miniFAQ (revised)

colin randall <[email protected]> Sun, 7 Jun 2020 11:03:31 -0700 (PDT)
Newsgroups alt.ascii-art
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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what is ascii-art ?        == pictures drawn in ascii
what is ascii ?            == american standard code for info. interchange

where to post ascii-art ?  == news:alt.ascii-art
where to post animations ? == news:alt.ascii-art.animation
where to post binaries ?   == news:alt.binaries.pictures.ascii
where to post off-topic ?  == news:alt.ascii-art.endless-blabla

where to read the FAQ ?    == https://www.asciiart.eu/faq
where to find out how to ? == https://www.ludd.ltu.se/~vk/q/ada/
where to talk about it ?   == https://www.ludd.ltu.se/~vk/pics/ascii/chat/

what does 'obascii' mean ? == obligatory ascii picture

can i post off-topic inc. ascii-pic ? == yes
can i post off-topic inc. ascii-sig ? == yes

what do i have to do to get flamed ?  == troll

where to get a kewl logo ?   == http://www.figlet.org/
where to get a kewl sig ?    == https://sourceforge.net/projects/siggen/

        OR ... of course     == do it yourself

is it fun ?                  == yes
can i do it too ?            == yes
what computer should i use ? == one that works
what operating-system ?      == any OS
what program should i use ?  == text-editor
what font should i use ?     == fixed-width font (monospace)
what font-face is best ?     == the one you like
can i use a typewriter ?     == if you want to

is there a program for ascii-art ? == yes
-  to convert image to ascii ?     == yes
-  i meant colour html-ascii ?     == yes
-  i meant colour irc-ascii ?      == yes
-  i meant 8-bit ascii ?           == yes

the latest program for ascii-art   == www.jave.de (java ascii draw)
the latest program for 8bit-ansi   == www.acid.org/apps/apps.html

how do i make MsOutlook work ? == options > fonts > lucida console

anything else i should know ?  == yes! -> Read the FAQ
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disclaimer: the information above is not guaranteed to be accurate
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