16colo.rs: ANSI/ASCII art archive
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·July 24, 2025debo_
If you use a Gemini browser, you can visit gemini://ansi.hrtk.in/list/ and render 50k+ ANSI/ASCII images as if you are downloading them on a modem. It's terrific.
sen
I have a folder of .ANS files I’ve collected from this site, and when my terminal opens it loads a random one from the folder. It’s a silly little things but it gives me that “connecting to a BBS” nostalgia feeling every time I open the terminal.
iamflimflam1
Ooh - post a gist of how you do that.
sen
I'm just using this zsh plugin: https://github.com/yuhonas/zsh-ansimotd
sssilver
What editor was generally used to draw these?
villuv
TheDraw was one of them https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheDraw
xyst
The bitchx irc client is probably my first exposure to ascii art. Sad to see it’s not in here
kls0e
artist prefix: roy sparks so much joy superior art creations gots to love it.
Ahhh, RASTAFARIAN DINOSAURS from 2Stoned is just what I needed today
https://16colo.rs/pack/blndr2025b/BLENDER2025B-2STONED.ANS