partnership gives ASCII's 2,000 members access to ChannelOnline, CNET...
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The ASCII Group, Inc. Ends Long Standing Agreement with Tech Data.
PR Newswire; 10/7/2002; 700+ words
; BETHESDA, Md. -- The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the world's largest community of independent computer...Tech Data Corporation (TECD), effective December 1, 2002. ASCII is comprised of 2,000 VARs that primarily sell computer products...
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The ASCII Group's New Retail Marketing Program Targets Small and Medium Sized Retailers.
PR Newswire; 10/21/1998; 700+ words
; ...Md., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASCII Group, Inc., the nation's largest...overall independent reseller membership. The ASCII Group's Retail Marketing Program, consisting...time, the program provides participating ASCII retailers with access to product information...
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The ASCII Group, Inc. Condemns Leaked Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) Paper on Options for Punishing Microsoft.
PR Newswire; 3/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- Alan Weinberger, Chairman and CEO of The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII) has sent correspondence to the president and Board...Restoring Competition To The Software Industry." ASCII has reviewed the white paper developed by SIIA which...
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2006 ASCII Tech Boot Camps Help Tech Consultants Grow in Competitive Market.
PR Newswire; 5/30/2006; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- For more than twenty years, The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the largest worldwide community of independent...successful and unsuccessful models and practices, ASCII has put together an innovative new series of business...
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Extending ASCII into works of art
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 4/24/2000; ; 656 words
; ...Straits Times 04-24-2000 Extending ASCII into works of art Byline: Achuthsankar...of Cleveland, Ohio, one of the leading ASCII artists, could surprise anyone with the...can reflect on the computer keyboard. ASCII, or American standard code for information...
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The ASCII Group Partners with Association Health Programs to Counter Rising Health Insurance Costs
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 12/16/2008; 584 words
; To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Doug Young of The ASCII Group, Inc., +1-800-394-2724, x106, dyoung@ascii.com BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ASCII Group, Inc. (ASCII), the nation's oldest and...
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THE ASCII GROUP TEAMS WITH EDS TO CREATE NEW INTERNET SERVICE; FIRST SERVICE DESIGNED TO LINK THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN
PR Newswire; 1/10/1996; 700+ words
; ...Md., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASCII Group, Inc., the world's largest group...industry's entire supply chain. The ASCII marketspace will deliver the first Web...developed through radio and television, the ASCII marketspace will create one common Internet...
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ASCII
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
ASCII [Pronounced ‘Askee’...Code for Information Interchange ]. Also ASCII code . A set of computer codes devised in...66 for B , 97 for a , and 98 for b . An ASCII keyboard contains all and only such symbols...
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extended ASCII
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
extended ASCII A set of characters with ASCII values between 128 and 255. These characters may include special...characters, and accented characters. The assignment of extended ASCII characters is not standard. It depends on the particular computer...
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ASCII art
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet
ASCII art A collective term used to describe pictures, sometimes pornographic, which have been produced by just using the ASCII character set. They are often found within SIGNATURE FILES .
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ASCII armoured
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet
ASCII armoured The ability of the PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY system to send ASCII text which has been encrypted using EMAIL .
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Codes
Book article from: Computer Sciences
...Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) was introduced. IBM waited until the...T's immediate acceptance of it made ASCII the standard for communications. This...arithmetic comparisons. The next version of ASCII in 1967 included the lowercase letter set...
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