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From: gsl2598@trex.oscs.montana.edu (Sean Lambert)
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Subject: Re: Talk: Newbie Input
Date: 30 Jun 1994 14:57:06 -0500
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In article <2utg5j$fct@gagme.wwa.com>, c9422948@alinga.newcastle.edu.au (Quantum) writes:
>I haven't been around here long, but I was imediately struck by the ASCII 
>newsgroups.  I began life on an Apple IIE so I really apreciate an art 
>media that doesn't rely on the compy your using.  I can't draw to save 
>myself let alone go artistically crazy with only an ASCII pallete.

hehe, I use an apple //c!  The apple font is particularly good for ASCII
art in my opinion, because it is simple, all of the letters are the same
width (because I don't know the technical term for that), and there are
no little serrifs and things to make stuff look funny.  You should try
it, it's not as hard as it looks =]
	Sean Lambert.