A text file containing a single line of ASCII underscores. The line is defined not by its length but by the file size: 1 megabyte, or precisely 1,048,576 underscores. This work pays homage to Linea by Piero Manzoni (1959). Hyper-minimalist in nature, it is highly portable and can be displayed on computers of any make, model, or era.
Installed at Progetto Ludovico & Ctrl+Alt Museum, Pavia
Displayed on ZX Spectrum (1982)
Displayed on Commodore 64 (1982)
Displayed on Olivetti M24, designed by Ettore Sottsass (1983)
Displayed on Macintosh SE (1987)
Displayed on Macintosh IIsi (1990)
Displayed on Phoenix Technologies/Intel 486 SX (1992)
Displayed on Power Macintosh 6100 (1994)
Displayed on Power Mac G4 (1999)
Displayed on Mac Pro (2006)