X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,622700cb4d058a67 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: KamiBot@rotfl.com (Vice Admiral Acker) Subject: Re: History of ASCII Date: 1999/05/03 Message-ID: <372e0bb6.649290@news.inxpress.net>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 473641360 References: <7gb43k$bgf$1@fox.comm.net> <372cf936.28689276@news.inxpress.net> X-Trace: newsfeed.slurp.net 925764392 208.16.9.126 (Mon, 03 May 1999 15:46:32 CDT) Organization: http://www.spunge.org/~vaa/ NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 15:46:32 CDT Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art You mean, it's all fake? A scam, a trick, a practical joke? .----> On Sun, 2 May 1999 22:20:45 -0500, Donovan announced: |Vice Admiral Acker wrote in message | <372cf936.28689276@news.inxpress.net>... |>I think the first one was ancient Egyptian cultures, they used their |>characters to make pyramid-looking pictures on walls. | |Those are not ascii charcaters though. That thought was brought up before |and was shot down for this reason. | |A side note....Egyptians aren't really ancient. Someday when people are not |afraid of the truth, they will show the proof to the public. Those writings |were of a different culture and the Egyptians pawned it off as their own. | If |you want to know more let me know. | |-- |Peace, |Donovan | | /\ `_ , p e A c e c A m http://www.misslink.net/donovan/ | /_|\ -(_)- This is your portal to Ascii-Art, Kool-Aid, poetry, | /_|__\ , ` The Secret Link Game, DA QUIZ!, ZDTV, & the webcam. | /_|__|_\ Mailto:donovan@misslink.net ICQ#: 812836 |_-/_|__|__|\_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_dwb_- | |.,_, EVANS PLUNGE BEANIE BABIES PRICE LIST |(O,O) http://www.misslink.net/donovan/bb1.html |( ) New & Retired Beanies available. Prices at $6.95! |-"-"--------------------------------------------------------------dwb- | | | -- .-.-||-----||-.-.----------------------.-.--------------------------.-. |K| || .-. || |T| "FOR THE GREATER |E| Vice Admiral Acker |S| |I| ||=|@|=|| |H| GLORY OF THE EMPIRE, |B| KamiBot@rotfl.com |C| |L| ||='-'=|| |E| DESTROY EVERYTHING!" |E|http://www.spunge.org/~vaa|U| |L| || || |R| ~Briefing Officer |L| 15310412 -ICQ |M| '.'-||-----||-'-'---------.------------'-'. _______ .---'-' | spunge.org/~vaa/ascii/ | My Ascii art |-------o---| 5E9L! |-'vaa | spunge.org/~vaa/laugh/ | Funny Jokes! | | |__ ___| | spunge.org/~vaa/other/ | Guides for | __.--.__ |/ | | great games! | (________) '------------------------'---------------' '--'