Notes on Ascii Art

ASCII Art 

Long before the advent of the Web and all of its glittering graphics,
people were creating computer graphics of a different sort that required
no special hardware or software to view. This "ASCII art" can be sent by
e-mail without encoding or attachments because it's composed only of
plain text characters.  ASCII art is a unique form of expression ranging
from the simple to the very complex. Using only the characters on your
keyboard and some creativity, you can create images that are cute, funny
or intricately beautiful. 

One caveat - you must use a MONOSPACE FONT such as Courier in order to
view ASCII artwork. If your
e-mail program doesn't allow you to change the font, save this message
as file and view it with a word processor that allows you to set the
font. (The term ASCII refers to a standard set of characters that are
supposed to display the same on any computer.) 

SMILIES - Smilies, sometimes called emoticons, are the most basic form
of ASCII art. Smilies are textual
representations of emotions that people commonly use in their e-mail.
They�re one way to express emotion in
the otherwise emotionless world of e-mail. When you see a bunch of
dashes, parentheses, and other punctuation
marks that don�t seem to make sense, try turning your head sideways.
Smileys like the ones in the list below, are great ways to overcome the
impersonal nature of the electronic medium. 

:-) Smile         ;-) Wink     :-( Frown 

These are the most common smilies, but there are dozens more. You can
find
a large collection on the web at
http://members.aol.com/bearpage/smileys.htm" or
get Don Z'Boray's Unofficial Smiley FAQ by sending e-mail to
mailto:SMI...@Newbie.NET

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