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From: AB3588@conrad.appstate.edu (Dov Sherman)
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Subject: Talk: For best results viewing ASCII art
Date: 17 Feb 1995 09:09:49 -0600
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In <3ht5l8$2tu@gagme.wwa.com> pa-ross@pat.uwe.ac.uk writes:

> Using the computer with black letters on a white background is also
> extremely bad for your eyes :(

Very true.  Plus, it burns out your monitor faster.

On the other hand, I design most of my images to be viewed in black on white
 with the intention that they'll be printed up rather than just viewed
 on-screen.  For the same reason, I use a non-standard pixel ratio
 since the pixel ratio on a printer is closer to a 80/50 screen size
 than the standard 80/25.
Another reason I prefer to work in black on white is that it's easier to
 achieve effective shading in black on white and effective shading and
 tone-blocking is very important in more complex ASCii art.

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