X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,7f57e03ec711b7a5,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 110f55,7f57e03ec711b7a5,start X-Google-Attributes: gid110f55,public X-Google-Thread: fbb9d,7f57e03ec711b7a5,start X-Google-Attributes: gidfbb9d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-06-20 10:31:22 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!xlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!hookup!news2.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!sashimi.wwa.com!gagme.wwa.com!not-for-mail From: boba@gagme.wwa.com (Bob Allison) Newsgroups: rec.arts.ascii,alt.ascii-art,alt.binaries.pictures.ascii Subject: Talk: Files you can get ... Date: 20 Jun 1994 12:24:15 -0500 Organization: WorldWide Access - Chicago Area Internet Services 312-282-8605 Lines: 138 Approved: boba@gagme.wwa.com Message-ID: <2u4jbv$6c8@gagme.wwa.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagme.wwa.com Xref: nntp.gmd.de rec.arts.ascii:385 alt.ascii-art:11757 There is a lot of ASCII art available. From single pics to large archives with hundreds of pics. You can FTP, Gopher, and request files via email. Don't miss Steve Sullivan's series called 'Small ASCII Pics'. Each collection is about 20 to 30 K in size, and there are about 50 of them. The Scarecrow's archives are about 350 K each, and there are currently 4 of them, with number 5 on the way. Also, there are the 'best ofs' containing the best sigs, GIFs, BBS art, 3-D, humor, etc. The following Scarecrow's files of ASCII art are currently available: File Name Version Size o ASCII ART FAQ 2.7 44 K Contains info on where to obtain ASCII art files, how to make those big letters, how to have a sig added to your posts and email, what ASCII art groups exist, where to get gray scale converters, how to save and view an animation, and more. o ASCII Art Resources 2.7 96 K Contains everything in the FAQ, plus examples of every kind of ASCII art, plus ANSI escape codes, and examples of most all the Figlet fonts. If you want everything in the Scarecrow's edited collection, get all three of the following archives. Together, they contain over a megabyte of every kind of ASCII art. o The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive 1.0 349 K Hundreds of goodies, plus special sections on sigs and BBS art. Each item has a 'From:' line, and of course there's my witty commentary. :-) o The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive 2.0 362 K Hundreds more goodies, sigs, BBS art, plus sig blanks, plan art, more. o The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive 3.0 369 K Third in the series. All three total well over a megabyte of goodies. o The Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archive 4.0 364 K More sigs, GIFs, and a Font Gallery. All four total around 1.5 megs. If you want just the best, but you want some of everything, get the Best of the Scarecrow's ASCII Art Archives. It's compiled from the first three SAAAs. If you don't want to use 1080 K of disk space for the three archives, this may be what you're looking for. Newly re-edited and cleaned. o Best of the SAAAs 1.0 610 K If you only want certain kinds of ASCII art, choose from the following files: o Best of the ASCII Pics 1.0 205 K The best pics from the first 3 SAAAs. No sigs, bbs art, gifs, etc. o Most Often Requested Edition 1.2 107 K This file contains the pics everybody wants. Birthday pics, animals, Star Trek, hearts and flowers, etc. Save time, get this file instead of requesting someone post it and then waiting for it. o The Scarecrow's Funnies 2.1 68 K Funny ASCII pix, cartoons, and humorous sigs. o The Scarecrow's Font File 1.0 127 K Do you just want a collection of fonts? Here it is, along with some nice hand lettered pieces. (These are NOT .flf fonts for use with the Figlet program.) o Best of Scarecrow's Sig Gallery 1.2 207 K Over 200 non-stop K of some of the best sigs I've seen. And with people sending me sigs, I tend to see quite a few. o Best of Scarecrow's BBS Gallery 1.3 88 K Some of the best art from login sceens, server screens, MUDs, promos. o Best of Scarecrow's GIF Gallery 1.1 62 K The best GIF conversions I and others have done. Many conversions I've seen aren't very good. But I've taken the best and put them into one collection. o Best of Scarecrow's 3-D Gallery 1.0 30 K Some of the best 3-D pix posted. My recommendations: o If you are short on disk space, I would suggest you get the FAQ and just those files containing the type of art you are interested in. o If you have a bit more disk space, you may want to get either the FAQ or ASCII Art Resources, and the Best of the SAAAs. o If you have some disk space to spare, you should get the ASCII Art Resources file, and the four SAAAs. Over 1.5 megs art and info. Where do you get these files? You can get them by FTP, Gopher, and via email if you do not have FTP available. Ah, but you have to read the ASCII ART FAQ. Ah, you knew there was a catch somewhere. :^) 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 Finger by typing the following at a prompt on mony Internet sites: finger boba@gagme.wwa.com | more (you can read it a page at a time) OR finger boba@gagme.wwa.com > faq (saves it to a file called 'faq') -- . + ' . * . . ' ) . + . . ____ _____ ___ . ____ . _____ ' .+ . * '. * / __/ /____/ /__ \ ' /__ \ '/____/ . * ' . + . '+ ' .( ( + __' . __| |.* ___) / ____' ' + . .' .' \ \' / / . ,/,/| | ./ _/. / __/ ' . ' . + : ' . * '____) )/ /__ ,/ /__| | / /\ \ / /__' _____ ____ _______' __ __ __ /_____//____//________|/_/ /_/'/____/ /____/ /__ \ '/ ___ /./ /'/ /./ / ' .+ . * ' . : __ . + ___) /. / /. / / / / / / / /. . ' * . + ' . */ /. '/ _/ / /'*/ /'/ /./ /*/ /. ' . ' ( . 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