Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 8 Oct 1994.
Request: Map of the USA
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· 5 messages · 8 Oct 1994 - 10 Oct 1994
Hi all, a while ago I saw a map of the US in ascii and wondered
if someone could post me a copy of it.
Thanks in advance
Conan
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_--_|\ CONAN | Any sufficiently advanced technology
/ \ LaTrobe Uni,Bendigo | is indistinguishable from magic.
\_.--.*/ Australia |
v | -- Arthur C. Clarke
Email:i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au|
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CONAN !!!!!!!!! (i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au) wrote:
: Hi all, a while ago I saw a map of the US in ascii and wondered
: if someone could post me a copy of it.
: Thanks in advance
: Conan
Here it is! :)
,__ _,
\~\| ~~---___ , | \
| Wash./ | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, VT_/,ME>
/~-_--__| | Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich. /~| ||,'
|Oregon / \ |------| { WI / /~) __-NY',|_\,NH
/ |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-'Mass.
|~~--__ | | Wyoming|____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI)
| | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ Iowa/ `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
| | | '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE)
', \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~| \ | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
|Cal\ | | | Kansas| MO \_-~ KY /`~___--\
', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
'_ '\| | |~~~|Okla.| | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
\ |Ariz.| New | |_ |Ark./~~|~~\ \,/S Car.
~~~-' | Mex. | `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
'-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\
`~'~ \ Texas |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
\/~\ /~~~`---` | \
\ / \ |
\ | '\'
`~' -jorn
+------ CONAN !!!!!!!!! (i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au) wrote: -----------
|
| Hi all, a while ago I saw a map of the US in ascii and wondered
| if someone could post me a copy of it.
Here are the ones that I've collected: (NONE of which I drew)
------------- cut here ----------------- map.ascii --------------------
thanks to M. Jacobs at UIC for the following USA map:
__________________________________ ____ __
\ || | | _/_/\ _| || \
|_____| \ |_______| / \/__ _/||_/
/ | \------| |____\ / / \ / ||_/
/ | | |________| \ __\_|__|___/__||_\
/_______|____| | \ ____/ | | | \ /
| | | ---------|______| \ | | _|____||
| | | | | \ \ \__/\_/ /__ \
| \ | | | / \/ \__/ \
| \ |_____|____|_______|-----|--------/_____\
| \ / | |____ | /________/ |
\ \/ | | | | | | /__----/
\ | | | |_ |---/ | \ \ /
\___ | | ___| |___| | | | \ /
\_|______|_ | |____\__------\
\ _--____| \ \
\___ / \ \
\ / \_ \
\__| |_/
..
. ................................___ : :
:`,; SEA :: : BIS : `~~/ ,.... : PWM
: :`. MSO BIL:........: .''..;'_/~__ .--.' .''
;~~~~~~~~) `...........: : MSP `: / ; .. SYR: `BOS
; PDX : BOI : . PIR :.....`. MKE;| '; :......:...:
;.........:......: :~~~~~~~~\ DSM :---::/..-'''': PIT .JFK
; : : :......CYS. :.....' : : DAY:........\/
: : RNO : SLC : :~~~~~~~~.MCI : : .:....' .' \|'
: SFO:. : : DEN ICT : STL :.' `,.' RIC:
\. '. :.....:......:.........:......:'- BNA---.~~~~~~~~,:
\ ': : :~~~: OKC: LIT :......./....... .CHS
`; LAX: PHX: ABQ: '--....:. .' : : ATL. .'
`.___: : : DFW :---: JAN: MGM `.SAV
'''--.::~.~~' `. `.. : ..:.....:
\ .. AUS ..:... MSY:~~~\/~:. :
'' : SAT .' `'' : :
'. / '. MIA
`. BRO '.'
_
\_________________________ / \
_| || | | ---- _ _ ____( _)
| |( | | /_/ \// _ / | || /
|_____| \ |------| / --\/ / \ __/ | /|(
| | \_------| | \_ | ( ( / |/_|/
| | | |______|_____\ _| | \_/ ___ _|_|/
(_____|____| | \ \ \_)------/ ) )
| | | |_____|__ )____/ | | |___)/
( | | | |_____| \ | /---/\__ \
) | | | | \ \ )_/ \ / \_/
\ \ | | | | ||______//____|
| \ |____|_____|_______|----| / \
) \ / | |___ | /______/_____ /
\ \| | | | | | | / \ \/
\ \ | | |__ |---/ | \ \ /
\_ / | | ---) ) | | \/
\__\_____|_---- \ |-|_|_---___/
\ )__ | \/\_ \
\_/\ / -- ) \
\ / \ (
\ ( | |
\__\ \_| -Jittlov-
,__ _,
\~\| ~~---___ , | \
| Wash./ | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, VT_/,ME>
/~-_--__| | Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich. /~| ||,'
|Oregon / \ |------| { WI / /~) __-NY',|_\,NH
/ |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-'Mass.
|~~--__ | | Wyoming|____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI)
| | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ Iowa/ `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
| | | '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE)
', \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~| \ | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
|Cal\ | | | Kansas| MO \_-~ KY /`~___--\
', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
'_ '\| | |~~~|Okla.| | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
\ |Ariz.| New | |_ |Ark./~~|~~\ \,/S Car.
~~~-' | Mex. | `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
'-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\
`~'~ \ Texas |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
\/~\ /~~~`---` | \
\ / \ |
\ | '\'
`~' -Jorn Barger-
_
\_________________________ / \
_| || | | ---- _ _ ____(ha_)
| hi |( smirk | hee | he /_/ \// _ / | || /
|_____| \ ha |------| / --\/ / \ __/ | /|(
| | \_------| haa |ho \_hah| ( ( / hah |/_|/
|hah |ha | |______|_____\ _| |hee\_/ ___ _|_|/
(_____|____| heh | HO HO \ heh \ \_)------/ha ) )
| | | |_____|__ har )____/hi| | ha |___)/
(hee| ho | | |_____| hee\ | /---/\__he\
) | |haa | hee | \ \ )_/hoh \ / \_/
\ ho\ yuk| | haw| giggle|hoo ||______//____|
| \ |____|_____|_______|----| har / har \
) \ / |yuk |___ |hee /______/_____ /
\ hee \| yuk | | | haa | | | / \ ho\/
\ ho \ | HO | |__ |---/ho |heh\ \ /
\_ / hah | | ---)ha ) | |hee\/
\__\_____|_---- giggle \ ha|-|_|_---___/
\hee hee )__ #| \/\_ \
\_/\ / \-\ )ha\
\hah / \ \ (
\ ( \ | | -hjiwa-
\__\ :-) \_|
------------- cut here ----------------- map.ascii --------------------
Hmmm... I just noticed: None of these maps show Alaska or Hawaii. :(
Hope this helps,
Dave.
-- _
PROGRAM (pro'-gram) [n] A magic spell cast over a .----. . - .
computer allowing it to turn one's input into error |C>_.|.:'.:. .
messages. [vi] To engage in a pastime similar to _|____|_ `:. O_/
banging one's head against a wall, but, with fewer | --| \/M
opportunities for reward. (dis...@nunic.nu.edu) `-######-'a _/ \_
CONAN !!!!!!!!! (i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au) wrote: > Hi all, a while ago I saw a map of the US in ascii and wondered > if someone could post me a copy of it. > Thanks in advance > Conan > --------------------------------+---------------------------------------------- > _--_|\ CONAN | Any sufficiently advanced technology > / \ LaTrobe Uni,Bendigo | is indistinguishable from magic. > \_.--.*/ Australia | > v | -- Arthur C. Clarke > Email:i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au| > --------------------------------+---------------------------------------------- ObAscii: Lower 48 by Jorn Barger ,__ _, \~\| ~~---___ , | \ | / | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, _/, > /~-_--__| | | \ / ~\~~/ /~| ||,' | / \ |------| { / /~) __-' ',|_\, / | |~~~~~~~~| \ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-' |~~--__ | | |____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-' {,~ | | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ / `-' |`~ |~_____{/ | | | '---------, \----| | | ,' ~/~\,|` ', \ | | |~~~~~~~| \ | ,'~~\ / | | \ | | | | \_-~ /`~___--\ ', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/ / '_ '\| | |~~~| | | _/-,~~-,/ \ | | | |_ | /~~|~~\ \,/ ~~~-' | | `~~~\___| | | / '-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\ `~'~ \ | '--,~~~~-~~, \ \/~\ /~~~`---` | \ \ / \ | \ | '\' `~' -jorn -- ^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^~-,_,-~^ ____ /\ _`\ __ Danni Bauer \ \ \/\ \ __ ___ ___ /\_\ \ \ \ \ \ /'__`\ /' _ `\ /' _ `\/\ \ bau...@gtetel.com \ \ \_\ \/\ \L\.\_/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \ \ \ \ \____/\ \__/.\_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ 737...@compuserve.com \/___/ \/__/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/\/_/
In article <3758ht$52...@sashimi.wwa.com> i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (CONAN !!!!!!!!!) writes: >From: i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (CONAN !!!!!!!!!) >Subject: Request: Map of the USA >Date: 7 Oct 1994 23:52:13 -0500 > Hi all, a while ago I saw a map of the US in ascii and wondered >if someone could post me a copy of it. > Thanks in advance > Conan >--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------- > _--_|\ CONAN | Any sufficiently advanced technology >/ \ LaTrobe Uni,Bendigo | is indistinguishable from magic. >\_.--.*/ Australia | > v | -- Arthur C. Clarke >Email:i94...@redgum.ucnv.edu.au| >--------------------------------+---------------------------------------------- ... here ya go. I don't know whether Dave sent it to me directly or i saved a posting. Anyway, here's what i have. Hope this helps: From: dis...@nunic.nu.edu (David S. Issel) Subject: Re: Request: Map of USA Date: 22 Sep 1994 16:28:59 GMT +------ Ben Cacace (ben...@revlon.com) wrote: ----------- | Can anyone point me in the direction of a place or | person who can supply me with a map of the United | States of America in ASCII format. I did not draw any of these but, I found them to be excellent: ---------------- cut here --------- maps.ascii ------------------ thanks to M. Jacobs at UIC for the following USA map: __________________________________ ____ __ \ || | | _/_/\ _| || \ |_____| \ |_______| / \/__ _/||_/ / | \------| |____\ / / \ / ||_/ / | | |________| \ __\_|__|___/__||_\ /_______|____| | \ ____/ | | | \ / | | | ---------|______| \ | | _|____|| | | | | | \ \ \__/\_/ /__ \ | \ | | | / \/ \__/ \ | \ |_____|____|_______|-----|--------/_____\ | \ / | |____ | /________/ | \ \/ | | | | | | /__----/ \ | | | |_ |---/ | \ \ / \___ | | ___| |___| | | | \ / \_|______|_ | |____\__------\ \ _--____| \ \ \___ / \ \ \ / \_ \ \__| |_/ .. . ................................___ : : :`,; SEA :: : BIS : `~~/ ,.... : PWM : :`. MSO BIL:........: .''..;'_/~__ .--.' .'' ;~~~~~~~~) `...........: : MSP `: / ; .. SYR: `BOS ; PDX : BOI : . PIR :.....`. MKE;| '; :......:...: ;.........:......: :~~~~~~~~\ DSM :---::/..-'''': PIT .JFK ; : : :......CYS. :.....' : : DAY:........\/ : : RNO : SLC : :~~~~~~~~.MCI : : .:....' .' \|' : SFO:. : : DEN ICT : STL :.' `,.' RIC: \. '. :.....:......:.........:......:'- BNA---.~~~~~~~~,: \ ': : :~~~: OKC: LIT :......./....... .CHS `; LAX: PHX: ABQ: '--....:. .' : : ATL. .' `.___: : : DFW :---: JAN: MGM `.SAV '''--.::~.~~' `. `.. : ..:.....: \ .. AUS ..:... MSY:~~~\/~:. : '' : SAT .' `'' : : '. / '. MIA `. BRO '.' _ \_________________________ / \ _| || | | ---- _ _ ____( _) | |( | | /_/ \// _ / | || / |_____| \ |------| / --\/ / \ __/ | /|( | | \_------| | \_ | ( ( / |/_|/ | | | |______|_____\ _| | \_/ ___ _|_|/ (_____|____| | \ \ \_)------/ ) ) | | | |_____|__ )____/ | | |___)/ ( | | | |_____| \ | /---/\__ \ ) | | | | \ \ )_/ \ / \_/ \ \ | | | | ||______//____| | \ |____|_____|_______|----| / \ ) \ / | |___ | /______/_____ / \ \| | | | | | | / \ \/ \ \ | | |__ |---/ | \ \ / \_ / | | ---) ) | | \/ \__\_____|_---- \ |-|_|_---___/ \ )__ | \/\_ \ \_/\ / -- ) \ \ / \ ( \ ( | | \__\ \_| -Jittlov- ,__ _, \~\| ~~---___ , | \ | Wash./ | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, VT_/,ME> /~-_--__| | Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich. /~| ||,' |Oregon / \ |------| { WI / /~) __-NY',|_\,NH / |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-'Mass. |~~--__ | | Wyoming|____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI) | | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ Iowa/ `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ | | | '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE) ', \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~| \ | ,'~~\WV/ VA | |Cal\ | | | Kansas| MO \_-~ KY /`~___--\ ', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./ '_ '\| | |~~~|Okla.| | Tenn._/-,~~-,/ \ |Ariz.| New | |_ |Ark./~~|~~\ \,/S Car. ~~~-' | Mex. | `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA / '-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\ `~'~ \ Texas |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\ \/~\ /~~~`---` | \ \ / \ | \ | '\' `~' -Jorn Barger- _ \_________________________ / \ _| || | | ---- _ _ ____(ha_) | hi |( smirk | hee | he /_/ \// _ / | || / |_____| \ ha |------| / --\/ / \ __/ | /|( | | \_------| haa |ho \_hah| ( ( / hah |/_|/ |hah |ha | |______|_____\ _| |hee\_/ ___ _|_|/ (_____|____| heh | HO HO \ heh \ \_)------/ha ) ) | | | |_____|__ har )____/hi| | ha |___)/ (hee| ho | | |_____| hee\ | /---/\__he\ ) | |haa | hee | \ \ )_/hoh \ / \_/ \ ho\ yuk| | haw| giggle|hoo ||______//____| | \ |____|_____|_______|----| har / har \ ) \ / |yuk |___ |hee /______/_____ / \ hee \| yuk | | | haa | | | / \ ho\/ \ ho \ | HO | |__ |---/ho |heh\ \ / \_ / hah | | ---)ha ) | |hee\/ \__\_____|_---- giggle \ ha|-|_|_---___/ \hee hee )__ #| \/\_ \ \_/\ / \-\ )ha\ \hah / \ \ ( \ ( \ | | -hjiwa- \__\ :-) \_| ---------------- cut here --------- maps.ascii ------------------ Have a great day, Dave. -- _ PROGRAM (pro'-gram) [n] A magic spell cast over a .----. . - . computer allowing it to turn one's input into error |C>_.|.:'.:. . messages. [vi] To engage in a pastime similar to _|____|_ `:. O_/ banging one's head against a wall, but, with fewer | --| \/M opportunities for reward. (dis...@nunic.nu.edu) `-######-'a _/ \_ Ciao, Paul -- .odbo. .od88888888bo. Paul Foerster .od8888888888888888bo. .od888888888888888888888888bo. pau...@heino.ibh.rwth-aachen.de od88888888888888888888888888888888bo `~888888888888888888888888888888~' `~888888888888888888888888~'| "Beam me up Scotty, there's no `~888888888888888888~' | intelligent life down here!" |`~888888888888~'| | \ `~888888~' / A `-_ `~~' _-' H `--____--'
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