Re: looking for an old DOS converter
From Anita Doobie - NOW <ton...@aol.com.net.org>
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· 21 Jul 2000 00:00 · View full thread
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>Subject: looking for an old DOS converter >From: "Dobesov" sys...@tekropolis.com >Date: 7/19/00 3:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time >Message-id: <sna...@corp.supernews.com> > >hey, anybody out there have a little program that converts bitmaps to an >ANSI art format that uses the block characters and their background and >foreground colors to estimate the 256 color index of the pic. it does exist, >I used to use it, but have long since lost the little exe and memory of its >name. most likely a bmp2***.exe, or something of the like. > I've been using Poster (POSTER12.ZIP) for a long time now, I find this to be the best one I've ever used and stuck with it. It's freeware, can't go wrong there, and a DOS program that works well in Windows. If you can't find it on the web I can send it to you if you like, but you can search for the zip file in YAHOO! and probably find it there somewhere. The BBS Archives may have the exact program you are looking for, the link is in my ASCII Zine in the link below. -- I am the one you warned me of. - BOC - Imaginos
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,1a862b814d8032f8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: ton...@aol.com.net.org (Anita Doobie - NOW) Subject: Re: looking for an old DOS converter Date: 2000/07/21 Message-ID: <200...@ng-cc1.aol.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 649002079 References: <sna...@corp.supernews.com> Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art X-Admin: new...@aol.com
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