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From: spunk1111@aol.comQQ (Spunk1111)
Subject: Re: i hope you guys know this!! 
Date: 1999/08/10
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>Message-id: <19990809193300.18403.00007119@ng-cp1.aol.com>
>os (old school ascii) is compiled of / \ _ |
>ns ( new schoool ascii) is compiled uf letters or $ and use , : ' ` to smuth
>the shit out

I think you have it backwards...
Some of the first (old) computer text images
were first created on RTTY (radio teletype)
which consisted ONLY of capital letters and
very basic punctuation.  Many of the old RTTY
pictures are on the internet now.  They are
nearly all 'solid' style.

The "newer" stuff is the outline style which
consists of the backslash, pipe, and forward
slash.

Of course both styles are still created.
The solid-style ASCII art and grey-scale images
often use the $ character.  (as does most
software conversions).

Please view my newly updated text art
history page at:
http://www.geocities.com/~spunk1111/history.htm
You'll find more information along with plenty
of links that substantiate what I'm talking about.

-joan
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