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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 3 Nov 1997.
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How do *YOU* create the ASCII pics?? (insert/overwrite,etc)

How do *YOU* create the ASCII pics?? (insert/overwrite,etc)

alt.ascii-art · 42 messages · 3 Nov 1997 - 17 Nov 1997
Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> wrote:
> 1. joan stark, 
> Editor: windows notepad
> Font: FixedSys
> Mode: Insert
> Programs Used:  none

Editor: Nisus
Font: Courier
Mode: Insert (no typeover or I'd use it too)
Programs: Matt Mora's AsciiPaint
Secret tricks: tracing on plastic

Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> ASCII art 4 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
>I would really like to see some final results, statistics for this! :)

I plan on putting all the responses together... so far, this is
pretty interesting...  so many different ways to get similar
results...
-joan
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llizard <cq5...@freent.toronto.on.ca> ASCII art 4 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
In article <slr...@greycloak.access.one.net>,
spa...@greycloak.access.one.net (Grey Cloak) wrote:
> 
> On 4 Nov 1997 05:00:34 GMT, Spunk1111 cause to appear:
> >In following the thread re: the new FAQ, I started to wonder how other
> >ASCII artists create their pictures.
[snip]
> 
> 3: Grey Cloak (really use it in RL)
.

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After actually looking at things,

#?: llizard aka ejm (used to really use the llizard in RL)
Editors: Windows Notepad and occasionally Windows Wordpad
Font: FixedSys
Mode: Insert/copy&paste
Programs Used: none


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Matthias Bauer wrote:
> > So how about it?  I'll start:
> > 1. joan stark,
> > Editor: windows notepad
> > Font: FixedSys
> > Mode: Insert
> > Programs Used:  none

1. Randy Gardner
Editors: Win3.1 Notepad, Win95 notepad, pico, VI, DOS EDIT, netscape
         mail/news (composistion box, not much of an editor),
         and NC edit (the really simple DOS editor in Norton's (
         now symantec) Norton Commander, only used for last
         minuite, 1 charactor changes   C:  ).
Fonts: FixedSys, corrier, DOS, terminal, ????.
Mode: Insert, overtype, whatever they call VI.
Programs used: nil.


> Save the world from Microsoft!
A very good idea!   C:
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--Randy Gardner

Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> ASCII art 4 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
In following the thread re: the new FAQ, I started to wonder how other
ASCII artists create their pictures.   Perhaps if we share editors/mode,
we might get a little more insight in creating the pictures-- also, Matthew
will have an idea how all the ASCII artists create the pics.. maybe we'll
discover a trend of some type...
So how about it?  I'll start:
1. joan stark, 
Editor: windows notepad
Font: FixedSys
Mode: Insert
Programs Used:  none

Veronica?  Joris?  Shanaka?  Shimrod?  Lennert?  llizard?  
Hayley?  Seal?  Peter Bier?  Glory?  Mike Naylor?  GreyCloak?
Marie Bird?  Zeus? and I'm sure I'm not listing many people-- please
don't take it personally--  I'm getting forgetful in my old age...
I'd like to hear from everyone who's creating the ASCII pics...
I think we will get some interesting results..
-joan
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	Ok ... since you put my name on the list:

	(what number sould I be? :) )

	x. Seal (Armando Frazao)
	Editors: DOS edit (framed in DOS window in Windows)
		 UNIX emacs
	Font:	7x12 for DOS
		whatever font is available for UNIX (usually is better)
	Mode:	Overwrite
	Programs Used: none

I would really like to see some final results, statistics for this! :)

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Spunk1111  (spu...@aol.com) wrote on 04 Nov 97:

> So how about it?  I'll start:

So okay, I'll continue. :)

> 1. joan stark,
> Editor: windows notepad
> Font: FixedSys
> Mode: Insert
> Programs Used:  none

42. Matthias Bauer <moe...@mfju.handshake.de>
Editor: TheDraw or DOS EDIT
Font:   DOS Textmode Font
Mode:   Most time insert (but not only!)
Programs used: Nothing special
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> 1. Dave Bird, 
>Editor: normally the newsreader itself.
>Font: FixedSys
>Mode: Insert
>Programs Used:  none

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Eric wrote:
> IMHO, nothing beats NC 5.0 when it comes to file management on
> a dos system. So fast & easy.
> I've had the Win95 version for quite a while now, but have used
> it only once or twice.

I wonder what version I have??? <click click> hmm.., made in 1986,
and that's all i can find.  Must be 1.0 or something..... :-)
Actually, it's the version that was with NU 4.5.  I belive i
read somewhere it's version 2...

Anyway, it's a real old dos version, which i still use on my
real fast win95 pentium. :-)


Hmm, I wonder how long it would take to send over a 33.6...... (joke,
I'm a programmer, and I don't like people who steal my software!  :-)


New sig:

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  program that lets you actually walk *inside* the maze!!

I am thinking of adding an ASCII output to the above maze program,
anybody want me to?  (it's only a few minutes work)

I create mine by typing out something tedious, like the first few chapters
of H.M. Stanley's "In Darkest Africa".  Then I look for the picture in the
midst of all the text, and then begin to delete the rest.  It works for me;
what do you do?

JRO
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Lester5374 (les...@aol.com) wrote:
>In article <199...@jorn.pr.mcs.net>, jor...@mcs.com (Jorn
>Barger) writes:
>
>>> 1. joan stark, 
>>> Editor: windows notepad
>>> Font: FixedSys
>>> Mode: Insert
>>> Programs Used:  none
>
>This was Jorn Barger
>
>>
>>Editor: Nisus
>>Font: Courier
>>Mode: Insert (no typeover or I'd use it too)
>>Programs: Matt Mora's AsciiPaint
>>Secret tricks: tracing on plastic

>3. Lester - AMC
>editor: QEdit (ASCII text editor), WIN95 Notepad
>Font: DOS
>Mode: Insert
>Programs used: TheDraw, ACiDDRAW
>Conversion Programs: DOSgifscii21.exe (from Scarecrow's FTP site)
>Conversion Source Programs: DeluxePaint2Enhanced - Only drawing in a 79
>pixel wide area in a PCX using DeluxePaint2Enhanced (VGA paint program). I
>have to draw in white on black, or reverse the colors when I'm done.
>DOSgifscii21.exe will convert a 79 pixel wide GIF faithfully space for
>space, but makes VERY LONG ASCII.


OK...I'll play...


Editors: PC-Write, version 2.5 word processor, 1985.
         PC-Write Lite, version 1.01, 1990.
         ( Multi-featured word processors/text editors
           with plenty of controls, boxing, cut and paste,
           linewrap control etc. )
Fonts:  Both versions have Non-proportional fonts only.
Mode:   Scroll Lock Key toggles between Insert and Overtype modes
        so I use both as desired.
Programs Used: Only the word processors. I never had any worthwhile
               results with the GIF to ASCII convertors.
Hardware: Until 1997, PC/XT 256k RAM with no graphics...so you
          _have_ to use Ascii Art. :-)


Note:
This year I got an updated machine wih Word for Windows 2.0 but I
don't use it for Ascii Art work because I would have to use Fixedsys
or Courier fonts. I would rather choose Notepad or the MS-DOS Editor
if I really lacked alternatives, but I prefer to still use the
oldies, PC-Write and PC-Write Lite, with their Non-proportional
default fonts and lots of other useful features.

Bye,

Shimrod <csg...@wing.rug.nl> ASCII art 5 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Spunk1111 wrote:
> 
> In following the thread re: the new FAQ, I started to wonder how 
> other ASCII artists create their pictures.   Perhaps if we share
> editors/mode, we might get a little more insight in creating the
> pictures-- also, Matthew  will have an idea how all the ASCII 
> artists create the pics.. maybe we'll discover a trend of some 
> type...
> So how about it?  I'll start:
> 1. joan stark,
> Editor: windows notepad
> Font: FixedSys
> Mode: Insert
> Programs Used:  none

12357832498-AAA-7342-HH-6*7**-666. Herman Hiddema aka Shimrod
Editor: UNIX emacs
Font: uhm, looks like Courier, not sure
Mode: Insert, occasonially Overwrite
Programs Used: Figlet (once in a while)

> Veronica?  Joris?  Shanaka?  Shimrod?  Lennert?  llizard?
> Hayley?  Seal?  Peter Bier?  Glory?  Mike Naylor?  GreyCloak?
> Marie Bird?  Zeus? and I'm sure I'm not listing many people-- please
> don't take it personally--  I'm getting forgetful in my old age...
> I'd like to hear from everyone who's creating the ASCII pics...
> I think we will get some interesting results..
> -joan

I think the trends/whatever we'll be discovering are:
1) Most use just a plain text editor: notepad, emacs, EDIT.
2) Most use Fixed or Courier I think, maybe monaco.
3) Not sure here, I think more people use Insert
4) Most don't use anything, it's like a painter using a camera :)

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Shimrod <csg...@wing.rug.nl> ASCII art 5 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> 
> Name:      Veronica Karlsson (VK)
> Editor:    emacs (unix)
> Font:      [there is only one font in emacs, I don't know its name]

I think it looks a lot like Courier. There are actually a lot of fonts
in emacs, try CTRL-left-mouse-down.

> Mode:      insert
> Programs:  FIGLET!!! FIGLET IS NICE! FIGLET IS GOOD! FIGLET!!!  :)

Yup, best piece of ASCII software in the history of mankind!

> Tips&trix: xv can be used for gif-to-ascii conversion!
>            (save as .xpm and open in emacs...)

It can also be used the other way round, take a solid-dtyle ascii with
few chars, add some headers for colors and XPM format and you can
convert ASCII->gif/jpg/whatever
 
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Like your sig, been there (best figserver there is). :)

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.
Name :     Andreas Freise (a:f)
Editor :   QEdit (Dos), Emacs (Unix)
Font :     System (Dos), Courier ? (unix)
Mode :     switch between Insert and Overwrite
Programs : Figlet


I also work this way when I type a paper or
program something etc. No special Ascii settings.

:)
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Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> ASCII art 6 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Shimrod wrote:
> 
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >
> > Name:      Veronica Karlsson (VK)
> > Editor:    emacs (unix)
> > Font:      [there is only one font in emacs, I don't know its name]
> 
> I think it looks a lot like Courier. There are actually a lot of fonts
> in emacs, try CTRL-left-mouse-down.
> 

There _used_to_be_ a lot of fonts in emacs. About a year ago they
changed to a new version that only has _one_ font! I complained but
sysadmins said they couldn't care less about such unimportant things... 
:(

(and it was Ctrl^RIGHT_mouse_button to change fonts)

> > Mode:      insert
> > Programs:  FIGLET!!! FIGLET IS NICE! FIGLET IS GOOD! FIGLET!!!  :)
> 
> Yup, best piece of ASCII software in the history of mankind!
> 

YES! FIGLET!  =)

> > Tips&trix: xv can be used for gif-to-ascii conversion!
> >            (save as .xpm and open in emacs...)
> 
> It can also be used the other way round, take a solid-dtyle ascii with
> few chars, add some headers for colors and XPM format and you can
> convert ASCII->gif/jpg/whatever

Interesting... what do I do? just copy the "garbage" at the end of some
other picture and add some stuff at the beginning that looks like it
makes sense?

> Like your sig, been there (best figserver there is). :)

That is my own little "mini-FAQ"... one link, but it is to an answer to
THE most Frequently Asked Question in aaa...

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Veronica Karlsson <dre...@on.spammer> ASCII art 6 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
m. bitker wrote:
[ 8< ]
> > I don't use much of anything
>   3. Bit
>   Editor: Pine (via Telmate)

Are you sure you don't mean "Pico"? ("Pine" is a mail/news program...)

>   Font: FixedSys
>   Mode: Insert
> - Programs: nada

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Spunk1111 wrote:

> In following the thread re: the new FAQ, I started to wonder how other
>
> ASCII artists create their pictures.   Perhaps if we share
> editors/mode,
> we might get a little more insight in creating the pictures-- also,
> Matthew
> will have an idea how all the ASCII artists create the pics.. maybe
> we'll
> discover a trend of some type...
> So how about it?  I'll start:
> 1. joan stark,
> Editor: windows notepad
> Font: FixedSys
> Mode: Insert
> Programs Used:  none
>
>


1. joris bellenger (b'ger)
Editor: Win95 WordPad
Font: Courier New (10 pt)
Mode: dunno what you're talking about...
Programs Used: Patience?
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Nana <tss...@freenet.calgary.ab.ca> ASCII art 6 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink

?. Nana
Editor: Dos Edit
Font: FixedSys
Mode: Insert for rough sketching, Overwrite for refining.
Programs Used: Nien!


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Krogg <kro...@inspace.net> ASCII art 6 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Grey Cloak wrote:
> 
> On 4 Nov 1997 05:00:34 GMT,
> Spunk1111 cause to appear:
> >In following the thread re: the new FAQ, I started to wonder how other
> >ASCII artists create their pictures.  
Ive made a program that I hope will help you all in this arena.It is
short (32k) and has some features that some will enjoy over thier
standard text editors.You can get it from:
Http://www.inspace.net/~carcher/asciihpr.zip
I hope it helps.
Btw:I use note pad,Any nonvarible(courier mostly) width font and insert
off.I wrote the program now and will use it for most of my stuff from
now on.

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Shimrod <csg...@wing.rug.nl> ASCII art 6 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> 
> Shimrod wrote:
> >
> > Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> > >
> > > Name:      Veronica Karlsson (VK)
> > > Editor:    emacs (unix)
> > > Font:      [there is only one font in emacs, I don't know its name]
> >
> > I think it looks a lot like Courier. There are actually a lot of fonts
> > in emacs, try CTRL-left-mouse-down.
> >
> 
> There _used_to_be_ a lot of fonts in emacs. About a year ago they
> changed to a new version that only has _one_ font! I complained but
> sysadmins said they couldn't care less about such unimportant things...
> :(
> 
> (and it was Ctrl^RIGHT_mouse_button to change fonts)

Not on my system.

> > > Mode:      insert
> > > Programs:  FIGLET!!! FIGLET IS NICE! FIGLET IS GOOD! FIGLET!!!  :)
> >
> > Yup, best piece of ASCII software in the history of mankind!
> >
> 
> YES! FIGLET!  =)
> 
> > > Tips&trix: xv can be used for gif-to-ascii conversion!
> > >            (save as .xpm and open in emacs...)
> >
> > It can also be used the other way round, take a solid-dtyle ascii with
> > few chars, add some headers for colors and XPM format and you can
> > convert ASCII->gif/jpg/whatever
> 
> Interesting... what do I do? just copy the "garbage" at the end of some
> other picture and add some stuff at the beginning that looks like it
> makes sense?
>

Take a solid style pic (preferrably not too many colors):
now, to each line add a " at the start and a ", at the end except for the
last line where you add: "};

now add the headers:

/* XPM */
static char * image_name[] = {

offcourse you may change image_name to anything you want.

the next line is like this:

"xsize ysize colors charspercolor",

replace xsize by the linelenght in the pic (has to be equal for all lines)
replace ysize with the number of lines in the pic.
replace colors by the number of different chars in the pic
replace charspercolor by the 1 (number of char per color, 1 in ascii-art)
keep the quotes and the comma, they're supposed to be there.

now specify each chars color with a line like this:

"char c color",

replace char by the char you're doing, replace color by a hexadecimal
definition like this one: #FFFF0000AAAA  (thats four hex's per RGB color)
make such a line for every color.
keep the quotes and the comma again, and keep the c too.
if you want a transparent color, replace c color by: s none m none c none
from here add the pic and you're done.
here's an example I made using FIGlet (yes, that great program :) with the 
POISON font:

[---8<---START---8<---]

/* XPM */
static char * new_aa[] = {
"58 20 5 1",
".      s none m none c none",
"       c #000000000000",
":      c #000044000000",
"!      c #000099000000",
"@      c #0000FF000000",
"............................................................",
"                                                            ",
"                                                            ",
"                                                            ",
"                                                            ",
" @@@  @@@  @@@@@@@@  @@@  @@@  @@@        @@@@@@    @@@@@@  ",  
" @@@@ @@@  @@@@@@@@  @@@  @@@  @@@       @@@@@@@@  @@@@@@@@ ", 
" @@!@!@@@  @@!       @@!  @@!  @@!       @@!  @@@  @@!  @@@ ",  
" !@!!@!@!  !@!       !@!  !@!  !@!       !@!  @!@  !@!  @!@ ",  
" @!@ !!@!  @!!!:!    @!!  !!@  @!@       @!@!@!@!  @!@!@!@! ",  
" !@!  !!!  !!!!!:    !@!  !!!  !@!       !!!@!!!!  !!!@!!!! ",  
" !!:  !!!  !!:       !!:  !!:  !!:       !!:  !!!  !!:  !!! ",  
" :!:  !:!  :!:       :!:  :!:  :!:  :!:  :!:  !:!  :!:  !:! ",  
"  ::   ::   :: ::::   :::: :: :::   :::  ::   :::  ::   ::: ", 
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Hmm, looking at this description, I realised it might be a good idea to
write a program for this :)

pics I found quite nice & easy to convert are those by the Dutch Dude.
 
> > Like your sig, been there (best figserver there is). :)
> 
> That is my own little "mini-FAQ"... one link, but it is to an answer to
> THE most Frequently Asked Question in aaa...

Come to think of it, it is! followed by conversion programs offcourse.

Well, I've bored you enough for today :D

Greetz,
-- 
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                 \ `.              / __/ / / /     /_  /   /_  /
                  )  `._..---._    \__ \   \ \ \_\ \   \ \ \_\ \
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 \ `._,--'           ,    ___,' Herman Hiddema ----------------------
  ) ,-._          \  )   _,-'   ----------- mailto:shi...@fmf.ml.org  
 /,'    ``--.._____\/--''       http://fmf.ml.org/~shimrod ----------

Shanaka Dias <edi...@cc.curtin.edu.au> ASCII art 7 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink

And for me

        xx. Shanaka Dias ( I am a MALE! ;)
	Editors: Programmers File Editor
 		 ( A freeware program that I use for
                   everything in place of Win 3.11 Notepad.
                   For ascii art it is basically the same as
                   Notepad with a few fancy buttons.)
 	Font:	Fixedsys
 	Mode:	Insert
 	Programs Used: none

And as Jorn Barger wrote in another thread:

>The ascii tool I want most is block-paste-with-transparency.
[SNIP]
>And, an editor that will flow text around embedded ascii graphics, or do
>columns!

aaaahhhh that would be nice!
It is annoying drawing separate pics and later putting them together.
As I did when I made my Unicorn/Eagle sig and two dragons sig.



                                                ,  ,
                                               / \/ \
                                              (/ //_ \_
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      \  '-._                            _,:__.-"/---\_ \
 ______/___  '.    .--------------------'~-'--.)__( , )\ \ 
`'--.___  _\  /    |         Shanaka Dias    ,'    \)|\ `\|
     /_.-' _\ \ _:,_       Curtin University       " ||   (
   .'__ _.' \'-/,`-~`      Western Australia         |/
       '. ___.> /=,|                                 |
        / .-'/_ )  |email: edi...@alpha1.curtin.edu.au|
   snd  )'  ( /(/  |_________________________________|
             \\ "
              '==' http://www.ece.curtin.edu.au/~shanaka

Marc Vigo i Anglada. <mar...@lsi.upc.es> ASCII art 7 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Veronica Karlsson wrote:

> Font:      [there is only one font in emacs, I don't know its name]

Not exact. Try pressing letf mouse button while holding shift key,
on some emacs versions you'll get a menu to choose your font.

>
> Tips&trix: xv can be used for gif-to-ascii conversion!
>            (save as .xpm and open in emacs...)

Good idea! I did it with a bitmap I created. Look at the result:
the result:

                                                                    
                     #####                                          
                   ##                                               
                   ##     #####                                     
                 ##    ###   ##                                     
                 ##  ###                                            
                #######                                             
            ####     ##########                                     
            ##         ###     ##                                   
           #    #      #                                            
       #####           #                                      ######
    ########         ###                                  ####      
  ##########     ####                                    #          
           #     ##                                      #    ######
           #     ##                                    ##   ##      
            ##   ##                                ###### ##        
            ##     ####                         #####  ###  ##      
            ##         ########               ####     #####  ##### 
            ##                 #################     #####         #
              ###                                  ####             
                ###                   ###          ##               
                 ##          #########  #          ##               
                 ##                     #         ###               
                 ##                     #       ###                 
                   ##                 ##      ####                  
                   ##        #########        ##                    
                   ##                        #                      
                     #######               ##                       
                          ########       ####                       
                             ##   #########                         
                             ##       ##                            
                            #         ##          ###               
                            #           #       ###                 
                            #            #####  ##                  
                            #                 ##############        
                            ###                        ############ 
                          ## ####                      ## ##        
                          ##   ##                      ##   ##      
                          ##                           ##   ###     
                   #######                             ##           
                ###  ###  ###                                       
                       #     ####                                   
                       #       ###                                  
                       #                                            

----
             ________         .---------------------.        
    /\   /\  \      /  /\     |  Marc Vigo          |     `````
   /  \ /  \  \    /  /  \    |                     |     0   0
  /    \    \  \  /  /    \   |  mar...@turing.upc.es |       U   
 /______\____\  \/  /______\  |  mar...@lsi.upc.es     \    -----
                              ._______________________\   \___/

Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> ASCII art 7 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Shimrod (csg...@wing.rug.nl) wrote:
>Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> 
>> Shimrod wrote:
>> >
>> > Veronica Karlsson wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Name:      Veronica Karlsson (VK)
>> > > Editor:    emacs (unix)
>> > > Font:      [there is only one font in emacs, I don't know its name]
>> >
>> > I think it looks a lot like Courier. There are actually a lot of fonts
>> > in emacs, try CTRL-left-mouse-down.
>> >
>> 
>> There _used_to_be_ a lot of fonts in emacs. About a year ago they
>> changed to a new version that only has _one_ font! I complained but
>> sysadmins said they couldn't care less about such unimportant things...
>> :(
>> 
>> (and it was Ctrl^RIGHT_mouse_button to change fonts)
>
>Not on my system.
>
>> > > Mode:      insert
>> > > Programs:  FIGLET!!! FIGLET IS NICE! FIGLET IS GOOD! FIGLET!!!  :)
>> >
>> > Yup, best piece of ASCII software in the history of mankind!
>> >
 
>> YES! FIGLET!  =)


Whooops...I completely forgot...FIGLET can be made to make wallpaper
and/or tiles...not just lettering:


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          Figlet font:      SMALL.FLF


  ____    ____    ____    ____    ____    ____    ____
 / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \
/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |
\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|
 \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/
 / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \
/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |
\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|
 \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/
 / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \
/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |
\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|
 \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/
 / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \  / __ \
/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |/ / _` |
\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|\ \__,_|
 \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/  \____/



   _ _      _ _      _ _      _ _      _ _      _ _      _ _
 _| | |_  _| | |_  _| | |_  _| | |_  _| | |_  _| | |_  _| | |_
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|_     _||_     _||_     _||_     _||_     _||_     _||_     _|
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/ _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _/
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(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<
/ _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _/
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(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<
/ _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _/
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(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<(_-<
/ _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _// _/
 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||


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/ _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___
> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|
\_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____|
/ _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___
> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|
\_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____|
/ _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___
> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|
\_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____|
/ _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___
> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|
\_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____|
/ _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___
> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|
\_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____|
/ _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___ / _|___
> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|> _|_ _|
\_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____| \_____|




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>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <
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_/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\_
>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <
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_/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\_
>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <
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_/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\_
>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <
 \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/
_/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\_
>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <
 \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/
_/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\__/\_
>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <>  <
 \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/  \/


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|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /\
|/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\||/\|


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        Figlet font:  WEIRD.FLF

  __   __   __   __   __   __   __
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( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/
|    |    |    |    |    |    |
|__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/
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( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/
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|__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/
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( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/( O_/
|    |    |    |    |    |    |
|__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/ |__/


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(_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_
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|_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/
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(_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_ (_|_
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|_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/ |_|/
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(__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/
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|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\
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(__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/
 / \) / \) / \) / \) / \) / \) / \)
|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\|__/\
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(__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/ (__/
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                  Figlet font:  PUFFY.FLF

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(_  ..  _)(_  ..  _)(_  ..  _)(_  ..  _)(_  ..  _)(_  ..  _)(_  ..  _)
(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)
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(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)
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(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)(_      _)
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( (_(_)( (_(_)( (_(_)( (_(_)( (_(_)( (_(_)( (_(_)
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(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)
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(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)
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( ` ' )( ` ' )( ` ' )( ` ' )( ` ' )( ` ' )( ` ' )
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(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)
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(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)(_, ,_)
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(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)
 /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \
(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)
 /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \  /  \
(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)
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(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)
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(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)(_/\_)


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Have fun,

Bye,

Randy Gardner  (ran...@slip.net) wrote on 04 Nov 97:

> > > So how about it?  I'll start:
> > > 1. joan stark,
> > > Editor: windows notepad
> > > Font: FixedSys
> > > Mode: Insert
> > > Programs Used:  none
> 1. Randy Gardner
> Editors: Win3.1 Notepad, Win95 notepad, pico, VI, DOS EDIT, netscape
>          mail/news (composistion box, not much of an editor),
>          and NC edit (the really simple DOS editor in Norton's (
>          now symantec) Norton Commander, only used for last
>          minuite, 1 charactor changes   C:  ).
> Fonts: FixedSys, corrier, DOS, terminal, ????.
> Mode: Insert, overtype, whatever they call VI.
> Programs used: nil.

> > Save the world from Microsoft!
> A very good idea!   C:

Yes, isn't it?

BTW:
  I need new FIGLET, GIFSCII and THEDRAW (all for DOS), where to get them?
  My HD crashed :(
--
Resistance is futile. Windows will be installed.        - Bill Gates of Borg



Matthias Bauer <moe...@mfju.handshake.de> wrote...
|
|   I need new FIGLET, GIFSCII and THEDRAW (all for DOS), where to get
them?
|   My HD crashed :(
| 

I can EMail you Figlet for DOS if u like


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On Fri, 7 Nov 1997, Randy Gardner wrote:

> Matthias Bauer wrote:
> > Resistance is futile. Windows will be installed.        - Bill Gates 
> > of Borg
>
>    | |  '--.--. .-|  || | |                    Mr. data, hasn't
>    | |---| |  | | |  ||/ ||          _._  __   Windows been classified
>    | |   |-+--|-:-|--|'| /            ``-'     as a virus?
>    | '---| |  | | |  |/|/                      I belive so sir.
>    |---' | |  '---'--| /                       Mr. Worf, Anti-Virus
>    |_____|______|____|/RG                      Protection on FULL!!

Worf: But, Sir... Viruses *do* something. This "Windows" does nothing...

On topic:    }}:|  {>:|
             Klingon smileys

(Looks like it's bash micro$oft time again }>:) )
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Randy Gardner  (ran...@slip.net) wrote on 07 Nov 97:

> > Resistance is futile. Windows will be installed.        - Bill Gates
> > of Borg
> Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!              C:
>          _________________
>        /-----.--. /  / .-/|
>       /  /  /  / /  /---/||  I am Bill Gates of Borg.
>      / /'--/- '-/--/-.-/| |  Resistance is futile.
>     /-'-. /----.  .-'-/ |/|  Windows _will_ be installed.
>    /___/_/____/__/___/| / |
>    |--' |----|  |  --|-'| |
>    |-.--|----'  '-.--|| |/|
>    | |  '--.--. .-|  || | |                    Mr. data, hasn't
>    | |---| |  | | |  ||/ ||          _._  __   Windows been classified
>    | |   |-+--|-:-|--|'| /            ``-'     as a virus?
>    | '---| |  | | |  |/|/                      I belive so sir.
>    |---' | |  '---'--| /                       Mr. Worf, Anti-Virus
>    |_____|______|____|/RG                      Protection on FULL!!

_._  __ Mr Worf, fire at will!
 ``-'   <ZAP>
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Martin Atkins  (mar...@bigfoot.com.NOCHANCESPAMMER) wrote on 09 Nov 97:

>> I need new FIGLET, GIFSCII and THEDRAW (all for DOS), where to get them?
>> My HD crashed :(
> I can EMail you Figlet for DOS if u like

It's okay, I've got it already. Thanks anyway!
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In article <346...@slip.net>, Randy Gardner  <ran...@slip.net> wrote:
>Matthias Bauer wrote:
>> Resistance is futile. Windows will be installed.        - Bill Gates 
>> of Borg
>
>Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!              C:
>
>
>
>         _________________
>       /-----.--. /  / .-/|
>      /  /  /  / /  /---/||  I am Bill Gates of Borg.
>     / /'--/- '-/--/-.-/| |  Resistance is futile.
>    /-'-. /----.  .-'-/ |/|  Windows _will_ be installed.
>   /___/_/____/__/___/| / |
>   |--' |----|  |  --|-'| |
>   |-.--|----'  '-.--|| |/|           
>   | |  '--.--. .-|  || | |                    Mr. data, hasn't
>   | |---| |  | | |  ||/ ||          _._  __   Windows been classified
>   | |   |-+--|-:-|--|'| /            ``-'     as a virus?
>   | '---| |  | | |  |/|/                      I belive so sir.
>   |---' | |  '---'--| /                       Mr. Worf, Anti-Virus
>   |_____|______|____|/RG                      Protection on FULL!!
>
>


Excuse me but, that picture is all wrong.  Bill Gates Of Borg's ship
looks more like a Rubics Cube.

-Art



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Randy Gardner <ran...@slip.net> ASCII art 10 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Art Pollard wrote:
> Excuse me but, that picture is all wrong.  Bill Gates Of Borg's ship
> looks more like a Rubics Cube.

That's what the borg ships look like!!


How about:

>         _________________
>       /_       _--""--_ /|
>      /   " --"" _/    // |  I am Bill Gates of Borg.
>     /- _   _/-""/ ""-//  |  Resistance is futile.
>    /_    ""/_--""--_//  :|  Windows _will_ be installed.
>   /___"_--""________/ :: |
>   |_       _--""--_ | :| |
>   |  " --""   |    ||| | |           
>   |" . _|     |    ||| | |                    Mr. data, hasn't
>   |_    |  _--""--_||| |:|          _._  __   Windows been classified
>   |  " --""   |    |||::/            ``-'     as a virus?
>   |" . _|     |    |||:/                      I belive so sir.
>   |_    |  _--""--_|| /                       Mr. Worf, Anti-Virus
>   |__"_--""_________|/RG                      Protection on FULL!!



The one typo MicroSloth made:

.=====================================================.
||                                                   ||
||   _       _--""--_                                ||
||     " --""   |    |     .---.                     ||
||   " . _|     |    |    |       -|--        |;``.  ||
||   _    |  _--""--_|     `--.    |   ,---.  |.  |  ||
||     " --""   |    |         |   |   |   |  | ``   ||
||   " . _|     |    |    `---`    `-  `---`  |      ||
||   _    |  _--""--_|                               ||
||     " --""                                        ||
||                                                   ||
`=====================================================`


Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?


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Nana <tss...@freenet.calgary.ab.ca> ASCII art 10 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink

If Microsloth made a Borg cube, do you really think they'd make it
compatible with all the other Borg cubes?
                 
                 ..----..__            
               /_______/   ~~----~~/|    
             /'   /' /---  /'~~' /'/|                               
           /..----./__   /~~~~~/|  ||                       
          |  .----._  ~~----~~|/' |/|                    
          | |      | |~~----. |/| | |               
          | |      | |      | |/' | |          
          | |.----.| |      | |  /'/|            
          | |      | |~~----| |/' | |                   
          | |      | |      | | |/|/'                      
          | |.----.| |      | | '/'                      
          |_..----..__~~----' |/'                                       
              Ts97    ~~----~~'

   -Nana

On 10 Nov 1997, Art Pollard wrote:

> >         _________________
> >       /-----.--. /  / .-/|
> >      /  /  /  / /  /---/||  I am Bill Gates of Borg.
> >     / /'--/- '-/--/-.-/| |  Resistance is futile.
> >    /-'-. /----.  .-'-/ |/|  Windows _will_ be installed.
> >   /___/_/____/__/___/| / |
> >   |--' |----|  |  --|-'| |
> >   |-.--|----'  '-.--|| |/|           
> >   | |  '--.--. .-|  || | |                    Mr. data, hasn't
> >   | |---| |  | | |  ||/ ||          _._  __   Windows been classified
> >   | |   |-+--|-:-|--|'| /            ``-'     as a virus?
> >   | '---| |  | | |  |/|/                      I belive so sir.
> >   |---' | |  '---'--| /                       Mr. Worf, Anti-Virus
> >   |_____|______|____|/RG                      Protection on FULL!!
> 
> Excuse me but, that picture is all wrong.  Bill Gates Of Borg's ship
> looks more like a Rubics Cube.

Nana wrote:
> If Microsloth made a Borg cube, do you really think they'd make it
> compatible with all the other Borg cubes?
> 
>                  ..----..__
>                /_______/   ~~----~~/|
>              /'   /' /---  /'~~' /'/|
>            /..----./__   /~~~~~/|  ||
>           |  .----._  ~~----~~|/' |/|
>           | |      | |~~----. |/| | |
>           | |      | |      | |/' | |
>           | |.----.| |      | |  /'/|
>           | |      | |~~----| |/' | |
>           | |      | |      | | |/|/'
>           | |.----.| |      | | '/'
>           |_..----..__~~----' |/'
>               Ts97    ~~----~~'

Oh...., doh!!! :-)

I just checked, and opened up a reply box, and then this came. :-( 

Well, just have to make my version. :-)
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Uhhh.... Sorry?

     -Nana

On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Randy Gardner wrote:

> I just checked, and opened up a reply box, and then this came. :-( 

Matthias Bauer <moe...@mfju.handshake.de> ASCII art 11 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Randy Gardner  (ran...@slip.net) wrote on 10 Nov 97:

> The one typo MicroSloth made:
> .=====================================================.
> ||                                                   ||
> ||   _       _--""--_                                ||
> ||     " --""   |    |     .---.                     ||
> ||   " . _|     |    |    |       -|--        |;``.  ||
> ||   _    |  _--""--_|     `--.    |   ,---.  |.  |  ||
> ||     " --""   |    |         |   |   |   |  | ``   ||
> ||   " . _|     |    |    `---`    `-  `---`  |      ||
> ||   _    |  _--""--_|                               ||
> ||     " --""                                        ||
> ||                                                   ||
> `=====================================================`
> Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?

This is how mine looks like:

.=====================================================.
||                                                   ||
||   _       _--""--_                                ||
||     " --""   |    |   .--.           |    ||      ||
||   " . _|     |    |  |    |          |    ||      ||
||   _    |  _--""--_|  |----| |.-  .-i |.-. ||      ||
||     " --""   |    |  |    | |   |  | |  |         ||
||   " . _|     |    |  |    | |    `-( |  | ()      ||
||   _    |  _--""--_|             |  |              ||
||     " --""                      `--'              ||
||                                                   || rg / mfj
`=====================================================`

And changed the tips (REGEDIT) according: "Press ARGH!, then Shut down  
computer"
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the world.                                         - San Francisco Chronicle

Randy Gardner <ran...@slip.net> ASCII art 11 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
Nana wrote:
> Uhhh.... Sorry?

It was a JOKE! :-)  :-)

:-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-:
(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)
:-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-:
(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)
    ______    _____    __  __    ______    __    __    __    __
   /_____/|  /____/\  /_/|/_/|  /_____/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|
   |_   _|/  /    \/  | ||/ /   | |___|/  | ||  | ||  | ||  | ||
  __ | ||    | || ||  | |/ /    | |__/|   |_|/  |_|/  |_|/  |_|/
 /_/\| ||    | || ||  |   |/\   | |__|/    __    __    __    __  
 | \_/ |/    | || |/  | |\ \ \  | |___/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|
  \____/     \____/   |_|/\_\/  |_|___|/  |_|/  |_|/  |_|/  |_|/


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Randy Gardner wrote in message <346...@slip.net>...
>Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?


I've heard this, but nobody could (or would, I suppose :( tell me how it was
done. Could somebody?

>>BKNambo

Anaconda <f5e...@unb.ca> 11 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
I know this may be a little off topic, but I was wondering where exactly in
the registry did you change the info?
 
> This is how mine looks like:
> 
> .=====================================================.
> ||                                                   ||
> ||   _       _--""--_                                ||
> ||     " --""   |    |   .--.           |    ||      ||
> ||   " . _|     |    |  |    |          |    ||      ||
> ||   _    |  _--""--_|  |----| |.-  .-i |.-. ||      ||
> ||     " --""   |    |  |    | |   |  | |  |         ||
> ||   " . _|     |    |  |    | |    `-( |  | ()      ||
> ||   _    |  _--""--_|             |  |              ||
> ||     " --""                      `--'              ||
> ||                                                   || rg / mfj
> `=====================================================`
> 
> And changed the tips (REGEDIT) according: "Press ARGH!, then Shut down  
> computer"
> -- 
> Everybody who uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer helps Bill Gates to
rule
> the world.                                         - San Francisco
Chronicle
> 



.------ Brock Kevin Nambo <new...@earthling.net> wrote...
| 
| Randy Gardner wrote in message <346...@slip.net>...
| >Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?
| 
| 
| I've heard this, but nobody could (or would, I suppose :( tell me how it
was
| done. Could somebody?
| 
'----------------------------------

Probably not the best way to do it - but I changed my Start menu to read
'SMEG!' using a little program called WinHacker - Infortunately it was
shareware and expired, now do I break the law and reset my computer`s
clock, or stay with a Smeg menu instead of a start menu FOREVER!

'Rimmer for Smeg`s Sake' - The two Listers in 'Red Dwarf, The Inquisitor'

And this is SOOO off topic, I`d better repost this:

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Anaconda <bor...@unb.ca> 12 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
opps...since I know that you can change your start button to say whatever,
I thought it might be possible to do the same to your shutdown menu.. %_<

Randy Gardner <ran...@slip.net> wrote in article
<346...@slip.net>...
> Nana wrote:
> > Uhhh.... Sorry?
> 
> It was a JOKE! :-)  :-)
> 
> :-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-:
> (-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)
> :-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-:
> (-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)(-::-)
>     ______    _____    __  __    ______    __    __    __    __
>    /_____/|  /____/\  /_/|/_/|  /_____/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|
>    |_   _|/  /    \/  | ||/ /   | |___|/  | ||  | ||  | ||  | ||
>   __ | ||    | || ||  | |/ /    | |__/|   |_|/  |_|/  |_|/  |_|/
>  /_/\| ||    | || ||  |   |/\   | |__|/    __    __    __    __  
>  | \_/ |/    | || |/  | |\ \ \  | |___/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|  /_/|
>   \____/     \____/   |_|/\_\/  |_|___|/  |_|/  |_|/  |_|/  |_|/
> 
> 
> -- 
> --ran...@slip.net  (Randy Gardner)
> --http://www.slip.net/~randyg/index.htm  - *New*  Download a maze
>   program that lets you actually walk *inside* the maze!!
> 

	There is a program called Win-Edit(?), or is it Win-CustoM? One of
those, it does it all, and is not associated with Microdump in any way.
Can be down loaded from most places.

		Hi Ho Silver, Away
			The Loan Arranger
P.S. Please excuse any lateness, as you are now approaching . . . . 
			 . . .  'The Exam Zone'

On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Brock Kevin Nambo wrote:

> 
> Randy Gardner wrote in message <346...@slip.net>...
> >Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?
> 
> 
> I've heard this, but nobody could (or would, I suppose :( tell me how it was
> done. Could somebody?
> 
> >>BKNambo
> 
> 
> 
> 

Kelley's Kitty <dra...@telerama.lm.com> ASCII art 17 Nov 1997 00:00 · permalink
In article <346...@slip.net>, ran...@slip.net says...
>The one typo MicroSloth made:
>
>.=====================================================.
>||                                                   ||
>||   _       _--""--_                                ||
>||     " --""   |    |     .---.                     ||
>||   " . _|     |    |    |       -|--        |;``.  ||
>||   _    |  _--""--_|     `--.    |   ,---.  |.  |  ||
>||     " --""   |    |         |   |   |   |  | ``   ||
>||   " . _|     |    |    `---`    `-  `---`  |      ||
>||   _    |  _--""--_|                               ||
>||     " --""                                        ||
>||                                                   ||
>`=====================================================`
>
>
>Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?

  Forgive me that this reply is so far behind, but i thought this cute.  :)  I 
personally changed my start button to Crash.  ;)


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>>.=====================================================.
>>||                                                   ||
>>||   _       _--""--_                                ||
>>||     " --""   |    |   / \   / \   |   |  r--j     ||
>>||   " . _|     |    |  /   \ /   \  |\ /|  |        ||
>>||   _    |  _--""--_| <     X     > | v |  L--7     ||
>>||     " --""   |    |  \   / \   /  |   |     |     ||
>>||   " . _|     |    |   \ /   \ /   |   |  L__j     ||
>>||   _    |  _--""--_|                               ||
>>||     " --""                                        ||
>>||                                                   ||
>>`=====================================================`
>>
>>
>>Did you know you CAN change the name of the start (stop) menu?
>
>  Forgive me that this reply is so far behind, but i thought this cute.  :)
I
>personally changed my start button to Crash.  ;)

Waaaaaah, I wanna change my start bar, but nobody will tell me how!! At
least, I haven't gotten anything! (Yet... hope springs eternal)

>>BKNambo, who wishes MSN could have more reliable news servers
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