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An example of a proportional -font AOL text art "Macros" by Jadie. |
=> ./ascii_history_jgs/jadie.png -A gentle Kiss sent from up above- just to tell you that you are loved. |
Please keep in mind that the above Arial example looks good only in the Arial-10 proportional font. It will look skewed in other proportional fonts and in the fixed-width fonts as well. It might even look a bit skewed when viewed in "your" Arial font. Arial has been known to vary from system to system. If you're interested in viewing more of the AOL proportional text art, visit the following sites: |
The MACROHOUSE |
http://come.to/themacrohouse |
### mIRC POP-UPS |
Another place that the ASCII art is prevalent is on mIRC (Internet Relay Chat). There are a number of chat channels that scroll colorized "ASCII" pop-ups or pictures. Often the pop-ups include the "extended" characters. This is rarely a problem since users are tied into the same mIRC software. |
mIRC home page |
http://www.mirc.co.uk/ |
There are many, perhaps thousands, of mIRC channels. Popular ones to "play" the colorized pop-ups include #mirc_rainbow and #mirc_colors. There are several IRC networks, the largest being Undernet. Other networks include Efnet, Dalnet.. |
And some related links: |
MIRC Rainbow Home page |
http://www.mirc-rainbow.com/rainbow.html |
MIRC Colors Home page |
http://www.mirc-colors.com/ |
Aisa's mIRC creations |
http://www.ctv.es/USER/guerrero/ |
Undernet Home page |
http://www.undernet.org/ -- the largest Internet Relay Chat networks |
### ASCII ART TODAY AND TOMORROW |
The Internet continues to grow. As more personal and home computers are purchased, more people are joining in. The 1999 Internet statistics have been released. There are about 800 million pages on the World Wide Web. Compare this to the 320 million pages estimate of 1997. |
Electronic mail (e-mail) is widespread. Almost everyone has an e-mail address. People have discovered that e-mail is an efficient method of communication with friends and relatives. There are a variety of e-mail software and programs available. Some e-mail programs allow for graphic images -- but not all. Even people who are capable of receiving images are hesitant to download unknown files and images. ASCII art is text. It does not have to be downloaded to be viewed. For this reason, many people opt to send ASCII art. |
Microsoft declared ASCII art "dead" in June of 1998. Why? I'm not sure. But I would guess that Microsoft is encouraging people to use GIF and JPG graphics -- of course, with their software. I also think that it is due to the fact that some software, namely Microsofts, are now using a default proportional font setting. ASCII art will appear skewed when viewed in a proportional font. All computer systems have capabilities for fixed-width font, so ASCII art isn't completely dead. People only need to switch their font to a fixed-width one such as Courier, FixedSys, Monaco, or Lucinda Console. |
ASCII art is not dead. At least not yet. People continue to be intrigued and amazed by what can be created using basic keyboard characters. ASCII art is still used in e-mail, in e-zines, on BBSs, in MUDs/MUGs, and on mIRC. ASCII art has been used in web page development. The non-graphical graphics have served a purpose. ASCII art has also found its way off the Internet -- albeit slowly. It has been used to illustrate books (look for Jon Barnbrook's British Art History publication -1999). It has been used to illustrate in a magazine (see 1999 June issue of UK's EXE Magazine). A reproduction of an ASCII rendering was recently shown in 1999's contemporary art fair in Malaga, Spain. (www.mac21.com) Heck, you can even get a chocolate bar with an ASCII'fied wrapper! (www.gardenofinspirations.com) -- don't be surprised to see that I maake ASCII art T-shirts available in the future! |
``` |
__.-.__.-.__ |
.'\ '-.__.-' /'. |
/ | ,_ | \ |
/ | _/| \_ | \ |
'-._/ \.-""-./ \_.-' |
| ( ^ \^ ) | |
| \ == / | |
| /'--'\ | |
jgs | | |
'._ _.' |
`""""` |
``` |
And it seems that someone has already gotten into the money-making aspect of ASCII art. For only $50 or £31.41, you can have an image turned into ASCII -- well actually, into the numbers that make up the value of Pi. The Pi image is constructed from the digits 0 to 9 (and one decimal point). Each digit has a different degree of darkness (grey scale). The final image is a black and white bitmap with the following size: 150 x 75 pixels. I wonder if people have actually paid money for this... it seems like a simple conversion program. Anyhow, take a look: |
Image in Pi |
http://www.hotbox.co.uk/p112.html |
(link no longer active - 8/00) |
Did I tell you? ASCII art has also found its way into advertising. Look at these recent advertisements using ASCII art... (the Honda image doesn't cycle, click on it and reload your page to view the animation) |
=> ./ascii_history_jgs/fatbrain.gif Fatbrain.com ad -- {*} |
=> ./ascii_history_jgs/asciimultibannerad.gif multibanner ad with ASCII art emoticons |
=> ./ascii_history_jgs/hondaascii.gif Honda Ad that uses ASCII art... click and reload to view. |
I will continue to look for information about text art and other mediums leading up to ASCII art, as we now know it... In the meanwhile, I'd like to hear from you... |
I have collected responses from various e-mail and USENET posts regarding the history of ASCII art. I have found it all to be interesting. If anyone has more to add or comments to make, please add to the below "guest book"! |
Copyright 1999-2001 Joan G. Stark, All Rights Reserved: |
THIS PAGE MAY NOT BE USED OR PUBLISHED IN ANY FORM (WRITTEN, CD-ROM, ETC.) WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN (HARDCOPY) PERMISSION FROM JOAN G. STARK. -- images remain copyright to the individuals who created them.-- |
Thanks to... |
* Panati, Charles; Browser's Book of Beginnings, 1984, Houghton Mifflin Company |
* John Foust -- X-jfoust@threedee.com |
* George Hutchison -- W7KSJ@RTTY.com |
* Marc Leavey, MD - WA3AJR -- X-ajr@ari.net |
* Fred Lehmann -- X-lehmann@ideasign.com |
* http://geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Set/5115/teletype.html |
* John Sheetz - K2AGI -- X-ftmk71a@prodigy.com |
* James Willing -- X-jimw@agora.rdrop.com |
File: academy/history/underground_text_art.gmi |
http://www.roysac.com/roy-sac_styles_of_underground_text_art.html |
(note: this document was converted from html to text/gemini by Michael Lazar on 2021/07/18) |
# The three ASCII Art Styles of the Underground Art Scene |
Written by Carsten Cumbrowski aka Roy/SAC |
## Table of Contents |
* Introduction |
* + 7 Bit ASCII |
* + 8 Bit ASCII |
* Style 1 - "Oldskool" or "Amiga" Style ASCII Art |
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