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From: bantamgobang@hotmail.com (JD Neff)
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Subject: Re: New Software For Creating ASCII Art
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PeaJammie@yahoo.com (PJ) wrote in message news:<6f29852.0303031247.29b79e38@posting.google.com>...
> For version 1.5: (I skipped 1.3 & 1.4 since it's a big upgrade.)
> 
> 1. Added control that allows user to specify the threshold level.
> 2. Added Posterize filter with level control.
> 3. Added "Simplify" checkbox, which allows user to select between the
> Threshold and Posterize filters.
> 4. Improved the picture>text conversion algorithm.
> 5. Simplified the Arial character set to allow for wider posts on
> Abuzz.
> 6. Removed the internal "Help" section, and replaced it with a link
> that opens "readme.txt".
> 7. Fixed bug that caused error when using a width of 37 characters.
> 
> I hope you enjoy this version :)
> 
> http://hometown.aol.com/PeaJammie/pictexter.htm

This looks pretty good. The only bad thing is the platform limitation.

You may want to take a look at the jpeg2text and jpeg2ascii web based 
programs on my site.

http://www.jdneff.com/

JD Neff