Re: chess (was "Re: Need any ASCII art? I have it!")

In article <36D...@mpq.mpg.de>, Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de>
wrote:
> 
> llizard wrote:
> [...]
> >
> > and these display pieces from Velvet Maria Langley:
> >
> >                                                          .::.
> >                                               _()_       _::_
> >                                     _O      _/____\_   _/____\_
> >              _  _  _     ^^__      / //\    \      /   \      /
> >             | || || |   /  - \_   {     }    \____/     \____/
[snip]
> 
> Hm, can you by chance confirm those credits? Or did you just
> found it somewhere? This is what I have in my files:
>                                                        .::.
>                                             _()_       _::_
>                                   _O      _/____\_   _/____\_
>            _  _  _     ^^__      / //\    \      /   \      /
>           | || || |   /  - \_   {     }    \____/     \____/
>           |_______| <|    __<    \___/     (____)     (____)
>     _     \__ ___ / <|    \      (___)      |  |       |  |
>    (_)     |___|_|  <|     \      |_|       |__|       |__|
>   (___)    |_|___|  <|______\    /   \     /    \     /    \
>   _|_|_    |___|_|   _|____|_   (_____)   (______)   (______)
>  (_____)  (_______) (________) (_______) (________) (________)
>  /_____\  /_______\ /________\ /_______\ /________\ /________\
>                                              __By Alefith 22.02.95__
>                    -------------------
> 
> I wonder which one is correct. I don't like to have pictures
> with false credits in my collection. :(
> 
> Andreas
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Andreas, I went into DejaNews to check. I first saw these pieces in aaa
in 1997

start DejaNews quote #1 ..........................

Velvet Maria Langley <lan...@pacifier.com>
Date: 1997/04/03
Forum: alt.ascii-art 
                                                       .::.
                                            _()_       _::_
                                  _O      _/____\_   _/____\_
           _  _  _     ^^__      / //\    \      /   \      /
          | || || |   /  - \_   {     }    \____/     \____/
[snip]

end DejaNews quote #1 ............................

start DejaNews quote #2 ..........................

Author: Doug Attig <dou...@rook.wa.com>
Date: 1996/06/15
Forum:  alt.ascii-art 

Came across this on caissa.onenet.net.  Don't know the author:

                                                       .::.
                                            _()_       _::_
                                  _O      _/____\_   _/____\_
           _  _  _     ^^__      / //\    \      /   \      /
          | || || |   /  - \_   {     }    \____/     \____/
          |_______| <|    __<    \___/     (____)     (____)
    _     \__ ___ / <|    \      (___)      |  |       |  |
   (_)     |___|_|  <|     \      |_|       |__|       |__|
  (___)    |_|___|  <|______\    /   \     /    \     /    \
  _|_|_    |___|_|   _|____|_   (_____)   (______)   (______)
 (_____)  (_______) (________) (_______) (________) (________)
 /_____\  /_______\ /________\ /_______\ /________\ /________\
                                                 __By Alefith 22.02.95__

end DejaNews quote #2..........................

It seems likely from the dates that Alefith is correct. Thanks for
telling me. I will make the corrections in my files.



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