Original Usenet thread from rec.arts.ascii, started 1 Aug 1994.
Talk: Welcome to rec.arts.ascii
rec.arts.ascii
· 2 messages · 1 Aug 1994 - 29 Aug 1994
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Hello, and welcome to our ASCII art news group. This group was created to
serve the community of ASCII art fans and artists.
You are invited to post your articles on any topic concerning ASCII
art, including:
o All forms of ASCII art, like:
- Standard ASCII art (line art, GIF conversions, 3-D pics, etc).
- Non-standard ASCII art (animations, color pics, color animations).
o Discussion about pieces of art.
o Requests for specific pieces of art.
o Answering requests.
o Community effort at reworking a piece.
o Questions and answers covering:
- Creating and viewing ASCII art.
- Locating FTP sites for ASCII art and related files.
o Discussion about artists in the field.
To make it easier for everybody, please put one of the following Subject
IDs at the beginning of the subject line of your post:
Line - Standard ASCII line art. Line pictures and large lettering.
GIF - Gray scale image.
Big - Wider than 80 columns (and optionally, longer than 24 lines).
Animation - Animation. Usually uuencoded.
Color - Color. Usually uuencoded.
3-D - 3-D art.
Request - Request for a certain picture or type of picture.
Repost - Repost of a previously posted pic.
Talk - Discussion, no pics included.
Binary - Binaries (software like Figlet and Gifscii). Usually uuencoded.
If you are following up a post, please change the Subject ID to reflect the
contents of the post. This way if you are fulfilling a request, change:
Request: Marilyn Monroe
TO
GIF: Marilyn Monroe
This allows the readers the option of reading the group in a newsreader's
selector, sorted by articles. They can then read only what is of interest to
them, trusting the IDs to accurately identify the contents. Some people do
not have the time (or money if they are paying by the hour or byte) to read
everything in every group they like.
If you have any questions, the FAQ will be posted shortly. It is posted
here every Monday. Here are the questions answered in the FAQ:
1 What is ASCII art?
2 Why use ASCII art instead of a GIF?
3 What is ASCII art used for?
4 What are the different kinds of ASCII art?
5 Where can I get Color Graphics and Animations?
6 What do those filename extensions mean?
7 What is the best way to view ASCII art?
8 How do I save, 'uudecode' and view animations and color images?
9 How can I learn to make ASCII art?
10 Are there any ASCII tools?
11 Where can I get ASCII tools?
12 Where can I find ASCII art?
13 How do I FTP and Gopher?
14 Can I get The Scarecrow's files via email?
15 How do I make those big letters?
16 Where can I get Figlet?
17 How can I make gray scale pictures?
18 Where can I get gray scale converters?
19 How can I make better gray scale conversions?
20 What is 'anti-aliasing'?
21 How do I make a sig?
22 How do I have my sig automatically added to my posts and email?
23 How do I put an animation in my plan?
24 What should I know about posting ASCII Art?
25 Who made this FAQ?
Tha ASCII ART FAQ is available from:
o News groups:
rec.arts.ascii
alt.ascii-art
alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
news.answers
alt.answers
rec.answers
o FTP from:
Host: ftp.uu.net
Path: usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq.Z
Host: rtfm.mit.edu
Path: pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
o Finger by typing the following at a prompt on mony InterNet sites:
finger asc...@wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time)
OR
finger asc...@wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq')
If you are interested in getting files of ASCII art, there are
plenty. There are file of art from one piece to hundreds of pieces. You
can FTP, gopher, or request them via email. See the FAQ for more
information.
The Scarecrow's FTP site (ftp.wwa.com) has the following in the
pub/Scarecrow folder:
Folder Files
Scarecrow All the Scarecrow's files
SmallASCIIPics Steve Sullivan's Small ASCII Pics
Gifscii Gifscii for many systems
Figlet Figlet, utilities (and all the fonts I know of)
Color Color Graphics (the color animation "Vortex")
Animations Animations
Misc Chevalier's Picture Stories
Info 'How-To' and techniques files from Row, Normand, etc
ANSI Escape Sequences, Emacs Code, etc
FAQs, etc
The creation of this group was the result of the work, advice, criticism,
voting, and good wishes of many people, including:
GREGORY GULIK NORMAND VEILLEUX ROWAN CRAWFORD MATT MESSINA
STEVEN M SULLIVAN RON DIPPOLD DORIS JOHNSTON DAVID C LAWRENCE
CHRISTOPHER KING PHIL BIRD CYBERFOX DAVID VRONA MIKE JITTLOV
PATRICK A. TOWNSON JUDY ANDERSON IAN CHAI CYBERSPACE BUDDHA DAVE CORNEJO
BILL PFEIFFER PAUL FAWCETT MEINDERT DE JONG JORN BARGER HOWARD ZIVOTOFSKY
PAUL FOERSTER MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN GLENN CHAPPELL MATT E. THURSTON FELIX LEE
And especially Gregory Gulik and David Vrona from WorldWide Access, for
providing a home for rec.arts.ascii and the Scarecrow's FTP site.
This group is mainstream (with pictures everyone can enjoy), and
specialized (it is also about artists and how they work), and technical
at times (aspect ratios, fonts, using software to make and view ASCII art).
As for moderation of this group, it is very loose. I don't do much but
check that posts are on-topic, and that the Subject ID relfects the contents
of the post. I redirect posters of off-topic articles, and end flame wars by
redirecting the flamers. And I don't use moderator's notes.
Thank you for subscribing to rec.arts.ascii, I hope you enjoy it!
Send any questions, comments, suggestions, etc., to me at the following
address:
--
bob...@wwa.com
_ __________ __________ __ _________
| | / / ____/ / / ____/ __ \/ |/ / ____/
| | /| / / __/ / / / / / / / / /|_/ / __/
, | |/ |/ / /___/ /___/ /___/ /_/ / / / / /___ ,
\ |__/|__/_____/_____/\____/\____/_/ /_/_____/ /
\O ______ ____ O/
|\/ /_ __// __ \ \/|
| / / / / / / |
/ \ / / / /_/ / / \
_/ \_ /_/ \____/ _/ \_
____ ____________ ____ ____ ___________ ____ _____ ______________
/ __ \ / ____/ ____/ / __ \/ __ \/_ __/ ___/ / __ \/ ___// ____/ _/ _/
/ /_/ // __/ / / / /_/ / /_/ / / / \__ \ / /_/ /\__ \/ / / / / /
/ __, // /___/ /___ _ / __ / __, / / / ___/ / / __ /___/ / /____/ /_/ /
/_/ |_/_____/\____/(_)_/ /_/_/ |_|/_/ /____(_)_/ /_//____/\____/___/___/
Hello, and welcome to our ASCII art news group. This group was created to
serve the community of ASCII art fans and artists.
You are invited to post your articles on any topic concerning ASCII
art, including:
o All forms of ASCII art, like:
- Standard ASCII art (line art, GIF conversions, 3-D pics, etc).
- Non-standard ASCII art (animations, color pics, color animations).
o Discussion about pieces of art.
o Requests for specific pieces of art.
o Answering requests.
o Community effort at reworking a piece.
o Questions and answers covering:
- Creating and viewing ASCII art.
- Locating FTP sites for ASCII art and related files.
o Discussion about artists in the field.
To make it easier for everybody, please put one of the following Subject
IDs at the beginning of the subject line of your post:
Line - Standard ASCII line art. Line pictures and large lettering.
GIF - Gray scale image.
Big - Wider than 80 columns (and optionally, longer than 24 lines).
Animation - Animation. Usually uuencoded.
Color - Color. Usually uuencoded.
3-D - 3-D art.
Request - Request for a certain picture or type of picture.
Question - A question concerning any of the ASCII art topics.
Repost - Repost of a previously posted pic.
Talk - Discussion, no pics included.
Binary - Binaries (software like Figlet and Gifscii). Usually uuencoded.
If you are following up a post, please change the Subject ID to reflect the
contents of the post. This way if you are fulfilling a request, change:
Request: Marilyn Monroe
TO
GIF: Marilyn Monroe
This allows the readers the option of reading the group in a newsreader's
selector, sorted by articles. They can then read only what is of interest to
them, trusting the IDs to accurately identify the contents. Some people do
not have the time (or money if they are paying by the hour or byte) to read
everything in every group they like.
If you have any questions, the FAQ will be posted shortly. It is posted
here every Monday. Here are the questions answered in the FAQ:
1 What is ASCII art?
2 Why use ASCII art instead of a GIF?
3 What is ASCII art used for?
4 What are the different kinds of ASCII art?
5 What is the best way to view ASCII art?
6 How can I learn to make ASCII art?
7 Are there any ASCII tools?
8 Where can I get ASCII tools?
9 Where can I find ASCII art?
10 How do I use FTP, Gopher and the World Wide Web?
11 Can I get The Scarecrow's files via email?
12 Is it OK to copy ASCII art?
13 How do I make those big letters?
14 Where can I get Figlet?
15 How can I make Gray Scale pictures?
16 Where can I get Gray Scale converters?
17 How can I make better Gray Scale conversions?
18 What do those filename extensions mean?
19 What is 'uuencoding'?
20 How do I save and 'uudecode' a file?
21 How do I view animations and color images?
22 How do I put an animation in my plan?
23 How do I make a sig?
24 How do I have my sig automatically added to my posts and email?
25 What should I know about posting ASCII Art?
26 Where is this FAQ available?
27 Who made this FAQ?
Tha ASCII ART FAQ is available from:
o News groups:
- rec.arts.ascii
- alt.ascii-art
- alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
- comp.graphics
- news.answers
- alt.answers
- rec.answers
- comp.answers
o FTP sites:
-> Host: ftp.wwa.com
Path: pub/Scarecrow
File: FAQ
-> Host: ftp.uu.net
Path: usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq.Z
-> Host: rtfm.mit.edu
Path: pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
-> Host: ftp.mty.itesm.mx
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers
File: ascii-art-faq
-> Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Path: pub/usenet/news.answers/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
-> Host: ftp.sunet.se
Path: pub/usenet/rec.arts.ascii
File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)
-> Host: ftp.cs.ruu.nl
Path: pub/NEWS.ANSWERS
File: ascii-art-faq
o Gopher Servers:
-> Hast: jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca
Menu Items: 10, 12, 1
-> Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Menu Items: 37, 30, 647, 3
-> Host: gopher.uni-paderborn.de
Menu Items: 12, 8, 4, 647, 3
-> Host: cc1.kuleuven.ac.be
Menu Items: 3, 3, 858
-> Host: gopher.Germany.EU.net
Menu Items: 7, 1, 19, 14, 54
-> Host: gopher.win.tue.nl, port 70
Menu Items: 8, 6, 3, 4, 20, 53
o Finger by typing the following at a prompt on mony InterNet sites:
finger asc...@wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time)
OR
finger asc...@wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq')
o World Wide Web:
-> URL: http://gagme.wwa.com/~boba
Select: -> SCARECROW'S WWW LINK -> ASCII ART FAQ
o Email:
-> Address: bob...@wwa.com
Subject: REQUEST FAQ
If you are interested in getting files of ASCII art, there are
plenty. There are files of art from one piece to hundreds of pieces. You
can FTP, gopher, World Wid Web, or request them via email.
o FTP sites;
Scarecrow's FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.wwa.com
Address: 198.49.174.1
Path: pub/Scarecrow
Folder Files
Scarecrow All the Scarecrow's files
SmallASCIIPics Steve Sullivan's Small ASCII Pics
Gifscii Gifscii for many systems
Figlet Figlet, utilities, and all the fonts I know of
Color Color Graphics (and the color animation "Vortex")
Animations Animations
Misc Chevalier's Picture Stories
Info 'How-To' and techniques files from Row, Normand, etc
ANSI Escape Sequences, Emacs Code, etc
FAQs, etc
-> Host: mordor.ind.wpi.edu
Path: pub/ascii/art/pictures
Chris' FTP Site
-> Host: ftp.ncsu.edu
Path: pub/ncsu/chking/Archive
WWW: http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/users/c/chking/HTML/HTMLs/ascii.html
Contains all the Scarecrow's files, all of Steve Sullivan's
files, and Gifscii for many systems.
Jorn's FTP site
-> Host: ftp.mcs.com
Path: mcsnet.users/jorn/ascii-art
Has Scarecrow's files, plus other ASCII art files, and the
technically oriented "asciitech".
-> Host: ftp.cs.ttu.edu
Path: pub/asciiart/sullivan
Has Steve Sullivan's Small ASCII Pics collections.
-> Host: ftp.netcom.com
Path: pub/vzvz/asciiart
-> Host: nic.funet.fi
Path: pub/pics/ascii
pub/doc/humour/asciigfx
Animations:
-> Host: tuda.newcastle.ac.uk
Address: 128.240.2.1
Path: pub/local/n1ka0/animation
Contains dozens of animations
-> Host: procyon.cis.ksu.edu
Path: pub/vtmovies
-> Host: sunsite.unc.edu
Path: pub/multimedia/animation/vt100-animation
-> Host: irisa.irisa.fr
Path: pub/vt100
Color graphics:
-> Host: ftp.uwp.edu
Path: pub/msdos/demos/ansi
o Gopher Servers:
ASCII Art Bazaar
-> Host: twinbrook.cis.uab.edu
Menu Items: 11, 1
Over 12 megabytes, thousands of pieces in categories.
-> Host: gopher.cs.ttu.edu
Menu Items: 7, 1
o World Wide Web:
Chris' WWW Page
-> URL: http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/users/c/chking/HTML/HTMLs/ascii.html
Scarecrow's WWW Link
-> URL: http://gagme.wwa.com/~boba
Has links to Chris' site, the Bazaar, and the Figlet server.
Plus it has links to most ASCII art sites.
o Mailing List:
ASCII Art listserv list
-> Email: lis...@ukcc.uky.edu
Message: subscribe asciiart
o FTP Mail Servers:
-> Email: ftp...@decwrl.dec.com
-> Email: ftp...@sunsite.unc.edu
The creation of this group was the result of the work, advice, criticism,
voting, and good wishes of many people, including:
GREGORY GULIK NORMAND VEILLEUX ROWAN CRAWFORD MATT MESSINA
STEVEN M SULLIVAN RON DIPPOLD DORIS JOHNSTON DAVID C LAWRENCE
CHRISTOPHER KING PHIL BIRD CYBERFOX DAVID VRONA MIKE JITTLOV
PATRICK A. TOWNSON JUDY ANDERSON IAN CHAI CYBERSPACE BUDDHA DAVE CORNEJO
BILL PFEIFFER PAUL FAWCETT MEINDERT DE JONG JORN BARGER HOWARD ZIVOTOFSKY
PAUL FOERSTER MICHAEL ROTHSTEIN GLENN CHAPPELL MATT E. THURSTON FELIX LEE
And especially Gregory Gulik and David Vrona from WorldWide Access, for
providing a home for rec.arts.ascii, the Scarecrow's FTP site, and my web
pages.
This group is mainstream (with pictures everyone can enjoy), and
specialized (it is also about artists and how they work), and technical
at times (aspect ratios, fonts, using software to make and view ASCII art).
As for moderation of this group, it is very loose. I don't do much but
check that posts are on-topic, and that the Subject ID relfects the contents
of the post. I redirect posters of off-topic articles, and end flame wars by
redirecting the flamers. And I don't use moderator's notes.
Thank you for subscribing to rec.arts.ascii, we hope you enjoy it!
Send any questions, comments, suggestions, etc., to the following
address: bob...@wwa.com
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