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From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
Subject: Talk: What's in the FAQ, and where can I get it?
Date: 29 Jul 1994 19:15:48 -0500
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    First, here are the questions that are answered in the FAQ:

    1   What is ASCII art?
    2   Why use ASCII art instead of a GIF?
    3   What is ASCII art used for?
    4   What are the different kinds of ASCII art?
    5   Where can I get Color Graphics and Animations?
    6   What do those filename extensions mean?
    7   What is the best way to view ASCII art?
    8   How do I save, 'uudecode' and view animations and color images?
    9   How can I learn to make ASCII art?
   10   Are there any ASCII tools?
   11   Where can I get ASCII tools?
   12   Where can I find ASCII art?
   13   How do I FTP and Gopher?
   14   Can I get The Scarecrow's files via email?
   15   How do I make those big letters?
   16   Where can I get Figlet?
   17   How can I make gray scale pictures?
   18   Where can I get gray scale converters?
   19   How can I make better gray scale conversions?
   20   What is 'anti-aliasing'?
   21   How do I make a sig?
   22   How do I have my sig automatically added to my posts and email?
   23   How do I put an animation in my plan?
   24   What should I know about posting ASCII Art?
   25   Who made this FAQ?


   Tha ASCII ART FAQ is available from:

   o  News groups:

      rec.arts.ascii

      alt.ascii-art

      alt.binaries.pictures.ascii

      news.answers

      alt.answers

      rec.answers


   o  FTP from:

      Host: ftp.uu.net
      Path: usenet/news.answers
      File: ascii-art-faq.Z

      Host: rtfm.mit.edu
      Path: pub/usenet-by-group/rec.arts.ascii
      File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)

      Host: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
      Path: pub/usenet/news.answers/rec.arts.ascii
      File: FAQ_-_ASCII_Art_Questions_&_Answers_(*.*_-_*_K)


   o  Finger by typing the following at a prompt on mony InterNet sites:
 
      finger asciifaq@wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time)
                                     OR
      finger asciifaq@wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq')
 
 
   Hope this helps.


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