RTTY Art Historical Archives
presented by
Bill Bytheway K7TTY

Intro to RTTY Art

The Teletype Artwork on these pages is the product of many different authors and artists over the years. Recent efforts on the part of Bob Roehrig, John Foust, Tom Jennings, and John Sheetz have sparked new interest in this art form.

We have adopted a minor modification in the file extensions used to identify the pieces. A .PIX file indicates a one-pass print mode. A .POX file identifies an overstrike ormultiple pass type of picture.

Don Royer, WA6PIR, was considered an authority andmaster of RTTY Art. Don's legacy will continue to be appreciated for many years. Don wrote a short piece entitled "RTTY ART Made EASY" which was published in the November 1970 RTTY Journal. We present that article for your enjoyment.

[ RTTY ART Made EASY ]
Don Royer, WA6PIR

Museum

John Foust, of The Jefferson Computer Museum, has also assembled an excellent dissertation on, and examples of, Teletype and ASCII Art. He has included a number of thumbnails of examples of some highly detailed pieces of this art form. Please visit his exhibit at:

[ The Jefferson Computer Museum ]

ASCII Art

For a very well done website centered around the Textual Arts, we urge you to visit Joan Stark's ASCII Art Website. She goes well before and after the era of RTTY Art, and we think you would enjoy reading the fruits of her extensive and continuous research . Have your headphones handy or your speakers on, and get ready for an interesting visit, including a backrub for the eyes and ears.

[ Joan Stark's ASCII ART WEBSITE ]

Software

RTTYArt
Terminal Program and Editor
written by
Bill Bytheway K7TTY

The application runs on a Window95 or later OS and uses standard RS-232 ports. It will capture BAUDOT or ASCII and save it to a file, as well as display the picture or text on the screen with overstrike capability. It will send an ASCII file to the teletype machine with the appropriate ASCII to BAUDOT conversion at most common Baud rates. It also can function as a standard terminal.

Instructions- [PDF] [HTML].

Pictures of Graphical Interfaces - [rttyart-main window] [rttyart-about] [rttyart-capturedata] [rttyart-jennings] [rttyart-sendfile] [rttyart-settings]

Internet Links

Many thanks to Bob Roehrig for his work in converting many paper tapes to computer files.many pictures to this page

[ ITA2_to_ASCII ]RTTY Art Files ]

A visit to George Hutchison (W7TTY) RTTY Web site is well worth the time..

[ WWW.RTTY.COM ] [RTTY_Art

Picture Files

If you use the right Mouse button to do a "Save Target As...", then you can save the raw picture to your disk. If you import the picture to Notepad or another editor, you may loose the overstrike feature (i.e. carriage return without a line feed).

  1. 1R_Balloon
  2. 2ElFamosoCarlitosMoreno_W4NG
  3. AdamAndEve
  4. AmericanDreamMachine_K9WRL
  5. andycap
  6. AnotherGirl_K1PLP
  7. apegirl
  8. ARRL
  9. AtlasBrick_WA5EHA
  10. b_boop
  11. BatGirl
  12. batman
  13. BatMan_W2NWQ
  14. bbardot
  15. bcarter
  16. BeepBeep_Unknown
  17. BeepBeepRoadRunner
  18. Beethoven
  19. BerryXmasBanner2
  20. bigben
  21. BigMac_W2UIC
  22. Boat_Unknown
  23. Buffalo_WB4WWC
  24. BunnyFlowerPower_K9WRL
  25. calvin
  26. camels
  27. Casper_K1PLP
  28. castle
  29. CatStevens1977
  30. caveman
  31. chamglas
  32. Charlie_WA9WJE
  33. cookie
  34. cougar
  35. cowboy
  36. crane
  37. cy
  38. cylonrdr
  39. DateWithLucy
  40. dog
  41. dtchme
  42. edison
  43. entrpriz
  44. f4e
  45. F-4EPhantom_K9WRL
  46. facegirl
  47. Faces
  48. fang
  49. fccgirl
  50. ffstone
  51. FinalFrontier_WA5OZH
  52. flinstones
  53. FlushWithPride_WB7OKG
  54. frnchnd
  55. fshnfrg
  56. garfield
  57. Garfield_WB9ZKI
  58. garroway
  59. genhtrk
  60. george
  61. getinout
  62. girl
  63. girlface
  64. grchomrx
  65. GreatAmericanEgal_K9WRL
  66. HalloweenWitch_K1PLP
  67. HappyEaster
  68. HappyHalloween_WA9BXH
  69. HappyNewYear
  70. HappyTurkeyDay
  71. heart
  72. HeathcliffCat
  73. HighlandDanc
  74. hippo
  75. Hitshot_K9WRL
  76. holly
  77. horshead
  78. indy500
  79. Indy500_WA6PIR
  80. karate
  81. knucertp
  82. lincoln
  83. LittleAnnieFannie
  84. LittleDrummerBoy_K9WRL
  85. ltuhura
  86. lucy
  87. madmag
  88. Madonna
  89. MerryXmas
  90. MerryXmas_Edzell
  91. MerryXmasBanner1
  92. MexicanBoy
  93. mickymouse
  94. misdec66
  95. mismarch
  96. MissAfro_WA6PIR
  97. MissAnonomous
  98. missanta
  99. missclns
  100. MissCollins1973_WA6PIR
  101. MissFebruary1972_WA6PIR
  102. MissJan1973_K9WRL
  103. MissJuly_K9WRL
  104. MissMarch1971_WA6PIR
  105. MissMarch1972_WA6PIR
  106. MissMay1970
  107. MissOct1972_WA6PIR
  108. MissOct1979
  109. MissPlaymate_WA6PIR
  110. misspt66
  111. mmarch01
  112. modelafo
  113. mozart
  114. Mystery_1
  115. Mystery_2
  116. Mystery_3
  117. Mystery_4
  118. Mystery_5
  119. Mystery_6
  120. Mystery_7
  121. Mystery_8
  122. OldDanishWindmill_OZ3UL
  123. OldNavyShip_WA6EZW
  124. OlivarHardy_K9WRL
  125. OlynpicDiver_WB4WWC
  126. PeaceOnEarth
  127. PinkPanther_WA6PIR
  128. PlayboyBunny
  129. poison
  130. QuickBrownFox
  131. RingRing_KA9OPR
  132. rose
  133. SeasonsGreetings1962
  134. SiamesePussycat_WA6PIR
  135. smiley
  136. Snoopy
  137. SnoopySkating_WA0PCM
  138. StanLaurel_K9WRL
  139. StarWars_K7YNC
  140. TheChgeeseDigger
  141. TheDisster_N9AHP
  142. TheMisses_WA6PIR
  143. TheWrestler_G3MEJ
  144. ThreeWiseMen_WB2YXY
  145. thumper
  146. tweetybird
  147. TwoWomen_W5SOQ
  148. UPILine_W2CY
  149. USATrain1975
  150. valentine
  151. VargasGirl1968_K9WRL
  152. VargasGirl1973_K9WRL
  153. WA6LPY
  154. WCFields_K9WRL
  155. WhoIsBoss_K9TKE
  156. Wolf
  157. WorldPeace
  158. WyomingCowboy_W7RPV
  159. xmastree
  160. YosemiteSam1
  161. YosemiteSam2
  162. YosemiteSam2

RTTY Art Viewer JAVA Applet