Re: The earliest ascci-art......

sgt pinback <rob...@project.darkstar> wrote:

> possibly vaugely related i've seen files w/ bells, characters and 
> spaces in them so that when you sent them to a (dot matrix) 
> printer would go 'zit zit bing, zit zit bing, zit zit bing bing 
> bing' etc and play 'music'. or at least a semi-recognizable 
> rhythm. ascii music? kick out the jams brothers and sisters! 


> (oh no. have i just given the dread* pete casso another ascii 
> extension idea? have i just made the ascci gangstein list by 
> saying this?) 


Nope, just the derbinglestein list:


         Der Bingle...The old crooner himself:


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            #^   ..../,, ,/yyBQBDBt`"B
          B"  ._L_yQ&Qy&&QQBQQDlL;S; (Q
         B^   /DQQQBQQQQQQBQBDQQD1:   "B
        Q~   ,GQBDQDQQQQQQBBQQDQ&EC    7B
        D    lQQQQQBQBQQQQQQQQBBID('    {
        E   .iDDBQQBQQQQBBBQBQQDQ1!:    (
        3   .(BQBBQBBQQQQBBQBBBDBS'     }                  I'm
        Q   '~~FMMBQQBBQBMMBBSBD1EL.    Q                dreaming
        Q    LuL `7QBBB?../LL;.!JDL     Q                 of a
       "  ,  ,__&L.DBBEEL1L_,'EylEE!  ,U                  white
       1 :s&yyQQQ6-DQBBQ&QQQQQQQBJY!  lyB1Q             Christmas.
       S  ?DDQQBD'.QQBDQDBQBQQQDD1<  LIQDG
       Q   j8BQE2 LQQBE9EBBEBQQES{! /BQSE
        Q_ 'TS7L  <#P~^,G1?TXC3({!  3PEy
         Q, ,_>'.,___yBD1DU;,'('''  yQ
          L "Qy,  'IIIZl',L/&;!;:  LQ
          Q; FD(  (`IE2L/QDB&lY!   6Q
           Q, (/. `!?"21iQDU&/~   L FB
            Q_ (EL/&&QDBQBDJ"   ,y^  `FB             -unknown-
             Qy 75EEBBQESf`   _yB^      "M
             Q7  `'^""~`   _yQQM'         `"FQ
             F;         _yQQQQF              Q



Bye,