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X11 in ASCII

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-the-hell-not dept.

ChristTrekker submitted a story that we probably have run once upon a time, but hey, it's a holiday weekend, and who doesn't enjoy reading about a X11 in ASCII graphics? Complete with screenshots and code for you do it yourselfers. I like the enlightenment screenshots. Painful.

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  1. slashdotted? by Blob+Pet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe the screenshots should have been done in ascii instead of jpeg?

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    1. Re:slashdotted? by catmaker · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Not really insightful. The JPEGs on the site were ones I took in a hurry just to get *some* pictures to show people.

      The week after I created the GIFs, which were a lot sharper, and smaller files.

      And as to why I shouldn't have 'big' files? Well, who expects a slashdotting?

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  2. Re:ascii dvd-player (mplayer) by catmaker · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yes, then what did I say after that? I did it for shits'n'giggles, and for the geek factor.

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