Talk: Files of ASCII art you can get ...

   There is a lot of ASCII art available.  From single pics to large 
archives with hundreds of pics.  You can FTP, Gopher, and request files 
via email.

   Don't miss Steve Sullivan's series called 'Small ASCII Pics'.  Each 
collection is about 20 to 30 K in size, and there are about 50 of them.

   The Scarecrow's archive are about 350 K each, and there are currently 
4 of them, with number 5 on the way.  Also, there are the 'best ofs' 
containing the best sigs, GIFs, BBS art, 3-D, humor, etc.

   The following Scarecrow's files of ASCII art are currently available:

      File Name                          Version      Size

   o  ASCII ART FAQ                        2.6        42 K
      Contains info on where to obtain ASCII art files, how to make those big
      letters, how to have a sig added to your posts and email, what ASCII art
      groups exist, where to get gray scale converters, how to save and view
      an animation, and more.

   o  ASCII Art Resources                  2.6        94 K
      Contains everything in the FAQ, plus examples of every kind of ASCII
      art, plus ANSI escape codes, and examples of most all the Figlet fonts.

   If you want everything in the Scarecrow's edited collection, get all three
of the following archives.  Together, they contain over a megabyte of every
kind of ASCII art.

   o  The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive    1.0        349 K
      Hundreds of goodies, plus special sections on sigs and BBS art.  Each
      item has a 'From:' line, and of course there's my witty commentary. :-)

   o  The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive    2.0        362 K
      Hundreds more goodies, sigs, BBS art, plus sig blanks, plan art, more.

   o  The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive    3.0        369 K
      Third in the series.  All three total well over a megabyte of goodies.

   o  The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive    4.0        364 K
      More sigs, GIFs, and a Font Gallery.  All four total around 1.5 megs.

   If you want just the best, but you want some of everything, get the Best of
the Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archives.  It's compiled from the first three SAAAs.
If you don't want to use 1080 K of disk space for the three archives, this may
be what you're looking for.  Newly re-edited and cleaned.

   o  Best of the SAAAs                    1.0        610 K

   If you only want certain kinds of ASCII art, choose from the following
files:

   o  Best of the ASCII Pics               1.0        205 K
      The best pics from the first 3 SAAAs.  No sigs, bbs art, gifs, etc.

   o  Most Often Requested Edition         1.2        107 K
      This file contains the pics everybody wants.  Birthday pics, animals,
      Star Trek, hearts and flowers, etc.  Save time, get this file instead
      of requesting someone post it and then waiting for it.

   o  The Scarecrow's Funnies              2.1        68 K
      Funny ASCII pix, cartoons, and humorous sigs.

   o  The Scarecrow's Font File            1.0        127 K
      Do you just want a collection of fonts?  Here it is, along with some
      nice hand lettered pieces.  (These are NOT .flf fonts for use with
      the Figlet program.)

   o  Best of Scarecrow's Sig Gallery      1.2        207 K
      Over 200 non-stop K of some of the best sigs I've seen.  And with
      people sending me sigs, I tend to see quite a few.

   o  Best of Scarecrow's BBS Gallery      1.3        88 K
      Some of the best art from login sceens, server screens, MUDs, promos.

   o  Best of Scarecrow's GIF Gallery      1.1        62 K
      The best GIF conversions I and others have done.  Many conversions I've
      seen aren't very good.  But I've taken the best and put them into one
      collection.

   o  Best of Scarecrow's 3-D Gallery      1.0        30 K
      Some of the best 3-D pix posted.


   My recommendations:

   o  If you are short on disk space, I would suggest you get the FAQ and just
      those files containing the type of art you are interested in.

   o  If you have a bit more disk space, you may want to get either the FAQ or
      ASCII Art Resources, and the Best of the SAAAs.

   o  If you have some disk space to spare, you should get the ASCII Art
      Resources file, and the four SAAAs.  Over 1.5 megs art and info.


   Where do you get these files?  You can get them by FTP, Gopher, and via 
email if you do not have FTP available.  Ah, but you have to read the 
ASCII ART FAQ.  Darn, you knew there was a catch somewhere. :^)

   Tha ASCII ART FAQ is available from:

   o  News groups:

      rec.arts.ascii

      alt.ascii-art

      alt.binaries.pictures.ascii

      news.answers

      alt.answers

      rec.answers

   o  Finger by typing the following at a prompt on mony Internet sites:

      finger bob...@gagme.wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time)
                                     OR
      finger bob...@gagme.wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq')

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