Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 15 May 2000.
how do you create ascii pictures?
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 15 May 2000 - 16 May 2000
is there some sort of program?? (eg. give it a picture, and it spits out the ascii picture)
On Mon, 15 May 2000 23:43:35 +1000, "Mick" <ask_for_it@and_i_will_give_to_you.com.au> wrote: >is there some sort of program?? (eg. give it a picture, and it spits out the >ascii picture) > > > > I use these: _ _ <((.)(.))> (_) _)_)_)_)_)_)__ / /_|| / ____ /__|| / ____ /___|| / /____|| <---<< double click / /_____|| /run mind.exe (__________.'______|| /run coffee.pot |____________|/ /run toilet.pot (___________.' /run happyfingers.exe -- **************************** __.-~---_ mikechat __)/ > O ( @ ) / /|\ )" bluedwarf.net ) | ^ ^ ^| )_\ ^ ^ ( )\ ^ ^ \ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~MJP~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Mick wrote: > is there some sort of program?? (eg. give it a picture, and it spits out the > ascii picture) start button > run > notepad. type away -- #!/usr/bin/perl while ($sig eq "sucks") { s/cute guy/Ryan/gi; print; }
Mick writes >is there some sort of program?? (eg. give it a picture, and it spits out the >ascii picture) > there are programs that can do that but none of the ones i've tried have a neural interface try using a 'text editor' (with a fixed-width font) and using your fingers to tap the keys on your keyboard | / | .-' \_ | | ___-. \ |-. '<@> \ \ @>| `-. | \ :| , | \ \`r:__ / \ \<_'~ // \ `-..-' / ) | // / | / // / / _.-' / see yuz colin -- . /\_/\ ( () /_ / /\) _/ /2 .\ /\) /) .\ /_ /_ :( a a( CJRandall http://www.shieldwolf.demon.co.uk ' \___") --<<bErEALISTIC:-=oOo=-pLANfORamIRACLE>>--
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