ASCII was Anyone care to guess what this is? Is it a computer even?

[Michael Holley]

I happen to have a July 1964 issue of Electronics World with an article 
titled "Binary Computer Codes and ASCII" by Ed Bukstein.

It gives a summary of existing codes then has this statement.
The recent trend toward "networking" of computers has emphasized the need 
for a standard code.

Here is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange X3.4-1963 
chart
http://www.swtpc.com/mholley/ElectronicsWorld/Jul1964/ASCII_1963.jpg
(I have got it in tiff also.)

Note that lower case is unassigned and the underscore is a back arrow.

Also in this issue Don Lancaster has a light dimmer project. It uses a new 
semiconductor called a "bilateral switching diode".

Michael Holley

> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:47:59 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com>
> Subject: RE: Anyone care to guess what this is? Is it a computer even?
> There's an indicator/switch labelled "ASCII". It's clearly late
> 70's/early 80's vintage, so it's likely computer-controlled, if