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SHOW HN2015
111points
56comments
#219of 2,565 in 2015
Top 9%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Execution: 0 for, 2 against
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgia and praise for the archive's content
From 3 comments
My BBS: http://artpacks.org/1995/ice9507a.zip/MA-UNH1.ICE I was never especially good at making art, but this was my favorite of the things I did make:…
ctide on HNThis brings back memories. I was never an artist myself but I used some of the scene art for my BBS in the mid to late 90's. I wish there was a way to search based on keywords.…
driverdan on HNSadly, I think this along with the 90's BBS and demoscene era is something people born post-Windows 95 will never really "get" because they didn't live through it. It was an…
laichzeit0 on HN
Impressive tech and performance on a small server
From 2 comments
This brings back memories. I was never an artist myself but I used some of the scene art for my BBS in the mid to late 90's. I wish there was a way to search based on keywords.…
driverdan on HNThanks for noticing the tech. Its held up under the load pretty well considering that the files are all only stored in their original .zip format (rather than unzipped and stored…
sjs382 on HN
Objections
Files with % or # in pack names fail to load
From 2 comments
Found a minor bug - files with "%" in the name don't work, e.g.: http://artpacks.org/1997/303pack1.zip/BYM%CMTS.ANS http://artpacks.org/1997/303pack1.zip/BYM%FRST.ANS By sheer…
pimlottc on HNAh, the same with # if in the pack's name.
jzzskijj on HN
Some RIPscrip files do not render
From 2 comments
Thanks for noticing the tech. Its held up under the load pretty well considering that the files are all only stored in their original .zip format (rather than unzipped and stored…
sjs382 on HNThere's at least one on there, but it isn't rendering. :( I'll work on it tonight or tomorrow!
sjs382 on HN
Requests
Keyword search
From 2 comments
This brings back memories. I was never an artist myself but I used some of the scene art for my BBS in the mid to late 90's. I wish there was a way to search based on keywords.…
driverdan on HNThanks for noticing the tech. Its held up under the load pretty well considering that the files are all only stored in their original .zip format (rather than unzipped and stored…
sjs382 on HN
Pre-1990 ASCII art
From 1 comment
Where's the pre-1990 ASCII art? I first saw ASCII art in 1972. Snoopy surfing and shouting "Kowabunga!" printed on a line printer on the Santa Monica High School's UNIVAC in…
evanwolf on HN
Display of executable loader files
From 1 comment
iCE reunion in this thread! Most of my work was loaders (i.e., code, like http://artpacks.org/1995/ice-9506.zip/BZ-COLRS.EXE) and sadly, artpacks.org can't display those (yet)…
raldi on HN
Contributors to help with RIPscrip rendering
From 1 comment
Thanks for noticing the tech. Its held up under the load pretty well considering that the files are all only stored in their original .zip format (rather than unzipped and stored…
sjs382 on HN
Questions
How is ANSI art made and what tools are used
From 2 comments
Can someone explain to me (or provide a link) how you make this type of ascii art? I've made this kind of ascii art before and it's boring:…
fln on HNInstall Pablodraw: http://picoe.ca/products/pablodraw/ Read these tutorials: http://blocktronics.org/view-project/zo-flyingeagletutorial/…
jzzskijj on HN
What library renders art to PNG
From 1 comment
Fantastic! Anybody know what's being used to render the art as PNGs? Anybody know of a Python library that does the same thing? I've just realized how much I'd love it if these…
bane on HN
Alternatives named
SixteenColors archive
From 2 comments
Ah, very nice. For those interested, another site with similar goals that launched last year (i think) was http://sixteencolors.net/
heegemcgee on HNThat presentation was done by Lord Scarlet, host of the Sixteen Colors ANSI art archive :)
haliphax on HN
Blocktronics
From 1 comment
There are still a couple of ANSI and ASCII art groups with quite an active membership. Perhaps the most notable is Blocktronics: http://blocktronics.org
andy_herbert on HN
ASCII Arena
From 1 comment
Don't forget http://asciiarena.com/ It has the history of Amiga's Ascii scene. 3879 collys. If someone is not familiar with the term "ascii colly": It was (usually) a .txt file…
jzzskijj on HN
bbs.ninja
From 1 comment
and http://bbs.ninja !!
haliphax on HN