X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10ce2c,8e8e4ae5bcd346ba,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10ce2c,public X-Google-Thread: 100b0c,8e8e4ae5bcd346ba,start X-Google-Attributes: gid100b0c,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,5d4c66af0a9996df X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Shaun Mead Subject: Re: ascii with webtv? Date: 1999/11/07 Message-ID: <3825D8DD.356FFF0F@ns.sympatico.ca>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 545630713 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <26920-38257EAD-6@storefull-212.iap.bryant.webtv.net> <804i6b$5lp$7@nntpd.databasix.com> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@mpoweredpc.net X-Trace: sapphire.mtt.net 942004451 142.177.200.163 (Sun, 07 Nov 1999 15:54:11 AST) Organization: MPowered-Subscriber MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: shaun.mead@ns.sympatico.ca NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 15:54:11 AST Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.fan.karl-malden.nose,alt.romath Now what on earth is wrong with webtv?? I think it's a great idea for people who can't afford or don't want to spend money on a whole computer just to surf the internet. I'd consider someone like you racist, as you call people 'stupid' etc. because of there ISP. As with other forms of racism where they call people of other religions or races 'stupid'. Medical Catastrophe wrote: > wrote: > > > I'm new to this group and I can't find any ascii art postings by webtv > > users. Why? > > Because WebTV users are stupid. > > > Do webtv users shy away from participating in ascii art because it's > > more difficult to create with webtv, perhaps? > > Yes. ASCII art is too hard if you've only got the brain of a WebTV user. > > > Can anyone recommend any ascii instruction websites that specifically > > addresses webtv users, or at least one that is webtv friendly? > > Unfortunately, none of them are WebTV-friendly, as they all contain > words of more than one syllable. > > > Or is > > what I'm using even relevant? > > I think you can guess the answer to this one. Oh, wait - maybe you > can't. You're a WebTV user. Okay, the answer is: No. > > > Incidentally, when a website refers to "your computer", does that > > include webtv? > > No. WebTV is not a computer. It is a TV with a tiny cheap video-recorder > hidden inside that plays a looped videotape of outtakes from "Learn to > Spell with B1FF". When a website refers to "your computer", it means > "NOT your stQQpid WebTV. Get out of here with your WebTV! You're messing > up my hit counter!" > > > > I specifically need info on how to change my webtv font width to "fixed > > font width" as all the instructions I've checked out so far advises. > > They keep advising you to do this, but they don't tell you how. > > 1: Undo the four screws securing the back panel on your WebTV. > > 2: Carefully remove the back panel and set it aside. > > 3: Undo the green and yellow striped wire from the back of the tube. > > 4: Oh yeah, you did unplug the thing first, right? Oh, you didn't? Oops. > > 5: Buy a real computer. > > > So far, I've tried creating ascii art by using Alt + space bar whenever > > I require 2 or more consecutive space, but whenever I email it to > > myself, only the top few lines remain as it looked before being sent > > when I get it back. I'm obviously doing something wrong. > > Correct. You are using WebTV. > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Please send all replies to this post group. > > Hope this helps! > > -- > >m>>>>>>>>>>>>>MEDICAL CATASTROPHE!!!!!!111!!!!!!!111!!!!!!! [mhm23x23] > >e>>>>>>>>>>>>MEDICAL CATASTROPHE!!!!!!222!!!!!!!222!!!!!! [Smeeter 30] > >o>>>>>>>>>>>MEDICAL CATASTROPHE!!!!!!333!!!!!!!333!!!!!!!!!!!!! [T253] > >w>>>>>>>>>>MEDICAL CATASTROPHE!!!!!!444!!!!!!!444!!!!!!!!! [KotAGoR V] -- _________________________________________ >-Shaun Mead >- >-EMAIL >-shaun.mead@ns.sympatico.ca >-ICQ >-26586042 >-WEBPAGE >-http://shauns.cool.homepage.com