rx_txNov 2022Recommends
If you want to watch a cool talk about the evolution of NFO and ascii (color) art scene and processes, I recommend watching ▶ this video
in “Ask HN: What weird technical scene are you fond/part of?” · View on HN
BSidesLV 2013 3 2 7 Sixteen Colors Archiving the Evolution of ANSI and ASCII Art Doug Moore Bren
BSidesLV 2013 3 2 7 Sixteen Colors Archiving the Evolution of ANSI and ASCII Art Doug Moore Bren on HackerTube: recommended by 3 Hacker News commenters across 3 separate months, 2015–2022.
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A BSidesLV 2013 talk from the Sixteen Colors project on archiving the ANSI and ASCII art scene. It traces the scene's evolution from BBSs to the NFO and IRC era.
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Commenters recommend it as the best introduction to the history of the ANSI and ASCII art scene.
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“If you want to watch a cool talk about the evolution of NFO and ascii (color) art scene and processes, I recommend watching”
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empire29Apr 2015Recommends
[link] is another great archive for ANSi art. The art scene in the mid 90s was an interesting, vibrant, microcosm, moving from BBS's to IRC over the course of a few years. ▶ this video and the longer [link] are a good watches if youre interested.
in “ANSI Art Collection from Old BBSs” · View on HN
tdicolaJan 2015Recommends
Nice work! There's a great presentation from BSides Las Vegas a few years ago about the ANSI art scene, definitely worth checking out if anyone is interested: ▶ this video
in “Show HN: Artpacks.org – Archive of the ANSI and ASCII art scene (1990 to present)” · View on HN
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Demoscene & retrocomputingHacker culture & free softwareVisual arts, photography & architectureansi artascii artbbsdigital preservationnfo