X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,5d960403a8979cc8 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-13 11:56:08 PST From: "user" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art References: <39aef916.18351012@news.easynews.com> <3A87AE9B.CEE7B51B@idiom.com> <96lfd8$5b5$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk> <96rpub$sdh$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk> <96ulqa$mv$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk> Subject: Re: Has anybody seen an ASCII art like this? Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:51:51 -0800 Lines: 100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.226.223.226 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 63.226.223.226 Message-ID: <3aae72ae$1@post.usenet.com> X-Trace: 13 Mar 2001 13:19:10 -0600, 63.226.223.226 Organization: usenet.com http://www.usenet.com 80,000+ UNCENSORED Newsgroups. The #1 Usenet Service on the Planet! X-Comments: This message was posted through Usenet.com's, FREE publicly accessible Usenet Server - "post.usenet.com" X-Comments2: IMPORTANT: Usenet.com does not condone, nor support, spam or any illegal or copyrighted postings. X-Comments3: IMPORTANT: Under NO circumstances will postings containing illegal or copyrighted material through this service be tolerated!! X-Report: Please report illegal or inappropriate use to X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers, INCLUDING the body (DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS) Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!supernews.com!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!out!post.usenet.com!63.226.223.226 Xref: supernews.google.com alt.ascii-art:4773 **** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** --- 034 0-- "Philip Powell" wrote in message news:X0Yk6.290$sB4.132898@nnrp4.clara.net... > ASCII by definition cannot be created on a manual typewriter. ASCII is not > just text and it HAS to be from the ASCII Chart. There is no point arguing > the fact as it is a FACT so opening your mind will make no difference unless > the ASCII chart is changed by the standards authorities involved. > > Phil > > obASCII: > _____________________________ > (#HB#(________________________(;- > > "Martin Double" wrote in message > news:96ulqa$mv$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk... > > That is a very well put point of view Ville. > > Just a couple of small comments:- My OCR software reads Cad Text, Book > Text > > and even Your Text, I therefore consider all of them to be text in this > the > > computer age. If you were to agree that ASCII is only true if constructed > > using a manual typewriter or the like then I would be in complete > agreement > > with your philosophy. Otherwise, progress has already taken hold and there > > will be no stopping it, however painful this may be! > > The rest is not worth debating. > > > > Regards > > Martin > > PS open your mind just a little., and let the light in. > > > > > > Ville Jouppi wrote in message > > news:ku849tsp302rok4p2m9vhq2je91f052v0n@4ax.com... > > > On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:51:55 -0000, "Martin Double" > > > wrote: > > > > > > >That seems to be a great shame to me, a bit like wanting to paint with > > both > > > >hands missing? > > > > > > No no.. It's just more of a challenge if you have some limitations. > > > > > > >It is also a shame because I thought for a brief while that I had > caught > > the > > > >ASCII art bug, but now you tell me I have not! > > > > > > It seems you've been inspired to create something completely different. > > > > > > >Perhaps I shall continue with my own newly discovered form of art, and > > call > > > >it Super-Ascii-Art. > > > > > > Maybe not Super-Ascii-Art, but something more along the lines of "Art > with > > > letters". > > > > > > CAD programs don't have anything to do with ASCII.. Once you put the > > letters > > > into the picture, they're converted into vectors and beziers.. No longer > > > ASCII. > > > > > > What you're reading now is ASCII, as all the characters are represented > by > > a > > > predefined byte. In your Cad program, you can't necessarily take a look > at > > the > > > hex dump of the file and expect to find anything meaningful or > > human-readable. > > > > > > Don't feel offended.. You've discovered something new while we're > sticking > > to > > > something old we've become to like. > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=