Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 May 1995.
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Talk-Line: Who does this art?? I do!
alt.ascii-art
· 3 messages · 26 May 1995 - 6 Jun 1995
Paul Stewart <ah7...@FREENET.BUFFALO.EDU> generalized: :> I have noticed that much of the original ascii-art posted on :> the list seems to be from computer science majors in universities. But :> then that's mostly who uses the internet in a serious way. Am I wrong :> about that? Daniel C. Au <dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> refused to conform: > I think that you may be incorrect on this assumption. I, for one, am a > medical student who enjoys making ascii art for a hobby. And I'm quite > serious with what I do on the internet (but that doesn't mean that I don't > do things for fun, either :) > > Anyone else out there who is a non-comp sci major who does ascii artwork? <waving an arm in the air> Over here! Me! ________________________________________ | Animal science & ascii art! | |----------------------------------------| | . .------. | | ,~~~\ . |\ _____\ | | :(_/(a`-o .: |:| |. | | `____.,,' :. _|\| |:. | | ;----\ __ |\`\|______| ::.| | | ( `\___,|| _____..|\|~~~~~~~~|.:__| | | `\____)_,' \ \:\ `\|________|-. | | | | || ||\ `~" (_)-.....' | | | |_|| `' ||\`\__________________| |---|_____|-------||-`\||________Catalyst| | : : :_ `' || | | `-:___) || | | `' | |________________________________________|
F.L. Catalyst (m...@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu) wrote: : Paul Stewart <ah7...@FREENET.BUFFALO.EDU> generalized: : :> I have noticed that much of the original ascii-art posted on : :> the list seems to be from computer science majors in universities. But : :> then that's mostly who uses the internet in a serious way. Am I wrong : :> about that? : Daniel C. Au <dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> refused to conform: : > I think that you may be incorrect on this assumption. I, for one, am a : > medical student who enjoys making ascii art for a hobby. And I'm quite : > serious with what I do on the internet (but that doesn't mean that I don't : > do things for fun, either :) : > : > Anyone else out there who is a non-comp sci major who does ascii artwork? : <waving an arm in the air> Over here! Me! : ________________________________________ : | Animal science & ascii art! | : |----------------------------------------| : | . .------. | : | ,~~~\ . |\ _____\ | : | :(_/(a`-o .: |:| |. | : | `____.,,' :. _|\| |:. | : | ;----\ __ |\`\|______| ::.| : | | ( `\___,|| _____..|\|~~~~~~~~|.:__| : | | `\____)_,' \ \:\ `\|________|-. | : | | | || ||\ `~" (_)-.....' | : | | |_|| `' ||\`\__________________| : |---|_____|-------||-`\||________Catalyst| : | : : :_ `' || | : | `-:___) || | : | `' | : |________________________________________| I'm not a comp-sci major in college either... Now I'm a network administrator, database administrator, and developer... I think ascii-art is a great past time - and there are lots of other important things on the net as well... -- ..uu. z' , ___________________ ?$""`?i . x" .uu I Randy I `M .@" d9b . f .,.uun. ?$ ?i' I DeWoolfson I 'Z :#" M `8 U8 < .dP"```"# `M .@" I-----------------I '&H?` X ,oR $5. $ ?* @ 'Z :#" I ran...@cais.com I d#`*L :RP' $b f`$L:M Xf .f' '&H?` I-----------------I ,!"> 5. $' ?X X "NXF M .=` d#` I ,\\/. I > 'M d$ `E M "$$ Mux~ n!" I |o o| I k `h ' ' "" ` z" * I=ooO==(_)==Ooo===I % ` " " I_________________I
> :> I have noticed that much of the original ascii-art posted on > :> the list seems to be from computer science majors in universities. But > :> then that's mostly who uses the internet in a serious way. Am I wrong > :> about that? > > I think that you may be incorrect on this assumption. I, for one, am a > > medical student who enjoys making ascii art for a hobby. And I'm quite > > serious with what I do on the internet (but that doesn't mean that I don't > > do things for fun, either :) > > > > Anyone else out there who is a non-comp sci major who does ascii artwork? > <waving an arm in the air> Over here! Me! How about High school Seniors who have absolutely no clue what they want to major in? PELF (pelf) n. 1. Money, riches, wealth. USUFRUCT (yoo' suh frukt) n. 1. The right to enjoy the benefits of other people's pelf. The Declaration of Independence (Revised) We all have the right to Life, Liberty, and Usufruct.
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