Re: *** PLEASE READ -- CONCERNING GIFSCII ***
From Soeren M Soerries <soe...@beansidhe.westfalen.de>
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· 19 Jun 1994 02:48 · View full thread
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pau...@wsinis12.info.win.tue.nl (Paul Rambags) writes: >Well, my name is Paul though I'm not sure I'm the mentioned Paul. >Anyway, I have the C source of a program called "ascgif" that converts gif >to ascii format. This is the head of ascgif.c: >/* > * Ascii Gif Viewer Version 2.1 Mar (c) 1993 John Ferrell > * Freeware. Public Domain. > * Shows gif pictures using text characters. > 7 changes for pc to mainframe portability. (search on 'mainframes') > Some mini/workstations might need some of the pc definitions. > 2.1 changes - added Form Feed (clear screen) before picture >*/ >Paul Rambags. Hehe, on Linux it compiles well, when it is supposed to convert a gif, it mallocs 17 Megs of Memory (good if you have it), keeps your disk busy swapping for about 25 minutes and then produces this output: ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ... maybe if John Ferrell (the author) is reading this? B*B Soeren -- Soeren M Soerries eoo. eoooo ,oo. eo oo ,ooo. * eoo. eo oo eoooo Breul 43, d8oob d8oo d8odP dP8dP 8oo. op dP db d8odP d8oo 48143 Muenster, d8ooP' d8ooo dP dP dP 8P booP' dP d8ooP dP dP d8ooo Germany. tlf: voice 0251-51378, data 0251-56822, soe...@beansidhe.ms.sub.org
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