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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 9 Aug 1999.
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i hope you guys know this!!

i hope you guys know this!!

alt.ascii-art · 6 messages · 9 Aug 1999 - 12 Aug 1999
os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
the shit out

That's the most ridiculus thing I've ever heard.

Psycho2213 wrote:

> os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
> ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
> the shit out

Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.comQQ> ASCII art 10 Aug 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
>Message-id: <199...@ng-cp1.aol.com>
>os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
>ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
>the shit out

I think you have it backwards...
Some of the first (old) computer text images
were first created on RTTY (radio teletype)
which consisted ONLY of capital letters and
very basic punctuation.  Many of the old RTTY
pictures are on the internet now.  They are
nearly all 'solid' style.

The "newer" stuff is the outline style which
consists of the backslash, pipe, and forward
slash.

Of course both styles are still created.
The solid-style ASCII art and grey-scale images
often use the $ character.  (as does most
software conversions).

Please view my newly updated text art
history page at:
http://www.geocities.com/~spunk1111/history.htm
You'll find more information along with plenty
of links that substantiate what I'm talking about.

-joan
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Clover <clo...@easystreet.con> ASCII art 10 Aug 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
On 09 Aug 1999 23:33:00 GMT, psy...@aol.com (Psycho2213) quoth:

>os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
>ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
>the shit out

I hope you know that you're wrong.

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please do your homework before you show your ignorance here.  I was creating
full character ascii art in the 70s many years before you were born

Psycho2213 wrote:

> os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
> ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
> the shit out


Psycho2213 wrote:

> os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
> ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
> the shit out

What's your point?

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