Subj : Re: Getting new users
To   : Adept
From : Geri Atricks
Date : Thu Nov 10 2022 04:55:10

 Ad> I largely agree with this, but I also would like to see things like
 Ad> having ANSIs that have greater resolution than 80x25, and maybe even
 Ad> have support for unicode, or at least a simplified set of unicode.

I don't think it would be ANSI any longer at that point.

 Ad> 
 Ad> Basically, I like the lack of graphics and variety of things that make
 Ad> it hard to share memes or have posts go viral, but don't get why that
 Ad> means we have to stick to 16 colors, 80x25, 7-bit ASCII.
 Ad> 
 Ad> Though, on that note, I think Synchroterm has been making progress on
 Ad> those things, and I know Magiterm supports greather than 16 colors, even
 Ad> if I'm not quite sure how to draw anything with more colors.

The next step up from ANSI is RIP Graphics, which is closer to CGA, maybe even EGA level graphics with more colors, and even sound. 

Granted you can incorporate sound into ANSI as well (ANSI Music), but there are not very many people in the scene that use it, and I don't think all the
ANSI BBS terminals even support it. I haven't even seen or heard any new ANSI Music in a VERY long time.

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