X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,906aab4b612f7b7b X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,906aab4b612f7b7b X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-06-19 03:54:50 PST Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!subnet.sub.net!flatlin!fiction!beansidhe!soeren From: soeren@beansidhe.westfalen.de (Soeren M Soerries) Subject: Re: *** PLEASE READ -- CONCERNING GIFSCII *** Message-ID: <1994Jun19.024821.6039@beansidhe.westfalen.de> Organization: in the future, we will all be piglet. Date: Sun, 19 Jun 1994 02:48:21 GMT References: <2thutm$nsv@gagme.wwa.com> <2tkngm$e80@wsinis12.info.win.tue.nl> Lines: 53 paulr@wsinis12.info.win.tue.nl (Paul Rambags) writes: >Well, my name is Paul though I'm not sure I'm the mentioned Paul. >Anyway, I have the C source of a program called "ascgif" that converts gif >to ascii format. This is the head of ascgif.c: >/* > * Ascii Gif Viewer Version 2.1 Mar (c) 1993 John Ferrell > * Freeware. Public Domain. > * Shows gif pictures using text characters. > 7 changes for pc to mainframe portability. (search on 'mainframes') > Some mini/workstations might need some of the pc definitions. > 2.1 changes - added Form Feed (clear screen) before picture >*/ >Paul Rambags. Hehe, on Linux it compiles well, when it is supposed to convert a gif, it mallocs 17 Megs of Memory (good if you have it), keeps your disk busy swapping for about 25 minutes and then produces this output: ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ......................... ... maybe if John Ferrell (the author) is reading this? B*B Soeren -- Soeren M Soerries eoo. eoooo ,oo. eo oo ,ooo. * eoo. eo oo eoooo Breul 43, d8oob d8oo d8odP dP8dP 8oo. op dP db d8odP d8oo 48143 Muenster, d8ooP' d8ooo dP dP dP 8P booP' dP d8ooP dP dP d8ooo Germany. tlf: voice 0251-51378, data 0251-56822, soeren@beansidhe.ms.sub.org