X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,3acb436033fbda46 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Roshan Mamarvar Subject: Re: History of ASCII Art [Question] Date: 1997/04/05 Message-ID: <334622F0.4FD5@rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 230779170 References: <5hdb4g$4qu@orm.southern.co.nz> <19970327151901.KAA13848@ladder01.news.aol.com> Organization: Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Rechenzentrum Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art spunk1111@aol.com wrote: > > > Colin! That was wonderful!. Thanks! > Another reason I was asking about ASCII art history (besides my > personal curiousity) is that I received email from a professor working > at the Smithsonian in the area of Folklore Studies and Cultural > Programs who is interested in ASCII art. Her questions raised some > of my own... > > If anyone on the newsgroup has more info to add (or if Colin happens > upon more tidbits), please post or email... It's actually very nice to > know more about our hobby. > > -joan > -- I first met ASCII-art when hanging in the C64-Scene. Whenever releasing some of demo-programs, we designed the directory of the disk with some nice logos and pics. And then after changing to Amiga in '89 and staring to call out mailboxes, I met the whole ASCII/ANSI design that you can do on them, and that's when I started seriously doing my styles. ________ .oO� rOSHAn �Oo.