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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 26 Mar 1999.
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XEMU: ascii map of America wanted,

XEMU: ascii map of America wanted,

alt.ascii-art · 15 messages · 26 Mar 1999 - 9 Apr 1999
Dave Bird <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 26 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
 Has anyone got an ascii-map of America, size roughly between
 15 x 60  and 20 x 70 and preferably with state boundaries?
 Wanted for a practical use instead of a slow-loading
 clickable image map.
                       Ta.

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llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> ASCII art 27 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <1JD...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird
<dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>  Has anyone got an ascii-map of America, size roughly between
>  15 x 60  and 20 x 70 and preferably with state boundaries?
>  Wanted for a practical use instead of a slow-loading
>  clickable image map.
>                        Ta.

David Wallis drew these:

No labels:

     +-..__                                                    _ 
  \~\}     |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
   }       | }           |      }~ ~~---,                   _/   >
  [~}_,..--| {           |      \     /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
  }        }  \ _________|-------}   {     Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y 
 {        {    ~|        |       !    \    ! [ `^\   )     !--+,\>
 }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
(    |      |   |        |     `~\      }   |  | `~|      (( 
{    |      |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |  ,'--+----))
 ?   `.     |     |       |~~~~~~~~\    \_  | ,'~~\.  /~~\_|}
 {     `.   |     |       |         |     \_!~     /`~     \
  }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
     \     }      |      |~~~|      !     ~!_______/_..._  /
      !   {       |      |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `.    `Y
       ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{   |   !   `.  /
           `-._   | _____|           [   /_  |  _\     Y'
               `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
                      \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\   \
                           \     /                   {   \
                            \   [                     \   !
                             `._! DLW96                `._!

State Codes:

     +-..__                                                    _ 
  \~\} WA  |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
   }       | }    MT     |  ND  }~ ~~---,                 VT_/ME >
  [~}_,..--| {           |      \ MN  /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
  }  OR    }ID\ _________|-------}   {  WI Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y NH
 {        {    ~|  WY    |  SD   !    \    ! [MI^\   ) NY  !--+,\>MA
 }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
(    |      |   |        |  NE `~\ IA   }IL |IN| `~| PA   (( CT RI
{    |  NV  |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |OH,'--+MD--))NJ
 ? CA`.     | UT  |  CO   |~~~~~~~~\ MO \_  | ,'~~\.WV/~~\_|}DE
 {     `.   |     |       |  KS     |     \_!~KY   /`~VA   \
  }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
     \     }      |      |~~~| OK   ! AR  ~!__TN___/_..._NC/
      !   {  AZ   |  NM  |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `. SC `Y
       ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{MS |AL !GA `.  /
           `-._   | _____|   TX      [LA /_  |  _\     Y'
               `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
                      \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\ FL\
                           \     /                   {   \
                            \   [                     \   !
                             `._! DLW96                `._!




I see that Alaska and Hawaii are missing... is that a problem for you?
(It might be a problem for Alaskans and Hawaiians. Sorry.)


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Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de> ASCII art 27 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
llizard wrote:
[...]
> David Wallis drew these:
> 
>      +-..__                                                    _
>   \~\}     |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
>    }       | }           |      }~ ~~---,                   _/   >
>   [~}_,..--| {           |      \     /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
>   }        }  \ _________|-------}   {     Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y
>  {        {    ~|        |       !    \    ! [ `^\   )     !--+,\>
>  }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
> (    |      |   |        |     `~\      }   |  | `~|      ((
> {    |      |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |  ,'--+----))
>  ?   `.     |     |       |~~~~~~~~\    \_  | ,'~~\.  /~~\_|}
>  {     `.   |     |       |         |     \_!~     /`~     \
>   }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
>      \     }      |      |~~~|      !     ~!_______/_..._  /
>       !   {       |      |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `.    `Y
>        ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{   |   !   `.  /
>            `-._   | _____|           [   /_  |  _\     Y'
>                `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
>                       \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\   \
>                            \     /                   {   \
>                             \   [                     \   !
>                              `._! DLW96                `._!
> 

Am I the only one who thinks that the above and the following 
(by Jorn Barger) are somehow "related"?


         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       |      / |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                  _/,  >
      /~-_--__| |          |     \     / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
      |       /  \         |------|   {    / /~)     __-  ',|_\,
     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|      \    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'
     |~~--__ |    |        |____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'     {,~
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\     /  `-' |`~ |~_____{/
     |   |     |  '---------,      \----|   |  |  ,' ~/~\,|`
     ',  \     |    |       |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\  /    |
      |   \    |    |       |       |     \_-~    /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/      /
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|     |    |      _/-,~~-,/
         \    |     |      |   |_    |    /~~|~~\    \,/
          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   |    /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'   Jorn Barger 


I bet that the first picture is some kind of rediddle of 
Jorn's (to increase horizontal size, probably). Is a David Wallis
out here to prove me wrong?

BTW: these are Jorns other versions (maybe also rediddles,
they tend to appear with false credits everywhere, so I use
"Jorn" for all of them)


       ,__                                                  _,
    \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
     | Wash.| |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,   _            VT_/,ME>
    /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~_/Mich.     /~| ||,'
    |Oregon |  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
   /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
   |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI)
   |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
   |   | Nev |  '---------, Nebr.\----|   |IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE)
   ',  \     |Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \IL| ,'~~\WV/ VA |
    |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
    ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
     '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
       \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
        ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
            '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
                       \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                           \    /                   \  |  -jorn
                            \  |                     '\'
                             `~'



                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
           |  \                   /    \
            \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
              /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
             /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
           /'-__'-/~      |    |     |___|      |     |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   |
          |    /  \__.' |  \    |_______|       |    |     \  '.
         ,|'\_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-,  /     \__    |        |__|___  |   |
        _'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_|'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
     '\~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    }   |------|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~-_/
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
     '~                                                  ~~'

                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
      Miami*  \  New Orleans      /    \
            \  |         *---,_*Houston \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |   Dallas |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
           Atlanta |   |   |~~~\_*_,     |      |     .-___
             /'\  * \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    *Los Angeles
           /'-__'-/~      *Memphis   |___|  *Santa Fe |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   *San Fran.
          |DC  /  \__.' |  *StL *KC_____|  *Denver   |Reno*\  '.
         ,|'*_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-*Chicago \__    |        |__|___  |   |
      NYC'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_*'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
Boston*~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    *Mnpls-----|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~*Portland
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  *\_\
     '~                                                  ~~'Seattle

         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|: ~~---___              ,                          | \
       |:::   / |  *Lyon~~~|~~~~~| *Zagreb                 _/,  >
      /~-_--*Bordeaux      | *Venice   / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
      |       /  \   *Marseille---| *Belgrade/~)     __*Yalta_\,
     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|     :\    \   |:|:'~\  |_____,|~,-'
     |~~--__ |    |::::::::|__   :|~~~~~*Sofia__:/_-':::::{,~
     |   |  ~~~|~~|::: ::::| *Rome\::   /  `*Istanbul_____{/
     |   |     | *Barcelona-,:    :\----| ::|  |  ,'*Ankara`
     ',  \*Madrid:::|: :::::|~~~~~~~|:::*Athens'~~\  /    |
      |   \    |::::|:::::::|::     |:::::\_-~::::/`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|--*Tunis-------'_____/__----~~/::    /
       '_   '\|    *Algiers|~~~|:::::|::::|::::::_/-,~~*Beirut
         \*Gibraltar|      |   *Tripoli:::/~~|~~\::::\,*Jerusalem
          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   *Alexandria
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'-*Cairo
                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   *Luxor
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~


:)
Andreas

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Dave Bird <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 27 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <36F...@iNOdirect.ca>, llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca>
writes
>I see that Alaska and Hawaii are missing... is that a problem for you?
>(It might be a problem for Alaskans and Hawaiians. Sorry.)

 Thanx, LLizard, that's a fine map.

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llizard <lli...@iNOdirect.ca> ASCII art 28 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
In article <36F...@mpq.mpg.de>, Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de>
wrote:
> 
> llizard wrote:
> [...]
> > David Wallis drew these:
> >
> >      +-..__                                                    _
> >   \~\}     |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
> >    }       | }           |      }~ ~~---,                   _/   >
> >   [~}_,..--| {           |      \     /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
> >   }        }  \ _________|-------}   {     Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y
> >  {        {    ~|        |       !    \    ! [ `^\   )     !--+,\>
> >  }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
> > (    |      |   |        |     `~\      }   |  | `~|      ((
> > {    |      |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |  ,'--+----))
> >  ?   `.     |     |       |~~~~~~~~\    \_  | ,'~~\.  /~~\_|}
> >  {     `.   |     |       |         |     \_!~     /`~     \
> >   }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
> >      \     }      |      |~~~|      !     ~!_______/_..._  /
> >       !   {       |      |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `.    `Y
> >        ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{   |   !   `.  /
> >            `-._   | _____|           [   /_  |  _\     Y'
> >                `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
> >                       \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\   \
> >                            \     /                   {   \
> >                             \   [                     \   !
> >                              `._! DLW96                `._!
> >
> 
> Am I the only one who thinks that the above and the following
> (by Jorn Barger) are somehow "related"?
> 
>          ,__                                                  _,
>       \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
>        |      / |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                  _/,  >
>       /~-_--__| |          |     \     / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
>       |       /  \         |------|   {    / /~)     __-  ',|_\,
>      /       |    |~~~~~~~~|      \    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'
>      |~~--__ |    |        |____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'     {,~
>      |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\     /  `-' |`~ |~_____{/
>      |   |     |  '---------,      \----|   |  |  ,' ~/~\,|`
>      ',  \     |    |       |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\  /    |
>       |   \    |    |       |       |     \_-~    /`~___--\
>       ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/      /
>        '_   '\|     |      |~~~|     |    |      _/-,~~-,/
>          \    |     |      |   |_    |    /~~|~~\    \,/
>           ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   |    /
>               '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
>                   `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
>                          \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
>                              \    /                   \  |
>                               \  |                     '\'
>                                `~'   Jorn Barger
> 
> I bet that the first picture is some kind of rediddle of
> Jorn's (to increase horizontal size, probably). Is a David Wallis
> out here to prove me wrong?
> 
[snip]
> :)
> Andreas
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Andreas, I lifted those maps from DejaNews. Here is the section:
.............
: [line] Maps of USA  
: Author: David Wallis <wal...@surfplaza.com>
: Date: 1996/07/24
: Forums: rec.arts.ascii, alt.ascii-art
:
:                                                                        
:
: Message segment 1 of 2 - Get Next Segment - Get All 2 Segments 
: 
: I saw the maps Jorn made of the USA, and also a pretty good map that 
: David Issel collected that was labelled with airport codes.
:
: But I wasn't satisfied with those, so I came up with my own: 
: 
:
: No labels:

[snip]

:       ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{   |   !   `.  /
:           `-._   | _____|           [   /_  |  _\     Y'
:               `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
:                      \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\   \
:                           \     /                   {   \
:                            \   [                     \   !
:                             `._! DLW96                `._!
:
:
[snip of rest]

I too think they are remarkably like Jorn's but didn't see a reply to
that ancient thread from Jorn saying "hey!! what do you think you're
doing stealing my map?"



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Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> ASCII art 29 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
>Message-id: <36F...@iNOdirect.ca>

>David Wallis drew these:
>
>No labels:
>
>     +-..__                                                    _ 
>  \~\}     |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
>   }       | }           |      }~ ~~---,                   _/   >
>  [~}_,..--| {           |      \     /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
>  }        }  \ _________|-------}   {     Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y 
> {        {    ~|        |       !    \    ! [ `^\   )     !--+,\>
> }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
>(    |      |   |        |     `~\      }   |  | `~|      (( 
>{    |      |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |  ,'--+----))
> ?   `.     |     |       |~~~~~~~~\    \_  | ,'~~\.  /~~\_|}
> {     `.   |     |       |         |     \_!~     /`~     \
>  }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
>     \     }      |      |~~~|      !     ~!_______/_..._  /
>      !   {       |      |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `.    `Y
>       ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{   |   !   `.  /
>           `-._   | _____|           [   /_  |  _\     Y'
>               `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
>                      \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\   \
>                           \     /                   {   \
>                            \   [                     \   !
>                             `._! DLW96                `._!
>
>State Codes:
>
>     +-..__                                                    _ 
>  \~\} WA  |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
>   }       | }    MT     |  ND  }~ ~~---,                 VT_/ME >
>  [~}_,..--| {           |      \ MN  /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
>  }  OR    }ID\ _________|-------}   {  WI Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y NH
> {        {    ~|  WY    |  SD   !    \    ! [MI^\   ) NY  !--+,\>MA
> }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
>(    |      |   |        |  NE `~\ IA   }IL |IN| `~| PA   (( CT RI
>{    |  NV  |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |OH,'--+MD--))NJ
> ? CA`.     | UT  |  CO   |~~~~~~~~\ MO \_  | ,'~~\.WV/~~\_|}DE
> {     `.   |     |       |  KS     |     \_!~KY   /`~VA   \
>  }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
>     \     }      |      |~~~| OK   ! AR  ~!__TN___/_..._NC/
>      !   {  AZ   |  NM  |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `. SC `Y
>       ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{MS |AL !GA `.  /
>           `-._   | _____|   TX      [LA /_  |  _\     Y'
>               `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
>                      \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\ FL\
>                           \     /                   {   \
>                            \   [                     \   !
>                             `._! DLW96                `._!


If Dave Wallis did create these, I think that
he might've tweaked Jorn Barger's maps...
(Jorn was noted for his fine ASCII map making)

From: jor...@mcs.com (Jorn Barger)

         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       |      / |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                  _/,  >
      /~-_--__| |          |     \     / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
      |       /  \         |------|   {    / /~)     __-  ',|_\,
     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|      \    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'
     |~~--__ |    |        |____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'     {,~
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\     /  `-' |`~ |~_____{/
     |   |     |  '---------,      \----|   |  |  ,' ~/~\,|`
     ',  \     |    |       |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\  /    |
      |   \    |    |       |       |     \_-~    /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/      /
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|     |    |      _/-,~~-,/
         \    |     |      |   |_    |    /~~|~~\    \,/
          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   |    /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'

The USA with state names:

         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       | Wash./ |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                VT_/,ME>
      /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich.     /~| ||,'
      |Oregon /  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
     /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
     |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn.
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
     |   |     |  '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD
     ',  \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
      |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
         \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
          ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'              -jorn

The USA turned upsidedown:

                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
           |  \                   /    \
            \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
              /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
             /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
           /'-__'-/~      |    |     |___|      |     |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   |
          |    /  \__.' |  \    |_______|       |    |     \  '.
         ,|'\_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-,  /     \__    |        |__|___  |   |
        _'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_|'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
     '\~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    }   |------|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~-_/
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
     '~                                                  ~~'

The USA turned upsidedown, with major cities:
                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
      Miami*  \  New Orleans      /    \
            \  |         *---,_*Houston \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |   Dallas |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
           Atlanta |   |   |~~~\_*_,     |      |     .-___
             /'\  * \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    *Los Angeles
           /'-__'-/~      *Memphis   |___|  *Santa Fe |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   *San Fran.
          |DC  /  \__.' |  *StL *KC_____|  *Denver   |Reno*\  '.
         ,|'*_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-*Chicago \__    |        |__|___  |   |
      NYC'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_*'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
Boston*~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    *Mnpls-----|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~*Portland
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  *\_\
     '~                                                  ~~'Seattle

I also had the following in my files...
Thanks to M. Jacobs at UIC for the following USA map:
    __________________________________  ____          __
    \     ||         |       |      _/_/\  _|        || \
    |_____| \        |_______|     /     \/__      _/||_/
    /     |   \------|        |____\    / /  \    / ||_/
   /      |    |     |________|     \ __\_|__|___/__||_\
  /_______|____|     |        \ ____/    |  |    |   \ /
  |     |     | ---------|______|    \   |  |   _|____||
  |     |     |     |    |      \     \  \__/\_/   /__ \
  |     \     |     |    |      /      \/      \__/  \
   |     \    |_____|____|_______|-----|--------/_____\
    |     \  /    |    |____     |    /________/     |
     \     \/     |    |    |    |    |   |   /__----/
      \     |     |    |    |_    |---/   |   \  \   /
      \___  |     | ___|      |___|   |   |   |   \ /
          \_|______|_            |    |____\__------\
                     \          _--____|       \    \
                      \___     /                \    \
                          \   /                  \_   \
                           \__|                    |_/



                                                                  ..
 .  ................................___                          :  :
 :`,; SEA ::             :   BIS :     `~~/   ,....             :  PWM
 :        :`.   MSO   BIL:........:    .''..;'_/~__         .--.' .''
 ;~~~~~~~~)  `...........:        :   MSP   `:  /  ;     .. SYR:   `BOS
 ;   PDX  : BOI  :       .    PIR :.....`. MKE;|   ';   :......:...:
;.........:......:       :~~~~~~~~\  DSM :---::/..-'''': PIT    .JFK
;     :      :   :......CYS.       :.....'    :  :  DAY:........\/
:     :  RNO : SLC :       :~~~~~~~~.MCI :    : .:....'  .'  \|'
 :  SFO:.    :     :    DEN     ICT :   STL  :.'    `,.'   RIC:
  \.     '.  :.....:......:.........:......:'- BNA---.~~~~~~~~,:
    \      ':      :     :~~~:   OKC: LIT  :......./....... .CHS
     `;  LAX:   PHX:  ABQ:   '--....:.   .'   :  : ATL.   .'
       `.___:      :     :     DFW   :---: JAN: MGM    `.SAV
             '''--.::~.~~'           `.  `..  : ..:.....:
                       \  ..  AUS   ..:... MSY:~~~\/~:.  :
                        ''  : SAT .'      `''         :   :
                             '.  /                     '.  MIA
                               `. BRO                    '.'



                                                         _
     \_________________________                         / \
    _|    ||         |      |  ---- _  _           ____(  _)
    |     |(         |      |    /_/ \// _        / | || /
    |_____| \        |------|   /  --\/ / \    __/  | /|(
    |     |  \_------|      |   \_   | (  (   /     |/_|/
    |     |    |     |______|_____\ _| |   \_/ ___ _|_|/
    (_____|____|     |       \     \ \_)------/   ) )
    |   |    | |_____|__      )____/  |  |    |___)/
    (   |    |    |     |_____|    \  |  /---/\__  \
    )   |    |    |     |      \    \ )_/    \ / \_/
    \   \    |    |     |       |    ||______//____|
     |   \   |____|_____|_______|----|       /      \
     )    \  /    |    |___     |    /______/_____  /
     \     \|     |    |  |     |   |   |   / \   \/
      \     \     |    |  |__   |---/   |   \  \  /
       \_   /     |    |     ---)   )   |   |   \/
         \__\_____|_----        \   |-|_|_---___/
                     \           )__  |   \/\_  \
                      \_/\      /   --        )  \
                          \    /              \  (
                           \  (                |  |
                            \__\                \_|       -Jittlov-




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|_____| \     ha |------|   /  --\/ / \    __/  | /|(
|     |  \_------| haa  |ho \_hah| (  (   / hah |/_|/
|hah  |ha  |     |______|_____\ _| |hee\_/ ___ _|_|/
(_____|____| heh | HO HO \ heh \ \_)------/ha ) )
|   |    | |_____|__  har )____/hi|  | ha |___)/
(hee| ho |    |     |_____| hee\  |  /---/\__he\
)   |    |haa | hee |      \    \ )_/hoh \ / \_/
\ ho\ yuk|    |  haw| giggle|hoo ||______//____|
 |   \   |____|_____|_______|----|  har  / har  \
 )    \  /    |yuk |___     |hee /______/_____  /
 \ hee \| yuk |    |  | haa |   |   |   / \ ho\/
  \  ho \     | HO |  |__   |---/ho |heh\  \  /
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                  \_/\      /   \-\       )ha\
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                       \  (         \      |  |  -hjiwa-
                        \__\        :-)     \_|



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                                             Gil...@gevans.demon.co.uk

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Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> ASCII art 29 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
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>Am I the only one who thinks that the above and the following 
>(by Jorn Barger) are somehow "related"?

Duh me... guess I ought to read all the
way through the thread first...  Yes, Andreas.
I think that Dave's is a tweak of Jorn's...
Jorn created his version earlier than '96.
At least I believe so.. These maps were among
the first pics that I started saving at the end
of 1995.

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Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> ASCII art 29 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
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>: I saw the maps Jorn made of the USA, and also a pretty good map that 
>: David Issel collected that was labelled with airport codes.
>: But I wasn't satisfied with those, so I came up with my own: 
>: 
<snip>

Wow.. the size and spacing is remarkable
similar... a number of characters replaced...
that's about it.

>I too think they are remarkably like Jorn's but didn't see a reply to
>that ancient thread from Jorn saying "hey!! what do you think you're
>doing stealing my map?"

Jorn probably wouldn't...
From WIRED magazine...
http://www.wired.com/news/news/wiredview/story/6346.html

Are there instances of people stealing drawings and claiming them for their
own? 

Barger: It's endless, but fairly harmless. My USA and world maps are always
turning up with the wrong names.

'nough said.

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Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de> ASCII art 29 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
llizard wrote:
[...]
> : I saw the maps Jorn made of the USA, and also a pretty good map that
> : David Issel collected that was labelled with airport codes.
> :
> : But I wasn't satisfied with those, so I came up with my own:
[...]

Aha. I thought so.

> I too think they are remarkably like Jorn's but didn't see a reply to
> that ancient thread from Jorn saying "hey!! what do you think you're
> doing stealing my map?"

I didn't want to accuse someone of stealing. It's more an example
in which I'd like to see the original author mentioned but others
may not. Anyway my intention was mainly to drop the name
"Jorn Barger" and to repost his maps.


>        ___                        cq547@freene+.+oron+o.on.ca
>      _/   |    ,^%---                         llizard aka ejm
>     |_____|  __<_ \ But maybe Jorn isn't territorial that way.
>       --- ==   >/
>     [_____]  __>,^          ASCII-ar+, ASCII & gif anima+ions
>   ejm|   |  //| |        www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/

Yes. Not "that way" I guess. :)

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One thing is for sure just the top and left side of Texas is just too
coinsidental from my perspective.

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>llizard wrote:
>[...]
>> David Wallis drew these:
>>
>>      +-..__                                                    _
>>   \~\}     |~|-----......,______  ,                           | \
>>    }       | }           |      }~ ~~---,                   _/   >
>>   [~}_,..--| {           |      \     /~`-<^;=>          ,~! !\,'
>>   }        }  \ _________|-------}   {     Y ;^~}    ___,! !_!_Y
>>  {        {    ~|        |       !    \    ! [ `^\   )     !--+,\>
>>  }---,____|_____|        |_____  }~~~~~\---!_}___/ _/~~~~\_]`^~`~
>> (    |      |   |        |     `~\      }   |  | `~|      ((
>> {    |      |   ~~|~~~~~~~|       !----{    |  |  ,'--+----))
>>  ?   `.     |     |       |~~~~~~~~\    \_  | ,'~~\.  /~~\_|}
>>  {     `.   |     |       |         |     \_!~     /`~     \
>>   }__    `.,+-----+------++---------+_____ }--~~~~~~/~~~~~~~}
>>      \     }      |      |~~~|      !     ~!_______/_..._  /
>>       !   {       |      |   |._    ]     /  |  \  `.    `Y
>>        ~~~}       |      |      `^~`^|---{   |   !   `.  /
>>            `-._   | _____|           [   /_  |  _\     Y'
>>                `~~'~ \               }     !_|_[_ ~~~~~\
>>                       \_/~\       ,-^~`^~?_{     `^~\   \
>>                            \     /                   {   \
>>                             \   [                     \   !
>>                              `._! DLW96                `._!
>>
>
>Am I the only one who thinks that the above and the following
>(by Jorn Barger) are somehow "related"?
>
>
>         ,__                                                  _,
>      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
>       |      / |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                  _/,  >
>      /~-_--__| |          |     \     / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
>      |       /  \         |------|   {    / /~)     __-  ',|_\,
>     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|      \    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'
>     |~~--__ |    |        |____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'     {,~
>     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\     /  `-' |`~ |~_____{/
>     |   |     |  '---------,      \----|   |  |  ,' ~/~\,|`
>     ',  \     |    |       |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\  /    |
>      |   \    |    |       |       |     \_-~    /`~___--\
>      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/      /
>       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|     |    |      _/-,~~-,/
>         \    |     |      |   |_    |    /~~|~~\    \,/
>          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   |    /
>              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
>                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
>                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
>                             \    /                   \  |
>                              \  |                     '\'
>                               `~'   Jorn Barger
>
>
>I bet that the first picture is some kind of rediddle of
>Jorn's (to increase horizontal size, probably). Is a David Wallis
>out here to prove me wrong?
>
>BTW: these are Jorns other versions (maybe also rediddles,
>they tend to appear with false credits everywhere, so I use
>"Jorn" for all of them)
>
>
>       ,__                                                  _,
>    \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
>     | Wash.| |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,   _            VT_/,ME>
>    /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~_/Mich.     /~| ||,'
>    |Oregon |  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
>   /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
>   |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI)
>   |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
>   |   | Nev |  '---------, Nebr.\----|   |IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE)
>   ',  \     |Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \IL| ,'~~\WV/ VA |
>    |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
>    ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
>     '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
>       \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
>        ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
>            '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
>                `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
>                       \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
>                           \    /                   \  |  -jorn
>                            \  |                     '\'
>                             `~'
>
>
>
>                                   ._,
>           .\.                     |  \
>           |  \                   /    \
>            \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
>             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
>              \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
>              /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
>             /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
>           /'-__'-/~      |    |     |___|      |     |\.   ~.
>          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
>          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   |
>          |    /  \__.' |  \    |_______|       |    |     \  '.
>         ,|'\_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
>         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-,  /     \__    |        |__|___  |   |
>        _'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
>     .-'_|'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
>     '\~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    }   |------|         \  /       |
>     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~-_/
>    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
>     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
>     '~                                                  ~~'
>
>                                   ._,
>           .\.                     |  \
>      Miami*  \  New Orleans      /    \
>            \  |         *---,_*Houston \_/\
>             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
>              \_---.-' |   /  |   Dallas |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
>           Atlanta |   |   |~~~\_*_,     |      |     .-___
>             /'\  * \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    *Los Angeles
>           /'-__'-/~      *Memphis   |___|  *Santa Fe |\.   ~.
>          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
>          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   *San Fran.
>          |DC  /  \__.' |  *StL *KC_____|  *Denver   |Reno*\  '.
>         ,|'*_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
>         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-*Chicago \__    |        |__|___  |   |
>      NYC'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
>     .-'_*'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
>Boston*~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    *Mnpls-----|         \  /       |
>     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~*Portland
>    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
>     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  *\_\
>     '~                                                  ~~'Seattle
>
>         ,__                                                  _,
>      \~\|: ~~---___              ,                          | \
>       |:::   / |  *Lyon~~~|~~~~~| *Zagreb                 _/,  >
>      /~-_--*Bordeaux      | *Venice   / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
>      |       /  \   *Marseille---| *Belgrade/~)     __*Yalta_\,
>     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|     :\    \   |:|:'~\  |_____,|~,-'
>     |~~--__ |    |::::::::|__   :|~~~~~*Sofia__:/_-':::::{,~
>     |   |  ~~~|~~|::: ::::| *Rome\::   /  `*Istanbul_____{/
>     |   |     | *Barcelona-,:    :\----| ::|  |  ,'*Ankara`
>     ',  \*Madrid:::|: :::::|~~~~~~~|:::*Athens'~~\  /    |
>      |   \    |::::|:::::::|::     |:::::\_-~::::/`~___--\
>      ',   \  ,-----|--*Tunis-------'_____/__----~~/::    /
>       '_   '\|    *Algiers|~~~|:::::|::::|::::::_/-,~~*Beirut
>         \*Gibraltar|      |   *Tripoli:::/~~|~~\::::\,*Jerusalem
>          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   *Alexandria
>              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'-*Cairo
>                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
>                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
>                             \    /                   *Luxor
>                              \  |                     '\'
>                               `~
>
>
>:)
>Andreas
>
>                                              .---...__ ..
>                                     ____    '| ASCII  `:;=-.
> http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise ___ ||  ART    )| [)
>                                __________   `==-...___''.-.|
>______________________________________________ ((o)(o)'`-(o)'__________
>""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""a:f

HUH? When did this come out? Congrats to everyone mentioned. It was a great
article!

It probably came out before I solved the sound sync theory...oh well. It
bugged me when he called it a weakness of ascii-art. I mean it took me a
whole day of thinking to prove that wrong. LOL For those of you who haven't
seen that it is possible to syncronize sound and ascii-art animation you can
see the first one ever done here:

http://www.misslink.net/donovan/atrain.html

Oh well, fame and glory for this hippie wannabe isn't going to happen in
Wired Mag. *grinning*

--
Peace,
Donovan

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Spunk1111 wrote in message <199...@ng-ft1.aol.com>...
>>Message-id: <36F...@iNOdirect.ca>
>>
>
>>: I saw the maps Jorn made of the USA, and also a pretty good map that
>>: David Issel collected that was labelled with airport codes.
>>: But I wasn't satisfied with those, so I came up with my own:
>>:
><snip>
>
>Wow.. the size and spacing is remarkable
>similar... a number of characters replaced...
>that's about it.
>
>>I too think they are remarkably like Jorn's but didn't see a reply to
>>that ancient thread from Jorn saying "hey!! what do you think you're
>>doing stealing my map?"
>
>Jorn probably wouldn't...
From WIRED magazine...
>http://www.wired.com/news/news/wiredview/story/6346.html
>
>Are there instances of people stealing drawings and claiming them for their
>own?
>
>Barger: It's endless, but fairly harmless. My USA and world maps are always
>turning up with the wrong names.
>
>'nough said.
>
>-joan
>--
>          _,_                                       __   __
>       ._(@I@)_.         WHAT'S THE BUZZ?          /  \-/  \
>      .--{___}--.           joan stark           ._\   |   /_.
>      .-/  Y  \-.      <spu...@juno.com>      .__\__Y__/__.
>       /   |   \                                    _{___}_
>  jgs  \__/-\__/        ASCII ART GALLERY:         ' (@I@) '
>                     http://www.ascii-art.com         ~^~
>

Bill Taylor <mat...@math.canterbury.ac.nz> ASCII art 30 Mar 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
|> The USA turned upsidedown:
|> 
|>                                    ._,
|>            .\.                     |  \
|>            |  \                   /    \
|>             \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
|>              \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
|>               \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
|>               /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
|>              /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
|>            /'-__'-/~      |    |     |___|      |     |\.   ~.
|>           /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
|>           \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   |
|>           |    /  \__.' |  \    |_______|       |    |     \  '.
|>          ,|'\_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
|>          /}~~~~~_| _,| .-,  /     \__    |        |__|___  |   |
|>         _'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
|>      .-'_|'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
|>      '\~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    }   |------|         \  /       |
|>      .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~-_/
|>     <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
|>      \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
|>      '~                                                  ~~'


Very nice!


So how about a left-to-right inversion then?


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       \
        \          Home of the mighty ALL BLACKS, now world's #2 rugby team!
        \\                                      ~~~~~~~~~~
         \\\             Winner of the 1st two SANZAR tri-series.
          ) `-')     
         <_ o /            Winner of the first World Rugby Cup.
           \  /      Only semifinalist in all world cup competitions.
           / /   
      /_,, ~~              Home of the women's World Champs.
     /   )       ,-----------------------------------------------------------
     |  /        |
    /  _>  <------------------ current NPC Champs; and Super-12 Champs.
   /  /          |
  /   |          |===========================================================
 |    /          |
 \___/           |     Bill Taylor     W.T...@math.canterbury.ac.nz
   o             |
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David Hendrix <pa-...@GMX.de> ASCII art 1 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
Spunk1111 ( spu...@aol.com ) 29.03.99 "Re: XEMU: ascii map of America wanted,":

> Jorn probably wouldn't...
> From WIRED magazine...
> http://www.wired.com/news/news/wiredview/story/6346.html

 "GIFSCII: ASCII Art that has been converted to a GIF file in order to
  preserve the original formatting and typeface"

 Welllll
 I allways thought that GIFSCII was that program to turn GIFs into
 ASCII?!?!

ObArt:
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                      .o8888o   88888    o8888o.
                  .o8888888888o 3888P  o8888888888o.
              .o8888888888888888888888888888888888888o.
           .o8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888o.
         .8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888o.
       o88888888888P""````"888888888888888"`    ``""888888888b.
     .8888888P"`             `8888888888`              `"888888b.
    o8888P"`                   `888888P                    `88888
   888P"`                       98888P                        "388
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                               d8P  38b   (c) by Nick 07.01.99
                               88    88
                               8'    `8

Time for summer
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                       \|    Pa-...@gmx.de     |/
Computer spelled MOST ways is AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!

David Hendrix wrote in message <7E0...@ratcentral.gmx.de>...
>Spunk1111 ( spu...@aol.com ) 29.03.99 "Re: XEMU: ascii map of America
wanted,":
>
>> Jorn probably wouldn't...
>> From WIRED magazine...
>> http://www.wired.com/news/news/wiredview/story/6346.html
>
> "GIFSCII: ASCII Art that has been converted to a GIF file in order to
>  preserve the original formatting and typeface"
>
> Welllll
> I allways thought that GIFSCII was that program to turn GIFs into
> ASCII?!?!


The original did and made sucha name for itself, everyone uses it for all of
them now. Why anyone would use BMP's is beyond me. Those space hungry files
really suck! SO, I create them use them and delete them right-a-way. It gets
really old, but what can we do?

Peace,
Donovan

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lil-Devil <dia...@uscom.com> ASCII art 9 Apr 1999 00:00 · permalink · report
heres some maps the US is in there

Africa                       ..    ...
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==============================================================================
Antarctica

                                 .  ........
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            .                  .o............................
           ..                  ..Halley......................
            ..                ....(UK).......................
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                   ........ ..............................Davis..
                  ..............South Pole................(Aus)..
                   ...................O..........................
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                       ...........        ..Mc Murdo.............
                       ...........        .o..(US).............
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=================================================================================
Australia




                                     .. .....       ..
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                             ...Darwin......        .....
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               .........................................Brisbane..
                ................................................o.
                ...................................................
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                   .Perth...............................Sydney...
                    .o............        ...................o.
                    ...........            .. ................
                    .....                     .Melbourne......
                                                  ....o......

                                                       ....
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================================================================================
British Columbia


          ...
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     ... .o.................
      .. .Vancouver..........
       .       ..............

========================================================================
Canada


                                       .....
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         Beaufort                   . ......
           Sea                     ........
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                     ....  .     . . .....     Baffin
          ..        .......      . ...   ...     Bay
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   . ...............................   Hudson    ................
     ................................    Bay     .....................
      .........Edmonton.................        . .....................
     .............o........................      .................... .....
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      .........................................   ............        ..
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                                             .....Ottawa.....     .
                                              ........o.
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======================================================================
Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

                               _/--\_
                               /     \
                         /----/       \--_
                         |                |
                         >                \--_          ___/----/~~~~~~>
                        /                     \        /               |
        ____  ___    |~~~  * Zagreb            \-------/               |
   |~~~~    ~~   \--->                           Osijek *              \
   |                                                                    |
   |      |~~\-_                                          Novi Sad *    |
    \Pula /     \                                                       |
     \*  /       >                                               _       \
      \ /        |                                              | |       |
       ~         |         * Bihac      * Banja Luka           /   \_    _>
                 |                                            |     |    |
                  \                                          /~      ~~~~
                  |                                         |
                   \                                         ~\___
                   |                                              \
                    ~\* Biograd na moru                       ____|
                       \                                      \
                        ~-           * Livno        * Sarajevo~\__
                          \    Split                               \
                           ~----*\__                                ~~\_____
                                    \                                       \
                                     ~~---_    * Mostar /~--__  Novi Pazar * |
                                           ~-_         /      ~---_        _-'
                                              \        |           \      /
                                               - *     |            ~--_-~
                                                ~\      \
                                        Dubrovnik ~~--_  \
                                                       \  -_
                                                        ~--_|

===============================================================================
USA

         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       | Wash./ |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                VT_/,ME>
      /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich.     /~| ||,'
      |Oregon /  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
     /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
     |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI)
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
     |   |     |  '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE)
     ',  \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
      |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
         \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
          ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'

================================================================================
Europe

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               ...          .....................      ..                 . ...
             ...................................


==================================================================================
France

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====================================================================================
Germany



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                     ................Hamburg...........................
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BURG         .........................................              CZECH
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               ..........................Munchen............
               ..............................O.............
              ........ ................................         AUSTRIA
                    ..       ...........................
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                                  ...   ....           .
             SWITZERLAND

============================================================================
India



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================================================================================
Ireland



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Japan

                                                        ..
                                                         ...
                                                         ......
                                                         ..........  .
                                                        ..............
                                                     ..................
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                                                   .. ..   ..... HOKKAIDO
                                                   ....       .
                                                    .
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                                                    .....
                                                    ......
         S E A  O F  J A P A N                      ........
                                                   ........
                                                   .......
                                         HONSHU   .......
                                             .   ......
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                                     ................
                      .             .........Tokyo...
                      ..........................o....
                    ............................  .      P A C I F I C
                ............    .......   .
               .    .    .....  .....                      O C E A N
          .........  ........    ...
       .   ........  ....SHIKOKU
           ........
            ......
             ....KYUSHU
            .....

            .

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Mexico



             .......          USA
              ....................
               ...   ...............
                .... .................  ...
                  ...  ......................
                 ......  .....................
                     ...   .....................
                       ..   .....................     Gulf of Mexico
                      ....    ...................
   PACIFIC               ..     .................
    OCEAN                         ...............
                                   ...............             .......
                                   ..Mexico City...            ......
                                    ...........o.....         .......
                                       ................. ..........BELIZE
                                          ....................
                                             .................. GUATEMALA
                                                   ..     ...

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New Zealand


                                     .
                                     ...
                                     ...    North
                                       ....   Island
                                        ......                SOUTH
                                        ........
                                          .......            PACIFIC
                                            .....
                                             .....   .        OCEAN
                                     Auckland ..o.    .
                                               ...   ...
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                                                ..... ...
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                                  ......    ..     ........
                                  ....... .....   .O.....Wellington
                                 ...............     ...
                              .................
      Tasman                  .................
       Sea                   .................
                             ..............
                            ...............
                          ................
                       .................
       South         .................
        Island     ...................o.Christchurch
                .....................
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Norway


                                                           ._,----._
                                                       Hammerfest   ~-_
      Product of Norway  ---------------------+      _/                >
                                              |  __--             ___-~
                                              | /            _,-_ `---_,
                                          _--\|/            /    `--\ /
                                         /    *            |        ,'
                                     /'\ \  TROMS0

             Atlantic ocean        /'   \/      _/\___    /        /
                                 /'_,-Narvik___/ \_   `\/         |
             Norwegian Sea     /'/'  _/  . /       ~~\             \_
                              /`'   /    _/           |              \
                                   /.  _/              \              |
                                 _/ Bodoe               )

                               _/    /                  \             |
                              /     /                   /             |
                            _/     /                    \             \
                           /      |                 ,----+-.

                          /      /                .'        )           \_
                        _/      |                 |         \            (
                       /       /                  |        /~
                     _/       |                   >       / FINLAND
                  __/         _)                 /       /
              ___/    .    /~~  SWEDEN          /      /
           __/  Trondheim/                    _/      /
         ,/             <                    /      .'
        /                |                  /       |
       |      NORWAY     |                 /        |
       \____             |                /         |
       ,----'        .   /               (          |               ___---
       |       Lillehammer                \          \        __,--~~
       |.                \                 \      _   ~-_  _*~Helsinki
      Bergen        Oslo /                  \    <_>     ~---~~
       |             *  |                    >                      ______
       `\           | | |         Stockholm*/                _-*~~~~
        `.         /   \|                 /~              <><
      Stavanger ,-'     \               _/     __          <__>\   ESTONIA
          `\___/         .Gothenburg   /      < /               ~-,_______

======================================================================================
Russia




               ... ........       ARCTIC OCEAN                  ..
            ......o..... .                                   ...
            ..St Petersburg.   .....       .               ........
 UKRAINE   .....o...........   .           .       ..      ........
       .......Moscow...........  ..    ......       .   ...........
Black ......................................   ..   ..............  Bering
 Sea   ......................................................... .    Sea
       .....    ..............................................   ...
       .        ...............................................  ....
                 ..  ...Omsk................................      ...
                       .o.................................  Sea of .
                         .................................   Okhotsk
         KAZAKHSTAN        ............................... . .
                           .................................. ..
                             ....................... ......... ..
                                  .... ...........    ........    Sea of
                                          ....             ...     Japan
                              MONGOLIA          CHINA     .o.
                                                           Vladivostok

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Scandanavia


                                   __,----._
                                 _/         ~-_
                               _/              >        Arctic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean          __-           ___-~    ___
                          _-             `---___,--' -'___
                      _-.~            _./\___   |     ~   |/~~----.__
                   _-~ Tromsoe       / Utsjoki /          `Murmansk  ~~--.
                 _-           NORWAY |       (/
                _-        __/\_      <       |         RUSSIA
              _-Narvik___/ \_  \__/\_/    .Ivalo
             -_   .  /       ~~-.            \_
              /    _/           \ FINLAND      \         ,-.___          _
             /   _/     .Kiruna  \      .Sodankyla       ~--.__~-----~~~~
           _/   /                 )            (               ~~---,
         _/    /                  \    .Rovaniemi                   )
        /     /                   /            .Kuusamo             \
      _/     /                    \Tornio        \                   \
     /      |                 ,----+-.Kemi       (                    \___
   _/      /           Lulea.'        )           \_
  /       |                 |         \.Oulu       (_
 /       /                  |        /~      .Kajaani\       RUSSIA
        \                   >       / FINLAND        <
NORWAY  _)                  /      /                  ~-_
.     /~   SWEDEN      Umea.     .Kokkola   Kuopio      ~-_
Trondheim                _/     /             .      .Joensuu
    <     .Ostersund    /     .'Vaasa                    /  _
    >         Sundsvall.      |           .Jyvaskyla    /  / ~-_
    |                 /       | FINLAND                /  / Lake Ladoga
    \                 |       \          Lappeenranta./  ~--_      >
    /                 |        |     .Tampere       _/_.Vyborg  ,--'
Oslo|            Gavle.        .Rauma        __,--~~      `--~~-.St
*   >                  \    _   ~-.Turku  _*~Helsinki      _/~~~Petersburg
   /  SWEDEN            \  <_>      ~---~~              <~~
| |             Uppsala. >   Aland   Tallinn    _____,_.'
\/            Stockholm*/                _-*~~~~   Narva>    RUSSIA
 \        Norrkoping. /~              <><               |
  \                 _/   __          <__>\   ESTONIA  .Tartu
   .Gothenburg     /    < /Gotland        ~-,____       |
    \             |/|   | >          .-^-_  |    ~------|
     .Varberg     |||   |/          /     --*Riga       \
      \           ||/Oland         |         _   LATVIA_/
       >     ____/                 |--~~~~~~~ ~~-_  _-~|
  _/~\ |Malmo                      | LITHUANIA    ~~   >
 (    *\Lund>                      |                   <
 <Copen>~~~~ <>                  __>     Kaunas.    *  /     RUSSIA
  ~~hagen     Bornholm          |              Vilnus /
                                `,---------~-_      _/
                                              \___-~

===================================================================================
South America


     ....              ..
     .....          ............. ....
        ......... ......................
               ............................
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               ...........................................................
                .O......................................................
                 .Lima................................................
                  ...................................................
                      ..............................................
                         ...........................................
                          .......................Rio de Janeiro....
                           .....................................O.
                          ......................................
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                           ............................
                          ............................
                          ............................
                          ..........................
                           .......................
                           ...Buenos Aires.......
                          ................O.
                          ...................
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                          .............
                          ............
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                           .........
                           ........
                           .........
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                             ......
                              ........

==============================================================================
United Kingdom


          .       ............
       ....      .............
      ....      ............
      ..         ........
              ............
    .   . .  .........................
        .... ........................
          ..........................
         . . .......................
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       .  ........................
          ...  ..................
         ..   ...................
         .  . ................
         ... ...............O.......
       ....  .. .......EDINBURGH.....
             . ..  ....................
            ..     ....................
                  ......................
                .........................
                .......... ..............
                 .        ..................
                          ....................
                   ..      .....................      N O R T H
                  ..        .. .................
                          .  ....................       S E A
    I R I S H             .. .....................
                            .......................
      S E A        ....  ...........................
                     ...............................
                    ...............................  .......
                  . . ........................................
                      ..............O.........................
                      .........BIRMINGHAM.....................
                    .........................................
                ............................................
              .............................................
               .... ..CARDIFF............................
                      ......O....................O......
                              ................LONDON........
                     .....................................
                   .....................................
                  .......................  ..
                ....................
              .............    ..
           ......      ...
           ..   .
                           E N G L I S H    C H A N N E L

==============================================================================
Yugoslavia

               AUSTRIA  ..
            ...  ..........       HUNGARY
ITALY     ...................
           .........Zagreb.....        .........
            ...........O..........................    ROMANIA
          .........................................
          .........Bihac..................Belgrade...
           ....  .....o...........Tuzla........O ....
                 ....................o......................
                  ..........................................
        A         ..............SARAJEVO...................
          D          ..Split........O......................
            R          ...o..................................   BULGARIA
              I           .......o.............................
                A            .Mostar.........................
                  T        .  .. ...........................
                    I               ........................
                      C                ....   A  ..............
                                         ..   L   ..............
                          S                   B   ..............
                            E                 A  .............
                              A               N   ........
                                              I      .       GREECE
                                              A

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