Tag: public domain
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Recycling ANSI art: Tracing the origins of Fire Escape’s logon screens
Whether you call it “ripping” or “remixing”, the BBS scene had a long tradition of adapting and reusing earlier ANSI art. Fire Escape was one of many sysops around the world who often repurposed older so-called “public domain” ANSI art to enliven her bulletin board. She was famous in St. Louis, Missouri, for her meticulous…
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BBSes and the artscene: ANSI art and webcomics, Part 2
This is the second part of a multi-part series. Both Eerie and Don Lokke emerged from opposite ends of the ANSI art spectrum. But … what is “ANSI art”? Before we can profile the two main subjects of this series or explore their work, it’ll be important to understand the BBSing subculture of the early…
