Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 21 Nov 1996.
about the earth
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 21 Nov 1996
The piece was done in DOS, therefore, control; codes... though they
generally aren't good for use in sig's in this case they look cool.
Because different viewewrs & OS's see them differently... ie;
DOS as half and 1/3 fill blocks... UNIX cat as +/- and naught's
other stuff as 1's and 0's...
enjoy...
ALso here's two of my adaptions of a pic somebody sent a while back
The original:
..!!!!!!!!!..
.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
.!!!!!"" ""!!!!!.
!!!!" ..$$MMM$$.. "!!!!
!!" .$MMMMMMMMMMMMM$. "!!
!! .MMMMMM"MMMMM"MMMMMM. !!
!! .MMMMMMM! !MMM! !MMMMMMM. !!
!! .MMMMMMMM" "MMM" "MMMMMMMM. !!
!$ .MMMMMMMM$ $M$ $MMMMMMMM. $!
.:$M $MMMMMMMM! !M! !MMMMMMMM$ M$:.
:!$M!:MMMM"MMMM: :M: :MMMM"MMMM:!M$!:
!$$M $MMM" $MMM! !M! !MMM$ "MMM$ M$$!
$$M$ MM" "MMMMM$ $M$ $MMMMM" "MM $M$$
$$M$ M$.$ $MMMMM. .MMM. .MMMMM$ $.$M $M$$
!$$M MM$M$ MMMMM! !MMM! !MMMMM $M$M$ M$$!
"!$M!:MMMM "MMMMM.MMMMM.MMMMM" MMMM:!M$!"
"!$M $MMM$ "MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM" $MMM$ M$!"
"! "MMMM. "MMMMMMMMMMMMM" .MMMM" !"
"MMMM$ ""MMMMMMM"" $MMMM"
"MMMM$. """ .$MMMM"
"MMMM$.. ..$MMMM"
"$MMMMMmmmMMMMM$"
""$$MMM$$""
..!!!!!!!!!..
.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
.!!!!!"" ""!!!!!.
!!!!" ..$$MMM$$.. "!!!!
!!" .$MMMMMMMMMMMMM$. "!!
!! .MMMMMM"MMMMM"MMMMMM. !!
!! .MMMMMMM! !MMM! !MMMMMMM. !!
!! .MMMMMMMM" "MMM" "MMMMMMMM. !!
!$ .MMMMMMMM$ $M$ $MMMMMMMM. $!
.:$M $MMMMMMMM! !M! !MMMMMMMM$ M$:.
:!$M!:MMMMMMMMM: :M: :MMMMMMMMM:!M$!:
!$$M $MMMMMMMMM! !M! !MMMMMMMMM$ M$$!
$$M$ MMMMMMMMMM$ $M$ $MMMMMMMMMM $M$$
$$M$ MMMMMMMMMMM. .MMM. .MMMMMMMMMMM $M$$
!$$M MMMMMMMMMMM! !MMM! !MMMMMMMMMMM M$$!
"!$M!:MMMMMMMMMMM.MMMMM.MMMMMMMMMMM:!M$!"
"!$M $MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM$ M$!"
"! "MMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMM" !"
"MMMMMMMM" MMM "MMMMMMMM"
"MMMMMMM MMMMM MMMMMMM"
"MMMMMUMMMMMMMUMMMMMM"
"$MMMMMmmmMMMMM$"
""$$MMM$$"" ..!!!!!!!!!..
.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
.!!!!!"" ""!!!!!.
!!!!" ..$$MMM$$.. "!!!!
!!" .$MMMMMMMMMMMMM$. "!!
!! .MMMMMM"MMMMM"MMMMMM. !!
!! .MMMMMMM! !MMM! !MMMMMMM. !!
!! .MMMMMMMM" "MMM" "MMMMMMMM. !!
!$ .MMMMMMMM$ $M$ $MMMMMMMM. $!
.:$M $MMMMMMMM! !M! !MMMMMMMM$ M$:.
:!$M!:MMMMMMMMM: :M: :MMMM"MMMM:!M$!:
!$$M $MMMMMMMMM! !M! !MMM$ "MMM$ M$$!
$$M$ MMMMMMMMMM$ $M$ $MMMMM" "MM $M$$
$$M$ M$MMMMMMMMM. .MMM. .MMMMM$ $.$M $M$$
!$$M MM$MMMMMMMM! !MMM! !MMMMM $M$M$ M$$!
"!$M!:MMMMMMMMMMM.MMMMM.MMMMM" MMMM:!M$!"
"!$M $MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM" $MMM$ M$!"
"! "MMMMMM~ MMMMMMMMMMMM" .MMMM" !"
"MMMMM MMMMMMMMM"" $MMMM"
"MMMM$. """ .$MMMM"
"MMMM$.. ..$MMMM"
"$MMMMMmmmMMMMM$"
""$$MMM$$""
<BASE HREF="http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/www/">
<html>
<body
text="#000000"
link="#000000"
alink="#000000"
vlink="#000000"
background="http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/Public/F:}/plasma_big_crop.gif">
<Title>Bar Star PrePage</Title>
<center><H1>Bummer Error</H1></center>
<font size=5><b>
reality.sys corrupt, universe halted. reboot (
<A href=http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/Public/WWW/page1.html>y</A><A href=http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/Public/WWW/egg2_map.html>,</A><A href=http://web.mit.edu/belg4mit/Public/WWW/authors.html>n </A>)?
</font><b>
<font size=2><p><pre> (Click on one)</pre></font>
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<pre>
Them are animations in there.
And they be running amuk amuk amuk amuk amuk ...
In other words, be sure you have a large cache
Though it has been said many times
This doesn't make it any less true
This page is best viewed with Netscape number two
It would be advisable to have the
default font size set at 14 points
<center><font size=2>Come see the exploding SPAM</font>
<font size=2>Come see the egress</font></center>
</pre></font>
<font size=5>
Remember... when in doubt Click!!!
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