[NEW] animation of 5 Tao (a.k.a the Yin-Yang) symbols

The following uuencoded portion of this article is the compressed
form of an ASCII animation entitled '5tao.VT'.  I will also post
animations entitled '1tao.VT' and '3tao.VT'.

Save this article into a file and run 'uudecode' or equivalent
software to create a file called '5tao.VT'.  Then you will need
to obtain my Perl script called 'looper' by executing the
following finger command:

  finger loo...@twinbrook.cis.uab.edu >looper

redirecting the output into a local file on your system called
'looper'.  Instructions in this file tell you how to use this
'looper' program to continuously display and control the speed
(somewhat) of the '5tao.VT' animation or any other similar
repeating ASCII/ANSI/text animation.  The playing speed of the
animation will vary depending on the speed of the processor,
physical display, and any communication lines you may have to
use to connect to the host where the animation is running if
it is not local.

I am presently working on some object-oriented Perl modules to 
faciltate ASCII/ANSI animation.  This particular animation file
is a product of this effort.  It uses the 'invert' and 'display'
methods to give the appearance of oscillating Tao symbols.  It 
was necessary to modify the details of the original art by 
Normand Veilleux and Wills Towles to give the almost hypnotic 
effect (at higher speeds) that I observe on my PC.

The animation runs in a region that is 79 columns wide and
24 lines long and is best viewed on a black screen.  Please do 
not delete or alter the title or credits on this or any other 
ASCII art work.

If you wish to contact me personally, please send e-mail to:

    sam...@cis.uab.edu

Enjoy !!!


R L Samuell
--
 ASCII ART CREDITS:
   animator - 'spinweb.vt','aquarium.vt','headache.vt',
     Tao series (1,3,5,15)
   programmer - 'scat','looper','aquarium'
   proprietor - The ASCII Art Bazaar


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begin 644 5tao.VT
<uuencoded_portion_removed>
0.% N+F10)R @&ULR-#LQ2!M;
 
end