Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 20 Apr 1994.
LINE - X's and O's
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 20 Apr 1994
I really don't know what to call this, but if there is a name for
some of these graphics please let me know.
First, two small uninteresting shapes:
:,__ __,: __,:,__
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba,
`88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
`"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
"]):([" :([" "]):
,ad88P'Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888'
,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"'
:"'' ``": ``":"''
Now, let's put three of each in a row:
:,__ __,:,__ __,:,__ __,:
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
"]):([" "]):([" "]):(["
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:"'' ``":"'' ``":"'' ``":
__,:,__ __,:,__ __,:,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]):([" "]):([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":"'' ``":"'' ``":"''
Hmm, starting to get interesting. What else can we do with this
stuff?
__,:,__ :,__ __,: __,:,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]): "]):([" :([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"'
:,__ ``":"'' __,:"'' __,:,__ ``":,__ ``":"'' __,:
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"' Normand
"]):([" :([" "]): "]):([" Veilleux
,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P' d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:"'' __,:,__ ``":,__ ``":"'' __,:"'' __,:,__ ``":
,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]): "]):([" :([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":"'' :"'' ``": ``":"''
__,:,__
,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,
__,:([" "]):,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
__,:([" "]):([" "]):,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]):([" "]):([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":([" "]):([" "]):"''
`Y88ba, ,ad88P'Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":([" "]):"''
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' Normand
`88888ba ad88888' Veilleux
`Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"'
``":"''
Now let's try a few things with parts of the same X's and O's:
__,:,__ __,:,__ __,:,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" ``":"'' ``":"'' "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b, ,d888P"'
"]): :(["
,ad88P' `Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" __,:,__ __,:,__ "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":"'' ``":"'' ``":"''
Normand Veilleux
__,:,__ __,:,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
__,:([" ``":"'' "]):,__
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b, ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" ``":,__ __,:"'' "]):
`Y88ba, `Y88ba, ,ad88P' ,ad88P'
`88888ba `88888ba ad88888' ad88888'
`Y88888b, `Y88888b, ,d88888P' ,d88888P'
`"Y888b, `"Y888b,d888P"' ,d888P"'
"]): "]):([" :(["
,ad88P' ,ad88P`Y88ba, `Y88ba,
ad88888' ad88888' `88888ba `88888ba
,d88888P' ,d88888P' `Y88888b, `Y88888b,
,d888P"' ,d888P"' `"Y888b, `"Y888b,
:([" __,:"'' ``":,__ "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":([" __,:,__ "]):"''
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
Normand `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
Veilleux `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
``":"'' ``":"''
__,:,__
,ad88P`Y88ba,
__,:,__ ad88888' `88888ba __,:,__
,ad88P`Y88bd88888P' `Y88888bd88P'Y88ba,
ad88888' `888888P"' `"Y888888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b, ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]): :([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
,Y88888b, ,d88888P, ,Y88888b, ,d88888P,
ad88888888b,d88888888ba ad88888888b,d88888888ba
,d88888P' ``":"'' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' ``":"'' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" Normand "]):([" Veilleux "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba __,:,__ ad88888' `88888ba __,:,__ ad88888'
`Y88888bd88P`Y88bd88888P' `Y88888bd88P`Y88bd88888P'
`"Y888888' `888888P"' `"Y888888' `888888P"'
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b, ,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]): :([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P' `Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P, ,Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d88888888ba ad88888888b,d888P"'
``":"'' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' ``":"''
`"Y888b,d888P"'
``":"''
And perhaps some tapestry:
,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,
:"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" "]):([" "]):([" "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:
`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
`"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"'
"]):([" "]):([" "]):(["
,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba,
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,
:"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":
ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba
,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b,
,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,d888P"' `"Y888b,
:([" Normand "]):([" "]):([" Veilleux "]):
`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P`Y88ba, ,ad88P'
`88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888' `88888ba ad88888'
`Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P' `Y88888b, ,d88888P'
:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:,__`"Y888b,d888P"'__,:
`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P`Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P'Y88ba, ``":"'' ,ad88P'
,aF
,a88"
,a888"
___ ______ ad88P"
,88888, ,d8888888a ,888"'
,88" `Y8, ,88" "Y8) a88" Quality is
I8b, `8b ,88' d8) d88' never an accident.
`Y8P 88.88' ,88' d88' It is always the
(8V8' d8P d88' result of high
(88P (8P d88' intentions, sincere
d88 88' d88' effort, intelligent
,88' ,88 d88' direction and skillful
d8P ]8[ d88' execution. It repres-
,88 ]8b d88' ents the wise choice
88' `Y8b ,ad8" of many alternatives.
d8P `Y8888Y"
--
Normand Veilleux
nve...@emr1.emr.ca
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