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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 2 Jan 1997.
Re: Does anyone know what this symbol means ?

Re: Does anyone know what this symbol means ?


This is the Hindu Ohm symbol.
and you would not BELIEVE what I went through to post this blooming
message.. I nearly had to send a 4.5m file in with it just to post.. The
meaning of life is hard to post to the world.. let me tell you.

On Thu, 2 Jan 1997, Kuno Woudt (Warp) wrote:

> I've found the following symbol in the inlay of two compact discs [1]
> I own, and I'd like to know what it means or where it comes from...
> (This ascii was created in a PC textmode of 80x50).
> 
> 
>                           ....
>                        ,od88888bo.
>                      ,d88888888888b
>                     ,dP""'   `"Y888b       ,.
>                     d'         `"Y88b     .d8b. ,
>                     '            `Y88[  , `Y8P' db
>                                   `88b  Ybo,`',d88)
>                                    ]88[ `Y888888P"
>                                   ,888)  `Y8888P'
>                                  ,d888[    `""'
>                               .od8888P          ...
>                          ..od88888888bo,      .d888b
>                               `""Y888888bo. .d888888b
>                     .             `Y88b"Y88888P"' `Y8b
>                     :.             `Y88[ `"""'     `88[
>                     |b              |88b            Y8b.
>                     `8[             :888[ ,         :88)
>                      Yb             :888) `b.       d8P'
>                      `8b.          ,d888[  `Ybo.  .d88[
>                       Y8b.        .dWARP'   `Y8888888P
>                       `Y88bo.  .od8888P'      "YWARP'
>                        `"Y8888888888P"'         `"'
>                           `"Y8888P""'
>                              `""'      warp.tmt.1997

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Subject: Re: Does anyone know what this symbol means ?
Date: 1997/01/02
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