convert image to text. problem the image is not text. its well a picture

i have a picture, a supposed symbol of a company

i would like to convert that image to text and then display it,

such that

• it appears as an image开发者_如何转开发 to the user, (when the user zooms in he realizes that the image is made up of combination of letters)

• it being letters, i can manupilate it usig css

is thr a tool out there? free is preferred

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Take a look at:

http://afterlight.110mb.com/2007/06/11/image-to-text-converters-revisiting-the-old-school-through-ascii-art/