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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 25 May 1998.
Re: Proportional fonts vs. fixed fonts

Re: Proportional fonts vs. fixed fonts

From Donovan <bak...@gwtc.net> · alt.ascii-art · 25 May 1998 00:00 · View full thread · report
Lester5374 wrote:
> 
> >In article <356...@gwtc.net>, Donovan <bak...@gwtc.net> writes:
> >
> >>What browser/emailer are you usin
> >
> >I'm using AOL's own programmes for email and newsgroups - they don't support
> >any others. It displays messages in Arial (I think).
> 
>      Try ANYFONT.EXE by Paul Burton, it converts most ASCII into somewhat
> legable pictures for AOL messages and e-mail. The address is below.
> 
> ftp://ftp.internexus.net/pub/figlet/program/windows/
> 
> .
> http://members.aol.com/lester5374/index.htm  -  Ansi home page
> FTP://members.aol.com/lester5374/ansi  - To download the ANSI format


You better listen to Lester, because my advice would be to find a new
provider! One that doesn't try to be so interdependent on itself and one
that is more universally accepting of other programs and plugins. I know
you get sick of people telling you this, but there are reasons why so
many people say this! It's is inherently true.
-- 
Peace,

Donovan
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From: Donovan <bak...@gwtc.net>
Subject: Re: Proportional fonts vs. fixed fonts
Date: 1998/05/25
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