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From: cfbd@southern.co.nz (Colin Douthwaite)
Subject: Re: How do *YOU* create the ASCII pics?? (insert/overwrite,etc)
Date: 1997/11/05
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Lester5374 (lester5374@aol.com) wrote:
>In article <1997110323224311801830N@jorn.pr.mcs.net>, jorn@mcs.com (Jorn
>Barger) writes:
>
>>> 1. joan stark, 
>>> Editor: windows notepad
>>> Font: FixedSys
>>> Mode: Insert
>>> Programs Used:  none
>
>This was Jorn Barger
>
>>
>>Editor: Nisus
>>Font: Courier
>>Mode: Insert (no typeover or I'd use it too)
>>Programs: Matt Mora's AsciiPaint
>>Secret tricks: tracing on plastic

>3. Lester - AMC
>editor: QEdit (ASCII text editor), WIN95 Notepad
>Font: DOS
>Mode: Insert
>Programs used: TheDraw, ACiDDRAW
>Conversion Programs: DOSgifscii21.exe (from Scarecrow's FTP site)
>Conversion Source Programs: DeluxePaint2Enhanced - Only drawing in a 79
>pixel wide area in a PCX using DeluxePaint2Enhanced (VGA paint program). I
>have to draw in white on black, or reverse the colors when I'm done.
>DOSgifscii21.exe will convert a 79 pixel wide GIF faithfully space for
>space, but makes VERY LONG ASCII.


OK...I'll play...


Editors: PC-Write, version 2.5 word processor, 1985.
         PC-Write Lite, version 1.01, 1990.
         ( Multi-featured word processors/text editors
           with plenty of controls, boxing, cut and paste,
           linewrap control etc. )
Fonts:  Both versions have Non-proportional fonts only.
Mode:   Scroll Lock Key toggles between Insert and Overtype modes
        so I use both as desired.
Programs Used: Only the word processors. I never had any worthwhile
               results with the GIF to ASCII convertors.
Hardware: Until 1997, PC/XT 256k RAM with no graphics...so you
          _have_ to use Ascii Art. :-)


Note:
This year I got an updated machine wih Word for Windows 2.0 but I
don't use it for Ascii Art work because I would have to use Fixedsys
or Courier fonts. I would rather choose Notepad or the MS-DOS Editor
if I really lacked alternatives, but I prefer to still use the
oldies, PC-Write and PC-Write Lite, with their Non-proportional
default fonts and lots of other useful features.

Bye,