From 6bbceb943b6cd4af8e1455bdac90b5e9eeecbe87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bo
This issue started from a single technical object: a Model 33 Teletype machine. The teletype is the meeting point between typewriters and computer interfaces, a first automated translator of letters into bits. Equipped with a keyboard, a transmitter and a punchcard read-writer, it is a historical link between early transmission technology such as the telegraph and the Internet of today. Under @@ -82,8 +82,15 @@ piet zwart institute. xpub focuses on the acts of making things public and creating publics in the age of post-digital networks.
-It's a table, it's a converter, it's a look behind-the-scenes at what really happens when you type on a keyboard! + You know, when you press a key and the computer somehow magically knows what you meant to say? + Oh well, our buddy Javascript is here to break it down for you in all its nerdy glory. + + Get ready for some wild en-codings, including binary, hexadecimal, decimal, phonetic cyrillic, + and even the xpub1 emoji alphabet. 😈 + So kick back, relax, and let's dive into the wacky world of character en-coding. En-joy!
Inspired by "The Phantom of the Operator" documentary we watched in class,