Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 8 May 1994.
LINE (from GIF) - Flat World Map
alt.ascii-art
· 2 messages · 8 May 1994 - 9 May 1994
If you remember the flat world map I converted, here's a modification
of it. It's mostly done with colons. This makes it much darker, ready
for lettering to be placed over it.
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>From: bob...@gagme.wwa.com (Bob Allison) >Subject: LINE (from GIF) - Flat World Map > If you remember the flat world map I converted, here's a modification >of it. It's mostly done with colons. This makes it much darker, ready >for lettering to be placed over it. Just thought I'd add New Zealand.. it's bigger than this.. but looked a bit too big when using a '.' above it. :::::::::::'' ''::' ':::::: `:::::::::::::'.::::::::::::::: :::::::::' :. : : :::::: :::::::::::.:::'::::::::::::::: :::::::::: : :::. :::::::::::::..::::' :::: : ::::::: :::::::: :': "::' '"::::::::::::: :' '' '::::::: :' : ' : :: .::::::::' ' .: : : .:: .::. ::::' ::: :. .,. ::: ':::::::::::.: ' .:...:::: :::::::. ' .::::::: ''' :: :::::. :::::::: '::::::::: '', ' ' .::::::::: ::::::::. :::::::::::: '':,: ' : ''' ::::::::: :::::::::: ::::::::::::' ::::::::::::: : .::::::::. .:'':::::::: ' :: : '::.:::::::::::: :::::::::::::::. ' '::::::. ' ' :::::.:.:.:.:.::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: : '::::::::: ' ,:::::::::: : :.:':::::::::: ::::::::::::::::: ' ::::::::: . :'::::::::::::::' '::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::'' :::::::::: :' : ,:::::::::::' '::::::: :::::::::::::::::' .:::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: ::::::: :::::::::::::::::. .::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::.':::: ::: :::::::::::::::::' ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . /|\ | New Zealand Edward. -- _______ Edward Groenendaal Email: edd...@jtec.com.au _==/_| | Jtec Pty Limited, Work Tel: +61 (0)2 390 0191 [ | Unit 3, 118-122 Bowden St. Work Fax: +61 (0)2 809 6619 ~(*)----(*)` Meadowbank NSW 2114, Australia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Opinions presented are mine and are not necessarily those of my employer."
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