X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7d236680772c6532 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-04-06 19:04:58 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!supernews.com!cox.net!news2.west.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: PETSCII Art References: <3caf9c34@cs.colorado.edu> Reply-To: Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 33 Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 03:04:56 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.8.9.87 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news2.west.cox.net 1018148696 68.8.9.87 (Sat, 06 Apr 2002 22:04:56 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 22:04:56 EST Organization: Cox Communications Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16697 --(Once apon a time, in alt.ascii-art,)-- --(Eric Scharff said it like only they can.)-- > Many years ago, I ran across a large collection of "PETSCII" art on > the QuantumLink online service. > > For those of you in alt.ascii-art, the Commodore 64 computer's standard > character set included graphics symbols. PETSCII art was composed from > these symbols as well as the multiple colors supported by the machine. > > Many BBSs had PETSCII splash screens. There was a lot of really good > stuff out there. I also have vague memories of a program that was > a combination editor and screen-based graphics viewer. > > Is there an archive of PETSCII art out there somewhere? Would anyone > be interested in a Web gallery? > > Thanks in advance to the PETSCII artists out there, > > -Eric > (Genuine email replies, replace e.d.s_2 with eds_2) Please dont crosspost. Try doing a search on google.com a quick search for petscii emulator turned up over 100 matchs so you may find what you are looking for -- +-(faux@fugozi)-(0.05|0.08|0.08)-(19:03|Sat Apr 06)-+ cat ~/.{sig,uin} It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word. - Andrew Jackson UIN=66618055