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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 Can I get The Scarecrow's files via email?
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 the FAQ available?
27 Who made this file?
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a b c d e f g h Standard ASCII art is made by using only
i j k l m n o p q letters, numbers, punctuation marks and symbols
r s t u v w x y z such as those at the left.
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A B C D E F G H These characters are part of the ASCII (as - kee,
I J K L M N O P Q America Standard Code for Information Interchange)
R S T U V W X Y Z set. This part of the ASCII set, is called the
'printable set' (characters 32 to 126).
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There's also non-standard ASCII art, which
\ | - _ + % @ < ; ! contain 'contral codes'.
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& " ~ ) [ ^ { ' ` } ? ASCII art is popular, with several ASCII art
groups on various information services. Before
'printable set' computers, ASCII art was made on typewriters,
of the 7 bit teletype machines (5 bit), and was created
ASCII characters. typographically. There's even :-) tee-shirts.
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ASCII art is used because:
Standard ASCII art is If you can view text, ASCII art is also the
the only type of you can view ASCII art most compact form of
graphics easily (as it is made up of graphics. An ASCII
transmitted and standard text picture can easily be
instantly viewable on characters). No less than 1 K. In
any terminal, conversion or special cases where resolution
emulation, or software required to is not an issue, an
communications view. Non-standard ASCII graphic can take
software. It should (8 bit) ASCII art the place of a bitmap,
also be printable on requires that the file EPS, or GIF of 20, 50,
type of printer. be saved and "cat'd". 100 or more K!
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