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REPOST: Maps
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· 4 messages · 23 Aug 1997 - 24 Aug 1997
This maps file is available at:
<URL:ftp://ftp.mcs.net/mcsnet.users/jorn/asciimaps.txt>
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In article <01bcafe6$70b23f80$168...@flynnmh.voicenet.com>, nomac <not...@noone.com> wrote: >Very nice. Now what about Hawaii and Alaska? Thanks. I pass on HI and AK... > How long did these take to do? Many hours, starting from a propersized tracing with feltpen on plastic.
Jorn Barger <jor...@MCS.COM> wrote in article
<5tn0j4$ac3$1...@Mercury.mcs.net>...
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: This maps file is available at:
: <URL:ftp://ftp.mcs.net/mcsnet.users/jorn/asciimaps.txt>
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: ,__ _,
: \~\| ~~---___ , | \
: | / | ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---, _/, >
: /~-_--__| | | \ / ~\~~/ /~| ||,'
: | / \ |------| { / /~) __- ',|_\,
: / | |~~~~~~~~| \ \ | | '~\ |_____,|~,-'
: |~~--__ | | |____ |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-' {,~
: | | ~~~|~~| | ~~\ / `-' |`~ |~_____{/
: | | | '---------, \----| | | ,' ~/~\,|`
: ', \ | | |~~~~~~~| \ | ,'~~\ / |
: | \ | | | | \_-~ /`~___--\
: ', \ ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/ /
: '_ '\| | |~~~| | | _/-,~~-,/
: \ | | | |_ | /~~|~~\ \,/
: ~~~-' | | `~~~\___| | | /
: '-,_ | _____| | / | ,-'---~\
: `~'~ \ | `--,~~~~-~~, \
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Very nice. Now what about Hawaii and Alaska? How long did these take to do?
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Jorn Barger (jor...@MCS.COM) writes: > This maps file is available at: > <URL:ftp://ftp.mcs.net/mcsnet.users/jorn/asciimaps.txt> >[Cut USA maps. excellent work!] >[Cut labelled world map] > > > ,_ . ._. _. . _ , . > , _-\','|~\~~ ~~ ~~/ ;-'-' ~-', ,;_;_, ~~- > /~~-\_/-'~'--' \~~| \,/' _-| / / |_/~-/-/~~ ~~--~~~~'---_ > / ,/'-/~ '\./ ' , '|,'|~ ' ._/-, /~~ > ~/-'~\_, '-,| '|. ' ,\ /'~ / /_ /~ > .-~ '| '',\~|\ _\~ ,_ . . /| > '\ /'~ |_/~\\,-,~' \ " ,_,/ | > | / . _-~'\_ _~| \ ) / > \ __-\ ./ ~ |\ \_ / ~ > ., '\ |, ~-_ . | \\_' ~| /~\ \~ , > ~-_' ; \ '-, \,' /\/ | > '\_,~'\_ \_ _, /' ' |, /|' > / \_ ~ | / \ ~'; -,_. > | ~\ | | , '-_, ,; ~ ~\ > \, / \ / /| ,-, , -, > | ,/ | |' |/ ,- ~ \ '. > ,| ,/ \ ,/ \ | > / | ~ -~~-, / _ > | ,-' ~ / > / ,' ~ > ',| ~ > ~' One of the most challenging things to do in ascii since people have a clear idea of how it should look and its very complex. The main problems are in the regions north of 60^. I tried tinkering with it and made a revised version. I made it into a map of the world 500 years ago , _- \','|~`~` ~` ~` ;-'-' ~-', ,;_;_, ~`- /~-~-'~'--' \~~| `,/' _-| / / |_/~-/-/~~ ~~--~~~~'---_ < /'-/~ '\./ ' , '|,'|~ ' ._/-, /~~ ~/-~\_ `-,| |, ' ,\ /'~ Orthodox / /_ /~ -~ `| '',/~ West\~Europe_ . . /| `| /' |_/~\\,-,~' \ " ,_,/ | | / . _-~' \_ _~|Islam China\ ) /Japan `\ __-\ ./ ~ |\ \_ India / ~ , Aztec'\ | , ~-_ . | \\_ >`~~\ /~\ \~ , ~-_' ; \ Africa '-> \,' /\/ | `\|_ ,~'_ \_ _, /' ' |, /|' / `\_ \ / \ ~'; -,_. | ~\ `| | , '-_, ,; ~ ~\ Inca\ ) \ / /| ,-, , -, `| ,/ | |' |/ / ~ \ '. < )' \ / | ) | | ~ ~ `-~~-,/ _ / / ~ / `! ~ ~ ~' Cheers Donald
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