Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 31 Oct 1996.
Whats the logic behind......
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· 4 messages · 31 Oct 1996 - 2 Nov 1996
In article <327...@email.cas.american.edu>, Satish Kumar Chetty <sat...@email.cas.american.edu> writes: >Whats the logic behind Ascii art? Um, drawing pictures with printed letters? >Does it require skill or any training? Minor aptitude I suppose. Some people are better at it than others e.g. you are unlikely to draw realistic rather than cartoon body shapes unless you know how to draw such things (at least I can't). > Can anyone let me know if you >can make a machine (computer) produce a ascii-art from a gif,bmp etc? \ The word I would use is "convert"--it doesn't create the art). Such programs exist. I prefer simple line drawings myself. |~/ |~/ ~~|;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;||';-._.-;'^';||_.-;'^'0-|~~ P | Woof Woof, Glug Glug ||____________|| 0 | P O | Who Drowned the Judge's Dog? | . . . . . . . '----. 0 | O O | answers on alt.religion.scientology *---|_______________ @__o0 | O L |___&_http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk_________________________|/_______| L /clam/faq/woofglug.html /clam/songs.html: "They're drowning my doggie in the poo-ul, those clams with the slimy white trail,he's under the waves all but his tai-ul,I do hope that doggie can swim"
In article <327...@email.cas.american.edu>, Satish Kumar Chetty
<sat...@email.cas.american.edu> writes:
>Whats the logic behind Ascii art?
Is there logic?
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What do you get when you cross a : :
question mark with a two-ton, .'
one-horned animal? .'
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- a why-nocerous .
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-joan
In article <55bl0s$l6...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, spu...@aol.com says... >In article <327...@email.cas.american.edu>, Satish Kumar Chetty ><sat...@email.cas.american.edu> writes: >>Whats the logic behind Ascii art? > >Is there logic? > At last, the voice of reason! -- ) ( ) ) ( ) ( (tack VK f�r bilden) ----%^^\_____________^^^\ O______/__\ / ^ / \____________/ llizard aka EJM <by8...@torfree.net>
Spunk1111 (spu...@aol.com) wrote: >In article <327...@email.cas.american.edu>, Satish Kumar Chetty ><sat...@email.cas.american.edu> writes: > >>Whats the logic behind Ascii art? > >Is there logic? > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > .---. > What do you get when you cross a : : > question mark with a two-ton, .' > one-horned animal? .' > : > - a why-nocerous . > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= And... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .---. What do you get when you cross a : : sheep with a kangaroo. .' .' : . - a woolly jumper ? (\___/) (O O) \ / @@@@@@\_/@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@ @@ WOOLLY @@ @@@ @@@ @@ JUMPER @@ @@@ @@@ @@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@ === @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ === WW @@@@@@@@@@@@@@ WW ============== / \ ( ) -cfbd- \ / ) ( ) (\_______________ (...)\_____(...)_______________) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bye,
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