Re: Whats the logic behind......

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.

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