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1. ultrageranium (320x200@post.lurk.org)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 11:51:20 UTC ultrageranium

   Amiga ASCII Art

   "In my thesis, I study Amiga ASCII text art. Amiga ASCII is a form of text art where the composition of letter characters set in the Amiga computer's font forms a two-dimensional representation or image. The Amiga scene is a subculture of computer enthusiasts that was popular in the 1990s. At its core are the logos and other visual materials created for BBS systems and the competitive rivalry among artists who create text art over their image-making prowess."

   https://blog.glyphdrawing.club/amiga-ascii-art/

   #amiga :amiga: #ascii #asciiart #text #fonts #colly #bbs #diskmags #scene

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 11:51:35 UTC Bernie

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     • [realhackhistory@home]#

     @realhackhistory @320x200 Amazing!

   • [realhackhistory@home]# (realhackhistory@chaos.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 11:51:48 UTC [realhackhistory@home]#

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     @320x200 thank you for sharing!

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 12:12:44 UTC Bernie

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     • Nick Montfort

     ^--- look at this, @nickmofo!

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 08:53:58 UTC Bernie

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     • Gary

     @witewulf @320x200 Here's the only Amiga ASCII art I ever made. It's the banner of my BBS running on an Amiga 4000.

     Unfortunately, the font I was using with Term at the time is (probably) Topaz 11, which lacks the "cohesive" look of the old Topaz 8.

     #amiga #retrocomputing #bbs #fidonet #asciiart

   • Gary (witewulf@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 08:54:06 UTC Gary

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     @320x200 nice! My initial response was "why focus on Amiga ASCII art specifically, when the Amiga was known for it's incredible graphics capabilities”. Having read 2.3.3 I now know 😀

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 08:55:15 UTC Bernie

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     • Gary

     @witewulf @320x200 More screenshot of my DLG Pro board:

     https://www.codewiz.org/wikiedit/Pictures/amiga/SystemShockBBS/Screenshots
     #amiga #bbs #fidonet #asciiart

   • Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 09:01:32 UTC Bernie

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     • Gary

     @witewulf @320x200 I *loved* hearing the handshake sound of users connecting to my modems, and most of the time I was able to guess the CONNECT string from the sound.

   • Gary (witewulf@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Thursday, 26-Oct-2023 09:01:33 UTC Gary

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     • Bernie

     @codewiz @320x200 gorgeous! Happy days…