100 Middlegame FENs + Openings

 

1. What ASCII Text Is

• ASCII = American Standard Code for Information Interchange

• It’s a text encoding system where each character (letters, numbers, symbols) is represented by a number (0–127).

• Examples:

Character	ASCII Code
A	65
B	66
a	97
1	49
!	33

• All plain text files, terminal commands, and most programming code are written in ASCII or compatible encodings.

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2. ASCII vs ASCII Art

• ASCII text: normal readable letters and numbers.
  Example:

  Hello, World!
  

• ASCII art: text characters arranged to create visual shapes or graphics.
  Example:

   /\_/\  
  ( o.o ) 
   > ^ <
  

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3. Where ASCII Text Is Used

1. Programming – variables, strings, and source code

2. Command-line / terminal output – e.g., ls, echo

3. Emails and chat messages – text-only environments

4. Legacy systems – old DOS programs, text files, logs

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4. Fun Uses of ASCII Text

• Combine normal text with symbols for text-based banners or simple logos.

• Can be transformed into ASCII art using generators (like Canva’s text-to-ASCII tool).

Example:

Plain ASCII text → can become stylized ASCII banner:

BORA LLC

→ Using generator →

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