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From: rbo@MrRusty.swindon.gpsemi.com (Ralph Bolton (Coofer Cat))
Subject: Animation format...
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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about the format of ASCII animations.
In particular, I want to know if each frame is a whole screen, ie. does the cursor
return to top left after drawing each frame?

Actually, I guess a more fundamental question is: is there a commonly used format?
I guess anims are produced by programs, so what sort of thing do they output?

Really, any help is appreciated. Mail or posting is fine by me!

Thanks.

								...Ralph Bolton