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"rec.arts.ascii" in June 1996.
There is no guarantee that any of the references to Archives,
FTP Sites, Websites and Files are still valid.
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Summary: what ASCII art is - why and what it's used for - types of
ASCII art how to use FTP, Gopher, WWW - how to save,
'uudecode' and uncompress copyright info - how to make big
letters and gray scale pictures how to put an animation in
your .plan - info on posting ASCII art how to make sigs -
how to automatically add a sig to posts and email how to
make and view ASCII art - where to get art and tools - more
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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 What is the best way to view ASCII art?
6 How can I learn to make ASCII art?
7 Are there any ASCII tools?
8 Where can I get ASCII tools?
9 Where can I find ASCII art?
10 How do I use FTP, Gopher, World Wide Web, and FTP Mail Servers?
11 What does the Scarecrow recommend?
12 Is it OK to copy ASCII art?
13 How do I make those big letters?
14 Where can I get Figlet?
15 How can I make Gray Scale pictures?
16 Where can I get Gray Scale converters?
17 How can I make better Gray Scale conversions?
18 What do those filename extensions mean?
19 What is 'uuencoding'?
20 How do I save, 'uudecode' and uncompress a file?
21 How do I view animations and color images?
22 How do I put an animation in my plan?
23 How do I make a sig?
24 How do I have my sig automatically added to my posts and email?
25 What should I know about posting ASCII Art?
26 Where is this FAQ available?
27 Who made this FAQ?
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