Subj : Re: ANSI art
To   : alt.bbs.synchronet
From : Daniel
Date : Wed Jul 30 2025 11:59 am

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

"Richard Bagshaw" <richard.bagshaw@2:250/17.remove-umq-this> writes:

> Just set my BBS up, loving it, but man, I wish I could do ANSI art and
> make it look "mine" - I am technical but one thing I am not is
> creative :(

Congratulations and welcome to sysophood. I only launched my very own
bbs last October and love it.

I'm creative enough to make something ugly. And, if you don't mind some
unsolicited advice, start slowly.

While I still haven't created any ANSI art for my own bbs, I have
created ASCII art. I started with figlet, playing with various fonts,
and going from there.

I have a feeling my move to using ANSI will eventually replace my
ascii. For now, though, it's perfectly suitable as it is so I may not.

I also take old ansi art and play with it locally. Nothing I've done
would ever be suitable on a bbs.

I just wish it were easier to render CP437 on a linux terminal.

D
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