X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,f5188e3907698949 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-02-08 00:01:26 PST Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Viewing ANSI Art on Linux ? From: "The Unknown Artist" NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.38.143.29 X-Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.38.143.29 Message-ID: <3e44b10f@post.usenet.com> Date: 8 Feb 2003 01:26:07 -0600 X-Trace: post.usenet.com 1044689167 64.38.143.29 (8 Feb 2003 01:26:07 -0600) Organization: Usenet.com http://www.usenet.com 100,000+ UNCENSORED Newsgroups. The #1 Usenet Service on the Planet! Lines: 30 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: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!news-out.newsfeeds.com!l2!post.usenet.com!not-for-mail Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:21752 **** Post for FREE via your newsreader at post.usenet.com **** On 2003-02-08 thomasb@math.ohio-state.edu said: >I would like to be able to view ansi art on my linux virtual console >like one can on a dos console. However if I should try to 'cat' an >ansi art file on to the console all i see is garbage characters of >some latin character set. Those are the ANSI sequences, _____ Honey. ANSI isn't a Linux ((( `\ thing. Your best best would _ _`\ ) be to download one of the (^ ) ) many freeware DOS-based ~-( ) ANSI viewers, and run it _'((,,,))) under DOSEMU. You'll find ,-' \_/ `\ a lot of DOS ANSI viewers ( , | at: http://www.simtel.net. `-.-'`-.-'/|_| Make sure that you first \ / | | select the "M$-DOS" section =()=: / ,' ua from the main Simtelnet page. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** Usenet.com - The #1 Usenet Newsgroup Service on The Planet! *** http://www.usenet.com Unlimited Download - 19 Seperate Servers - 90,000 groups - Uncensored -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=