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  |   [I]ndex                            |
  |   [A]bout this site                  |
  |   [R]ead more                        |
  |   [O]ldschool Ascii                  |
  |   [N]ewschool Ascii                  |
  |   A[m]iga Ascii                      |
  |   ANS[i] art                         |
  |   [N]FO art                          |
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    here is a collection of resources    
    collected and curated over the years    
    like the nostalgia of the text inter    
    interfaces of old and the creative p    
    that we needed to have to use all of    
    the constraints of the limited chara    
    character set and the limited amount    
    colors to achieve magic.    


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                    ART                     


  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ANSI Files | Defacto2                |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | The collection of ANSI               |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archiv |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | An archive of ANSI and ASCII art.    |  
  | Preserving artpacks released through |  
  | BBS underground artscene since the e |  
  | early 1990s until the present.       |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | T E X T F I L E S                    |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | A large collection of ascii art      |  
  | and releases from the early '90's an |  
  | and forward.                         |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ART GROUP ART PACKS - TEXTFILES      |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | A collection of monthly "Art Packs", |  
  | where groups of artists would releas |  
  | the previous 30 days' worth of work. |  
  | It started as ANSI-related artwork b |  
  | but included ASCII art, pixel art, a |  
  | poetry.                              |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | THE ACiD COLLECTION - TEXTFILES      |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | This is a collection of artpacks,    |  
  | artwork, photographs and other artif |  
  | from the group ACiD (ANSI Creators i |  
  | in Demand)                           |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ACiD Productions Home Page           |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ACiD                                 |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | iCE.org: Insane Creators Enterprises |
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Mimic Mobile                         |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Mimic Mobile is a Toronto based      |  
  | mobile full-stack agency             |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Cleaner Alternative Museum - ASCii / |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Frederic Cambus has put a lot of     |  
  | and labor into building a fantastic  |  
  | resource for the old art scene.      |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ASCII Art and ANSI Art - Text Art by |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Famous ASCII art and ANSI art by     |  
  | Roy/SAC (retired) - Superior Art Cre |  
  | Creations. Home of the (in)famous Te |  
  | Artist. All SAC Artpacks available f |  
  | download. The three Styles of the Un |  
  | Underground ASCII Art Scene Article  |  
  | more.                                |  
  +--------------------------------------+  


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                informati0n                 

  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Ansilove                             |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Preserving the Heritage of Text Mode |  
  | Based Art. Ansilove has 10 repositor |  
  | repositories available. Follow their |  
  | GitHub.                              |  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack: |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Home of the world's biggest          |  
  | collection of classic text mode font |  
  | fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era IB |  
  | PCs and compatibles                  |  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ASCII, NFO Art & Text Encodings      |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | After last month’s successful        |  
  | of the JavaScript DOS emulation thro |  
  | throughout the site. There has been  |  
  | other gripe I have been wanting to o |  
  | overcome on Defacto2 and that is the |  
  | accurate displa…                     |  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Presenting RetroTxt, the ASCII art & |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | RetroTxt available on the Chrome Web |  
  | Store. Last month I wrote a long pos |  
  | titled ASCII, NFO Art & Text Encodin |  
  | Encodings. That covered the complica |  
  | and technical difficulties involved  |  
  | accurate…                            |  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | Is there a simple way to display ANS |
  +--------------------------------------+  
  | ANSI art and animations were         |  
  | prevalent on BBS systems in the late |  
  | early 90s, and the ANSI art scene co |  
  | continues to thrive today. There are |  
  | thousands of ANSI art files, with us |  
  | extension .a...                      |  
  +--------------------------------------+  

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                 (c) 2024

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         __\____   ____/___\________   /___\_____//___\   ___    /_
         )__    \_//     |__    ___//    |__        |__    \(      |__
  |        l_____|       __/_____|       __/__      __/_____|      __/       |
-(|)------------ |_______| ----- |_______| - |______| ----- |______| -------(|)-
  |                                                                          |
  |    [i]ndex                 [o]ldschool Ascii       ANS[i] art            |
  |    [a]bout this site       [n]ewschool Ascii       [N]FO art             |
  |    [r]ead more             a[m]iga Ascii                                 |
  |                                                                          |
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       here is a collection of resources collected and curated over the       
       years. i like the nostalgia of the text interfaces of old and the        
       creative process that we needed to have to use all of the constrai       
       of the limited character set and the limited amount of colors to a       
       achieve magic.       


                                    -- // --                                    


                                     a r t                                      


  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ANSI Files | Defacto2                                                    |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | The collection of ANSI                                                   |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive                                    |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | An archive of ANSI and ASCII art. Preserving artpacks released through   |  
  | the BBS underground artscene since the early 1990s until the present.    |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | T E X T F I L E S                                                        |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | A large collection of ascii art packs and releases from the early '90's  |  
  | and forward.                                                             |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ART GROUP ART PACKS - TEXTFILES                                          |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | A collection of monthly "Art Packs", where groups of artists would       |  
  | release the previous 30 days' worth of work. It started as ANSI-related  |  
  | but included ASCII art, pixel art, and poetry.                           |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | THE ACiD COLLECTION - TEXTFILES                                          |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | This is a collection of artpacks, artwork, photographs and other         |  
  | artifacts from the group ACiD (ANSI Creators in Demand)                  |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ACiD Productions Home Page                                               |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ACiD                                                                     |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | iCE.org: Insane Creators Enterprises                                     |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Mimic Mobile                                                             |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Mimic Mobile is a Toronto based mobile full-stack                        |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Cleaner Alternative Museum - ASCii / ANSi and Demoscene productions      |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Frederic Cambus has put a lot of love and labor into building a          |  
  | resource for the old art scene.                                          |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ASCII Art and ANSI Art - Text Art by Roy/SAC - Superior Art Creations    |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Famous ASCII art and ANSI art by Roy/SAC (retired) - Superior Art        |  
  | Creations. Home of the (in)famous Text Artist. All SAC Artpacks availabl |  
  | download. The three Styles of the Underground ASCII Art Scene Article an |  
  | more.                                                                    |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  



                                    -- // --                                    



                             i n f o r m a t i o n                              

  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Ansilove                                                                 |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Preserving the Heritage of Text Mode Based Art. Ansilove has 10          |  
  | repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.                     |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | The Ultimate Oldschool PC Font Pack: Home                                |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Home of the world's biggest collection of classic text mode fonts,       |  
  | fonts and BIOS fonts from DOS-era IBM PCs and compatibles                |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ASCII, NFO Art & Text Encodings                                          |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | After last month’s successful rollout of the JavaScript DOS emulation    |  
  | throughout the site. There has been one other gripe I have been wanting  |  
  | overcome on Defacto2 and that is the accurate displa…                    |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Presenting RetroTxt, the ASCII art & NFO browser for Chrome              |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | RetroTxt available on the Chrome Web Store. Last month I wrote a long    |  
  | post titled ASCII, NFO Art & Text Encodings. That covered the complicati |  
  | and technical difficulties involved in accurate…                         |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | Is there a simple way to display ANSI art and animation files in a moder |
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  
  | ANSI art and animations were prevalent on BBS systems in the late 80s    |  
  | early 90s, and the ANSI art scene continues to thrive today. There are t |  
  | thousands of ANSI art files, with usual extension .a...                  |  
  +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+  


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                                    (c) 2024


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