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.
Why Hacker News points people here: Commenters recommend it as the best introduction to the history of the ANSI and ASCII art scene.
“If you want to watch a cool talk about the evolution of NFO and ascii (color) art scene and processes, I recommend watching”HN comment, 2022
“There's a great presentation from BSides Las Vegas a few years ago about the ANSI art scene”
BSides talk on archiving the ANSI and ASCII art scene.
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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
Recommendsempire29Apr 2015
“are a good watches if youre interested.”
History of the ANSI art scene moving from BBSs to IRC.
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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.
Recommendsrx_txNov 2022
“If you want to watch a cool talk about the evolution of NFO and ascii (color) art scene and processes, I recommend watching”
Talk on the evolution of the NFO 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 this video