Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Jan 2004.
[Q] Is this ASCII art?
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 26 Jan 2004 - 27 Jan 2004
I'm on a message board that has recently started to draw pictures in ascii,
but they are all using the boards default Ariel font. Is this considered
ASCII art, and if not, why not?
I've made a few of them...mostly diddles you can see mine as well as a few
of the better ones at the link below (NOTE: If it not ASCII ~!PLEASE!~ do
not go there flaming them for their ignorance. If it is...well cool :))
http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.asp?board=5552
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:52:52 -0500, "Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: >I'm on a message board that has recently started to draw pictures in ascii, >but they are all using the boards default Ariel font. Is this considered >ASCII art, and if not, why not? This question pops up every so often and usaully leads to an arguement. So to avert this here are a few resources to let you draw your own conclusions. :) A very brief article on why ascii was develope with mention of the teletype machines. http://www.bobbemer.com/brandela.htm http://www.jimprice.com/jim-asc.htm http://www.bobbemer.com/ASCII.HTM teletype -- tty -- Intended for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, such as teletypes, terminals, or portable devices with limited display capabilities. A history of ascii text art http://www.geocities.com/joan_stark/textasciihistory.txt My opinion it is not ascii-art. The use of extended charchters ( that will vary from one font to another ) and lack of fix width font. Have look at the fonts from Ariel to Verdana the font is display in non portional view and from these views the art changes from understandable to non-understable even though it is specified to view in Ariel. Ariel was the default of AOL and they also did not have a portional font to my understanding. Reading from the link above or do search on marco-art i believe the differances between the two is more defineable when they are seen. >I've made a few of them...mostly diddles you can see mine as well as a few >of the better ones at the link below (NOTE: If it not ASCII ~!PLEASE!~ do >not go there flaming them for their ignorance. If it is...well cool :)) > >http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.asp?board=5552 Hey some of those very nice, enjoyed the visit. :) However notice one thing the font face on the board is not specified to view in the predetermined font, Ariel for the marco-art obascii -- small ship __._ )_;_) .._:_.-/ '-----` lgbeard
<lgbeard> wrote in message news:u81...@4ax.com... > On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:52:52 -0500, "Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >I'm on a message board that has recently started to draw pictures in ascii, > >but they are all using the boards default Ariel font. Is this considered > >ASCII art, and if not, why not? > > This question pops up every so often and usaully leads to an arguement. > So to avert this here are a few resources to let you draw your own > conclusions. :) > > A very brief article on why ascii was develope with mention of the > teletype machines. > > http://www.bobbemer.com/brandela.htm > http://www.jimprice.com/jim-asc.htm > http://www.bobbemer.com/ASCII.HTM > > teletype -- tty -- > Intended for media using a fixed-pitch character grid, such as teletypes, > terminals, or portable devices with limited display capabilities. > > A history of ascii text art > > http://www.geocities.com/joan_stark/textasciihistory.txt > > My opinion it is not ascii-art. The use of extended charchters ( that will > vary from one font to another ) and lack of fix width font. Have look at > the fonts from Ariel to Verdana the font is display in non portional view > and from these views the art changes from understandable to non-understable > even though it is specified to view in Ariel. Ariel was the default of > AOL and they also did not have a portional font to my understanding. > > Reading from the link above or do search on marco-art i believe the > differances between the two is more defineable when they are seen. > > >I've made a few of them...mostly diddles you can see mine as well as a few > >of the better ones at the link below (NOTE: If it not ASCII ~!PLEASE!~ do > >not go there flaming them for their ignorance. If it is...well cool :)) > > > >http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.asp?board=5552 > > Hey some of those very nice, enjoyed the visit. :) > > However notice one thing the font face on the board is not specified > to view in the predetermined font, Ariel for the marco-art > > Great links...thanks a million. Too bad Joan's pages are on geocities though, the bandwidth was too full for me to see the image files she linked to. Does jgs still come around anymore? -Zot obascii (sig missing? but diddled by me) Les Joyeux ..:::::::::::::... .:::::::::::::::::::::::. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::'''''''`''::::::::::::::::: .:::''`., nnr , nn,,,,.``_`':::::::: ::' ,n=",dMP",n', MMPMP"4b,`"nx.`:::::: `.nMMb.nMM.nP",nP JMB4Mn 4MMn MMb.`:::: .dMMMMMMMMMMLuMMP )ML 4ML 4MMMMMMMb.`:: .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"." "Mb."Mx`4MMMMMMMM.`: MMMMMP"P4MMMMM"""" .dc`Mb "Mn 4MMMMMMMM. \ uMMM" .,xnMMMP .r d$$$.`M .`4b."MMMM."T" \ .. .,nMMMMnMMP"""" . ,".d$$$$$ P_?b`.`.`MMMML +. \ .dMMMM" "3M",, .";=== \ $$$$$$$c/ `b-`.)MMMMb Mr \ P ..,/ ,xP" nP -" (o) )$$$$$$P( (o) )=>`"MMMP.MM ) '.dMP".nP".nP" .. \____/ J$$$$$h.\____/ MM L`4M .' uMMMMMP x " .d$$$cd$$L,,$$$$$$$$$cc,.z ; d MM .,dMB ,J" '"" ,P xL $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$r Mr4MMP"MMB ,df' Mn' ,`$F $$$$$$$$$$$ ???$P?$$$$$$$L dMB4MP d"P ,pP" ,xnMM" $".`` $$$$$$$$$$$h. ' ,z$$$$$$$ MM '" MM J" .dMMP" ,d".$".x`?$$$$$$$$$$$$hcd$$$$$$$$$c,. uM MP -4MM ,c$F)." xP =."$$$$$$$\______/$$$$$$$$" nMM "> .= M' )$$$'. ;hn,x\ `?$$$$$$$$$$$$$c$$$$$P -MMM x> .= -$$$P' ?")" . / "?$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$" ./ dP,P"... ,n. ' d" \ -.`?$$$$$$$$$$$$P" ."./ x" <CCCCCC>,. ,==",= nMB . ."???$$P""" ...$ d x" <CCCCCCCCCC nL =" uMMMbn` $$ccc, .`" ,c$$ dP )CCCCCCCCCCC. .-- ,"> .nMMMMMMMM , $$$$$hc"" ... =$" M. ,CCCCCCCCCCCCCC. ,n.nmdP ,dMMMMMM"'' -'', .$$$$$$$$$$$P ,cF.> M .CC'CCCCCCCCCCCCC ,dMPP"'.,uMMP""" '".,<<<>>>. ?$$$$$$$.. c".<>'M <> `C><CCC> ..,, " .MMMMMP' .<CCCCCCCCCC>.""$$$$$$$h=- %.CC><>.`..' `.<C.`C,`'<C .MMMP" .<CCCCCCCCCC(--,C,.""??$$$-" ,CC'>- ' C> , CCC>.`>>,,,. MMP" <CCCCCCCCCCCC>--<CCCC,.."" .<C> , ,/ -\> C CCCC>.`<CCCC, P" ,CCCCCCCCCCCCC><CCCCCCCCCC,,CCC / ,C / <> ) CCCC>' `)CCCC =' <CCCCC'`<CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC> -.<> ,('' <C>>- .-CCCCCC CCCCCC> `CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC' ,C> =\ ..<CCCCCC> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/03
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:48:25 -0500, "Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: > ><lgbeard> wrote in message >news:u81...@4ax.com... >> On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:52:52 -0500, "Zotiel R. Bell" ><ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> <snip> >> >Great links...thanks a million. Too bad Joan's pages are on geocities >though, the bandwidth was too full for me to see the image files she linked >to. Glad that it help > >Does jgs still come around anymore? I do not Know. > >-Zot > >obascii (sig missing? but diddled by me) >Les Joyeux > ..:::::::::::::... > .:::::::::::::::::::::::. > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::. > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > :::::::::'''''''`''::::::::::::::::: > .:::''`., nnr , nn,,,,.``_`':::::::: > ::' ,n=",dMP",n', MMPMP"4b,`"nx.`:::::: > `.nMMb.nMM.nP",nP JMB4Mn 4MMn MMb.`:::: > .dMMMMMMMMMMLuMMP )ML 4ML 4MMMMMMMb.`:: > .MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"." "Mb."Mx`4MMMMMMMM.`: > MMMMMP"P4MMMMM"""" .dc`Mb "Mn 4MMMMMMMM. \ > uMMM" .,xnMMMP .r d$$$.`M .`4b."MMMM."T" \ > .. .,nMMMMnMMP"""" . ,".d$$$$$ P_?b`.`.`MMMML +. \ > .dMMMM" "3M",, .";=== \ $$$$$$$c/ `b-`.)MMMMb Mr \ > P ..,/ ,xP" nP -" (o) )$$$$$$P( (o) )=>`"MMMP.MM ) > '.dMP".nP".nP" .. \____/ J$$$$$h.\____/ MM L`4M .' > uMMMMMP x " .d$$$cd$$L,,$$$$$$$$$cc,.z ; d MM .,dMB > ,J" '"" ,P xL $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$r Mr4MMP"MMB > ,df' Mn' ,`$F $$$$$$$$$$$ ???$P?$$$$$$$L dMB4MP d"P > ,pP" ,xnMM" $".`` $$$$$$$$$$$h. ' ,z$$$$$$$ MM '" MM >J" .dMMP" ,d".$".x`?$$$$$$$$$$$$hcd$$$$$$$$$c,. uM MP > -4MM ,c$F)." xP =."$$$$$$$\______/$$$$$$$$" nMM "> > .= M' )$$$'. ;hn,x\ `?$$$$$$$$$$$$$c$$$$$P -MMM x> > .= -$$$P' ?")" . / "?$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$" ./ dP,P"... > ,n. ' d" \ -.`?$$$$$$$$$$$$P" ."./ x" <CCCCCC>,. > ,==",= nMB . ."???$$P""" ...$ d x" <CCCCCCCCCC > nL =" uMMMbn` $$ccc, .`" ,c$$ dP )CCCCCCCCCCC. > .-- ,"> .nMMMMMMMM , $$$$$hc"" ... =$" M. ,CCCCCCCCCCCCCC. > ,n.nmdP ,dMMMMMM"'' -'', .$$$$$$$$$$$P ,cF.> M .CC'CCCCCCCCCCCCC > ,dMPP"'.,uMMP""" '".,<<<>>>. ?$$$$$$$.. c".<>'M <> `C><CCC> ..,, > " .MMMMMP' .<CCCCCCCCCC>.""$$$$$$$h=- %.CC><>.`..' `.<C.`C,`'<C > .MMMP" .<CCCCCCCCCC(--,C,.""??$$$-" ,CC'>- ' C> , CCC>.`>>,,,. > MMP" <CCCCCCCCCCCC>--<CCCC,.."" .<C> , ,/ -\> C CCCC>.`<CCCC, > P" ,CCCCCCCCCCCCC><CCCCCCCCCC,,CCC / ,C / <> ) CCCC>' `)CCCC > =' <CCCCC'`<CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC> -.<> ,('' <C>>- .-CCCCCC > CCCCCC> `CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC' ,C> =\ ..<CCCCCC> > > >--- Cheers (.') ./ (`.) ` _\. lgbeard
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