Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 5 Aug 1994.
Line: boston university
rec.arts.ascii
· 2 messages · 5 Aug 1994 - 9 Aug 1994
i'm designing a web page for boston univeristy and
thought i might as well put a decent ascii graphic
for line-mode browsers since the graphic browser
users get a nice pretty imagemap. here's what i'm
toying with:
**********
**** ****
** ** * ** **
******** ** ** * **
** *********** ** ******
** ********* ********
** ******** **** **
** ***** * * **
** *** ***** **
** ** *********
** ** *********
** ****** ********
** ******** *****
** ******* **
** ****** **
** **** **
**** ** ****
**********
plus
oooo d8b .ooooo. ooo. .oo. .oo. .oooo. ooo. .oo.
`888""8P d88' `88b `888P"Y88bP"Y88b `P )88b `888P"Y88b
888 888 888 888 888 888 .oP"888 888 888
888 888 888 888 888 888 d8( 888 888 888
d888b `Y8bod8P' o888o o888o o888o `Y888""8o o888o o888o
equals
.ood8888boo.
oooooooo. od888P' `Y888bo
`88' `Yb .o `8 o% d db 88o.
88 88 .oooo. .ooo.o .o88oo .oooo. oo. .o. `88b 8b Y8 o 88o
88oooo88' d8' `8b d8( "8 88 d8' `8b `88P"Y8b 8888888P "' d88%8b
88 `8b 88 88 `"Y8b. 88 88 88 88 88 888888P d8888%8b
88 .8P 88 88 o. )8b 88 . 88 88 88 88 88888P Y88" "8.
o88bood8P' `YboodP' 8""88P' "88" `YboodP' o88o o88o 88P % % 8O
.. Y8 d888b 88
oooo ooo oo 88 "% oo O88888%88
`88' `8' `' "" " `' .o """^88^""
88 8 oo. .oo. ooo ooo ooo .ooo. ooo db .ooo.o ooo .o88oo ooo "" ooo
88 8 `88P"Y8b `88 `8. .8' d8' `8b `88""P d8( "8 `88 88 `8. .8'
88 8 88 88 88 `8..8' 88ooo88 88 `"Y8b. 88 | 88 `8..8'
`8. .8' 88 88 88 `88' 88 .o 88 "| o. )8b 88 " 88 `88'
`YbodP' o88o o88o o88o 88 `Y8b8P' d88b ` 8""88P' o88o "88" d` .8
....oo.. ..... .o.P'
`""Y8888P""' `YP'
so whaddya think?
--
<sigh>
my handwriting's pretty bad... sorry about the signature.
<a href="http://acs2.bu.edu:3000/"> . . </a>
Eamon Daly (vam...@bu.edu) wrote: : i'm designing a web page for boston univeristy and : thought i might as well put a decent ascii graphic : for line-mode browsers since the graphic browser : users get a nice pretty imagemap. here's what i'm : toying with: : ********** : **** **** : ** ** * ** ** : ******** ** ** * ** : ** *********** ** ****** : ** ********* ******** : ** ******** **** ** : ** ***** * * ** : ** *** ***** ** : ** ** ********* : ** ** ********* : ** ****** ******** : ** ******** ***** : ** ******* ** : ** ****** ** : ** **** ** : **** ** **** : ********** : plus : oooo d8b .ooooo. ooo. .oo. .oo. .oooo. ooo. .oo. : `888""8P d88' `88b `888P"Y88bP"Y88b `P )88b `888P"Y88b : 888 888 888 888 888 888 .oP"888 888 888 : 888 888 888 888 888 888 d8( 888 888 888 : d888b `Y8bod8P' o888o o888o o888o `Y888""8o o888o o888o : equals : .ood8888boo. : oooooooo. od888P' `Y888bo : `88' `Yb .o `8 o% d db 88o. : 88 88 .oooo. .ooo.o .o88oo .oooo. oo. .o. `88b 8b Y8 o 88o : 88oooo88' d8' `8b d8( "8 88 d8' `8b `88P"Y8b 8888888P "' d88%8b : 88 `8b 88 88 `"Y8b. 88 88 88 88 88 888888P d8888%8b : 88 .8P 88 88 o. )8b 88 . 88 88 88 88 88888P Y88" "8. : o88bood8P' `YboodP' 8""88P' "88" `YboodP' o88o o88o 88P % % 8O : .. Y8 d888b 88 : oooo ooo oo 88 "% oo O88888%88 : `88' `8' `' "" " `' .o """^88^"" : 88 8 oo. .oo. ooo ooo ooo .ooo. ooo db .ooo.o ooo .o88oo ooo "" ooo : 88 8 `88P"Y8b `88 `8. .8' d8' `8b `88""P d8( "8 `88 88 `8. .8' : 88 8 88 88 88 `8..8' 88ooo88 88 `"Y8b. 88 | 88 `8..8' : `8. .8' 88 88 88 `88' 88 .o 88 "| o. )8b 88 " 88 `88' : `YbodP' o88o o88o o88o 88 `Y8b8P' d88b ` 8""88P' o88o "88" d` .8 : ....oo.. ..... .o.P' : `""Y8888P""' `YP' : so whaddya think? : -- : <sigh> : my handwriting's pretty bad... sorry about the signature. : <a href="http://acs2.bu.edu:3000/"> . . </a> Cute, Eamon. =). Your friend, --10 Enjoyed the summer? *wink*
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