Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 30 Jul 1994.
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Talk: What's in the FAQ, and where can I get it?
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 30 Jul 1994
First, here are the questions that are answered in the FAQ:
1 What is ASCII art?
2 Why use ASCII art instead of a GIF?
3 What is ASCII art used for?
4 What are the different kinds of ASCII art?
5 Where can I get Color Graphics and Animations?
6 What do those filename extensions mean?
7 What is the best way to view ASCII art?
8 How do I save, 'uudecode' and view animations and color images?
9 How can I learn to make ASCII art?
10 Are there any ASCII tools?
11 Where can I get ASCII tools?
12 Where can I find ASCII art?
13 How do I FTP and Gopher?
14 Can I get The Scarecrow's files via email?
15 How do I make those big letters?
16 Where can I get Figlet?
17 How can I make gray scale pictures?
18 Where can I get gray scale converters?
19 How can I make better gray scale conversions?
20 What is 'anti-aliasing'?
21 How do I make a sig?
22 How do I have my sig automatically added to my posts and email?
23 How do I put an animation in my plan?
24 What should I know about posting ASCII Art?
25 Who made this FAQ?
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 FTP from:
Host: ftp.uu.net
Path: usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq.Z
Host: rtfm.mit.edu
Path: pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
o Finger by typing the following at a prompt on mony InterNet sites:
finger asc...@wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time)
OR
finger asc...@wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq')
Hope this helps.
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