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Mistodon: AdeptApril has drawn a stylized #ANSIart #telephone handset today in order to metaphorically convey that today is #AreaCode Day! Back when we were con…
Posted by mistfunk
Forgotten Souls cover art for Umbra#ascii #asciiart #art #bbs #c64 #commodore64 #computer #computerart #demoscene #digital #digitalart #petscii #petsciiart #ret…
Posted by littlebitspace
Sphinx - a #PETSCII typeface#ascii #asciiart #art #bbs #c64 #commodore64 #computer #computerart #demoscene #digital #digitalart #petscii #petsciiart #retro #ret…
Posted by littlebitspace
A pyramid piece by Steve Turnbull, called "XNET_LST.IG", is a trippy tour-de-force — the most amazing IGS animation ever created, in my opinion. Full of details…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
IT'S HERE! My in-depth history of "Instant Graphics and Sound" — the little-known text protocol for bringing vector art and music to BBSes — has reached the sad…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
I just added ~140 ANSI "telecomic" strips to the 16colors archive.https://16colo.rs/artist/don+lokke+jrThese #ANSIart #textmode political cartoons were created …
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
9 Deaths - placed 1st in Flashparty 24 extended text arts#ascii #asciiart #art #bbs #c64 #commodore64 #computer #computerart #demoscene #digital #digitalart #pe…
Posted by littlebitspace
Stargazer - placed 2nd in Flashparty 24 #teletext#teletextart #pixelart #demoscene #textmode #textmodeart #ascii #asciiart #digitalart #computerart #8bitart #8b…
Posted by littlebitspace
Memento Te Mori - placed 1st in Flashparty 24 #PETSCII#ascii #asciiart #art #bbs #c64 #commodore64 #computer #computerart #demoscene #digital #digitalart #petsc…
Posted by littlebitspace
Silent Scream - placed 1st in Flashparty 24 #ASCII #IBM#art #ascii #asciiart #bbs #computer #computerart #demoscene #digital #digitalart #retro #retroart #text …
Posted by littlebitspace
El 5 Oct se realizó la FlashParty, festival de artes tecnológicas orientado al uso de equipos retro, en obsolesencia, marginales y/o caseros DIY. Fue un gusto p…
Posted by checs@rebel.ar
Have you explored the #longreads story of "Instant Graphics and Sound" for the Atari ST?https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/Disco…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
@flashparty is coming and I'm procrastinating finishing my entries#ascii #asciiart #art #bbs #c64 #commodore64 #computer #computerart #demoscene #digital #digit…
Posted by littlebitspace
BBS MOTD commission for @ticky, featuring her and her mighty import car!#ANSIArt #FurryArt #MastoArt #BBS #Furry #ANSI #Art
Posted by TheGreenHerring
Breaking news: I've got a cool update to my IGS series!This morning, Tony Rau sent me a 2.5-minute video he recorded in 1987, showing Ralph Mariano, his Atari S…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
Beyond upgrading a bulletin board with clickable menus, IGS’ mouse-interaction features had enormous potential for #BBS games.https://breakintochat.com/blog/202…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
Since 1988, IGS had made it possible for sysops to spiff up BBS menus by drawing graphics, or at least changing fonts and colors.But in 1990, IGS added support …
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
In 1991, Jon Clarke and Stu Lees created a one-of-a-kind graphical user interface for their STaTus BBS in Auckland, New Zealand. Anyone who tried it would "see …
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
From full-blown graphical user interfaces, to strategy and dice games, the point-and-click features of "Instant Graphics and Sound" made some radically differen…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
Have you explored the story of "Instant Graphics and Sound" for the Atari ST?https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/Discover a niche…
Posted by kirkman@digipres.club
SPLiT#teletextart #pixelart #demoscene #textmode #textmodeart #ascii #asciiart #digitalart #computerart #8bitart #8bit #1bitart #1bit #monochromatic #monochrome…
Posted by littlebitspace
Practice skull - I challenged myself to draw something in 5min sprints. This is what came out of 6 rounds. The process in additional images (10min x 3 as Mastod…
Posted by littlebitspace
I'm updating my BBS, making it a place for fun downloads, door games, ANSI art and intentional community (no infinite scroll) 😊 It's evolving so check often! U…
Posted by holmfry@retrogaming.social