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A ''sixel'' is six pixels in vertical orientation, transferred as a unit.  It was first used to send graphics to [[DEC]] printers.  The next application was to transfer soft fonts to the [[VT220]], and later terminals expanded on this.
 
A ''sixel'' is six pixels in vertical orientation, transferred as a unit.  It was first used to send graphics to [[DEC]] printers.  The next application was to transfer soft fonts to the [[VT220]], and later terminals expanded on this.
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Around 2010 [number pulled from thin air], the sixel format was rediscovered and used with modern terminal emulators for things like video playback.
  
 
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Revision as of 06:36, 6 May 2021

A sixel is six pixels in vertical orientation, transferred as a unit. It was first used to send graphics to DEC printers. The next application was to transfer soft fonts to the VT220, and later terminals expanded on this.

Around 2010 [number pulled from thin air], the sixel format was rediscovered and used with modern terminal emulators for things like video playback.