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Talk & Line: Sample of format for SAAA 5.0
alt.ascii-art
· 2 messages · 4 Aug 1994 - 6 Aug 1994
SAAA 5.0 is almost done. As you may recall, I had decided to add a
couple of extra info lines to each entry. Here's an idea of what an entry
will be like:
____
SIDN: 5.137
Item: guitar, bass, amp and speaker composite
From: bob...@wwa.com (The Scarecrow)
_
/ )
@| ?\
._-_. _____________________@| ?\\
+|\G/|+ | ____________________@| ?\\\
+|\./|+ || O o o o =|= | =@| ?\\\\
+|\./|+ || O , , , | =|= | -- ====
`|H|' ||______________________||\ \\\
|a| |________________________| \ \\\
|H| ||MM88MM<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMM|| \ \\\
|a| ||M88MM<<<?<<<XHHHMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|H| ||88MM<<<?<<<XHHHMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|a| ||8MM<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|H| ||MM<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
|H| ||M<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
_-_ |H| _-_<<<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
/ \ |H| / \<?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
| \_|a|_/ |?<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMM|| \ \\\
\ |H| /<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMR|| =_ \ \\\ _
\ |H| /<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM|| || | \ \\\ ||\
| '"' |<<<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM8|| | | \ // \\\\ / \
/ ||| \<XHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM8R|| | | \- \\\\ |
/ === ! \HHHHMMMMMMMMMMMRMM8RM|| \ \ \\\\\\ \
| ||| | o |HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM988MM|| \\ \\\\ \
| +---+ / o |MMMMMMMMMMMMMM988MM<|| \\ \\\\ \
\ ___ / o /M/MMMMMRMMMRMM88MM<<|| \ \ \\\\ \
\ |HHH| l/MMMMMMMRMMMRMM88MM<<<|| | | \\\\\\ \
`-_ \_/ _-MMRMMMMMRMMMRMM88MM<<<?|| | | \\\\,o>(O \
""""""""' ~~~V~~""~~~~~~~~~~~~~~V~~~ \ \ <o"" |
Paul Desjarlais: bass guitar \ \ (O |
Charlie Weaver: guitar \\ /
Bob Allison: amp and speaker \\_ /
Bob Allison: compilation --_______--
As you can see, it has the usual from line, plus a Scarecrow ID Number
(or SIDN), and an item line describing what it is.
Do you prefer this? If it is used, I will go back and redo the first
four archives. Then an index can be made.
--
.eeeeee..eeeee..eeeeee..eeeeeee..eeeeee..eeeee.eeeeeee...eeeeee..eee..eee..eee
@@@@@@@:@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@@@@:@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@@@@@@:@@@::@@@::@@@
%%%-----%%%----%%%--%%%-%%%--%%%-%%%----%%%----%%%--%%%-%%%--%%%-%%%--%%%--%%%
&&&&&&++&&&++++&&&&&&&&+&&&&&&&++&&&&&++&&&++++&&&&&&&++&&&++&&&+&&&++&&&++&&&
*||||||*|||****||||||||*||||||***|||||**|||****||||||***|||**|||*|||**|||**|||
====!!!=!!!====!!!==!!!=!!!=!!!==!!!====!!!====!!!=!!!==!!!==!!!=!!!==!!!==!!!
:::::::#::::::#:::##:::#:::##:::#::::::#::::::#:::##:::#::::::::#:::::::::::::
......@@@.....@...@@...@...@@...@......@@.....@...@@...@@......@@@...........@
OK, here's the latest formatting that may be applied to the SAAA 5.0:
From: Kla...@sesom.schiele-ct.de (Klaus Kettner)
Subject: Computer mouse
Artist: Unknown
Keywords: input device, wired mouse
Type: Line, smoothed
Size: 21x53
SIDN: 5.279
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d$$$" ?$$N
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d$$$ .ueeeeeeeeee$$$beeeeeu
@$$$ d$ $> $$
$$$$ $$ $> 4$
$$$. .$$$P $$ $> 4$
?$$$L z$$$" $$eeeeeeeeeeee$beeeeeed$
*$$$e.. .z$$$$" $$ 4$
^#R$$$$$$$*" $$ 4$
$$ 4$
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9$ d$
$k $F
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'*$o. .e$"
"#*$$$$P*""
As you can see, I've added a few header lines, including a keywords
line, because Ric Hotchkiss emailed "It might also be useful (although more
work) to include some kind of broad subject cross-reference info ..."
Info headers, like the above, can be put together into an index. When
all the archives previous to this one are redone, a master index can be
made.
Also, I'm going to make the archive so you can glance the subject
lines in a mail reader like elm. I guess pine should work too. This
idea came to us from Markus Gyger, who emailed "change 'Item:' into
'Subject:' so we have an ordinary email folder and could access the items
with 'elm -f file' or similar ..."
Keep those ideas comin' in.
--
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:::::::| __| #=#==##= ____ /"""""""@@@::@@@::@@@
:::( | ___ =#= .=== :::::\ /"" ./""%%%--%%%--%%%
::::::\ | /__ \#===#== ......::| .. /"" ./""&&&++&&&++&&&
::::::| | __| |=#=#== /// ::| ,Bo88r /"" ./""|||**|||**|||
:::| | ,/,/| |#=# === ------ :::\___ 8"X8" ,/"" ./""!!!==!!!==!!!
:::::::| | ,/ /__| |=#= .#===== :::::::,Z" db,z#/""""""":::::::::::::
::::::/ _____|/________|##= .=####### :::::oP" *8" ./""""" @...........@
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