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From: paul@heino.ibh.rwth-aachen.de (Paul Foerster)
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Date: 10 Oct 1994 12:18:27 -0500
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In article <3758ht$52i@sashimi.wwa.com> i945610@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (CONAN !!!!!!!!!) writes:
>From: i945610@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (CONAN !!!!!!!!!)
>Subject: Request: Map of the USA
>Date: 7 Oct 1994 23:52:13 -0500


>        Hi all, a while ago I saw a map of the US in ascii and wondered
>if someone could post me a copy of it.

>                Thanks in advance

>                                Conan

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... here ya go. I don't know whether Dave sent it to me directly or i saved a 
posting. Anyway, here's what i have. Hope this helps:


From: dissel@nunic.nu.edu (David S. Issel)
Subject: Re: Request: Map of USA
Date: 22 Sep 1994 16:28:59 GMT

+------ Ben Cacace (benc@revlon.com) wrote: -----------
| Can anyone point me in the direction of a place or
| person who can supply me with a map of the United
| States of America in ASCII format.

I did not draw any of these but, I found them to be excellent:

---------------- cut here --------- maps.ascii ------------------

thanks to M. Jacobs at UIC for the following USA map:

    __________________________________  ____          __
    \     ||         |       |      _/_/\  _|        || \
    |_____| \        |_______|     /     \/__      _/||_/
    /     |   \------|        |____\    / /  \    / ||_/
   /      |    |     |________|     \ __\_|__|___/__||_\
  /_______|____|     |        \ ____/    |  |    |   \ /
  |     |     | ---------|______|    \   |  |   _|____||
  |     |     |     |    |      \     \  \__/\_/   /__ \
  |     \     |     |    |      /      \/      \__/  \
   |     \    |_____|____|_______|-----|--------/_____\
    |     \  /    |    |____     |    /________/     |
     \     \/     |    |    |    |    |   |   /__----/
      \     |     |    |    |_    |---/   |   \  \   /
      \___  |     | ___|      |___|   |   |   |   \ /
          \_|______|_            |    |____\__------\
                     \          _--____|       \    \
                      \___     /                \    \
                          \   /                  \_   \
                           \__|                    |_/




                                                                  ..
 .  ................................___                          :  :
 :`,; SEA ::             :   BIS :     `~~/   ,....             :  PWM
 :        :`.   MSO   BIL:........:    .''..;'_/~__         .--.' .''
 ;~~~~~~~~)  `...........:        :   MSP   `:  /  ;     .. SYR:   `BOS
 ;   PDX  : BOI  :       .    PIR :.....`. MKE;|   ';   :......:...:
;.........:......:       :~~~~~~~~\  DSM :---::/..-'''': PIT    .JFK
;     :      :   :......CYS.       :.....'    :  :  DAY:........\/
:     :  RNO : SLC :       :~~~~~~~~.MCI :    : .:....'  .'  \|'
 :  SFO:.    :     :    DEN     ICT :   STL  :.'    `,.'   RIC:
  \.     '.  :.....:......:.........:......:'- BNA---.~~~~~~~~,:
    \      ':      :     :~~~:   OKC: LIT  :......./....... .CHS
     `;  LAX:   PHX:  ABQ:   '--....:.   .'   :  : ATL.   .'
       `.___:      :     :     DFW   :---: JAN: MGM    `.SAV
             '''--.::~.~~'           `.  `..  : ..:.....:
                       \  ..  AUS   ..:... MSY:~~~\/~:.  :
                        ''  : SAT .'      `''         :   :
                             '.  /                     '.  MIA
                               `. BRO                    '.'



                                                         _
     \_________________________                         / \
    _|    ||         |      |  ---- _  _           ____(  _)
    |     |(         |      |    /_/ \// _        / | || /
    |_____| \        |------|   /  --\/ / \    __/  | /|(
    |     |  \_------|      |   \_   | (  (   /     |/_|/
    |     |    |     |______|_____\ _| |   \_/ ___ _|_|/
    (_____|____|     |       \     \ \_)------/   ) )
    |   |    | |_____|__      )____/  |  |    |___)/
    (   |    |    |     |_____|    \  |  /---/\__  \
    )   |    |    |     |      \    \ )_/    \ / \_/
    \   \    |    |     |       |    ||______//____|
     |   \   |____|_____|_______|----|       /      \
     )    \  /    |    |___     |    /______/_____  /
     \     \|     |    |  |     |   |   |   / \   \/
      \     \     |    |  |__   |---/   |   \  \  /
       \_   /     |    |     ---)   )   |   |   \/
         \__\_____|_----        \   |-|_|_---___/
                     \           )__  |   \/\_  \
                      \_/\      /   --        )  \
                          \    /              \  (
                           \  (                |  |
                            \__\                \_|       -Jittlov-



         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       | Wash./ |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                VT_/,ME>
      /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich.     /~| ||,'
      |Oregon /  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
     /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
     |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn (RI)
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
     |   |     |  '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD (DE)
     ',  \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
      |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
         \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
          ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'    -Jorn Barger-




                                                     _
 \_________________________                         / \
_|    ||         |      |  ---- _  _           ____(ha_)
|  hi |( smirk   | hee  | he /_/ \// _        / | || /
|_____| \     ha |------|   /  --\/ / \    __/  | /|(
|     |  \_------| haa  |ho \_hah| (  (   / hah |/_|/
|hah  |ha  |     |______|_____\ _| |hee\_/ ___ _|_|/
(_____|____| heh | HO HO \ heh \ \_)------/ha ) )
|   |    | |_____|__  har )____/hi|  | ha |___)/
(hee| ho |    |     |_____| hee\  |  /---/\__he\
)   |    |haa | hee |      \    \ )_/hoh \ / \_/
\ ho\ yuk|    |  haw| giggle|hoo ||______//____|
 |   \   |____|_____|_______|----|  har  / har  \
 )    \  /    |yuk |___     |hee /______/_____  /
 \ hee \| yuk |    |  | haa |   |   |   / \ ho\/
  \  ho \     | HO |  |__   |---/ho |heh\  \  /
   \_   / hah |    |     ---)ha )   |   |hee\/
     \__\_____|_---- giggle \ ha|-|_|_---___/
                 \hee   hee  )__ #|   \/\_  \
                  \_/\      /   \-\       )ha\
                      \hah /       \      \  (
                       \  (         \      |  |  -hjiwa-
                        \__\        :-)     \_|


---------------- cut here --------- maps.ascii ------------------

Have a great day,
Dave.
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computer allowing it to turn one's input into error    |C>_.|.:'.:.   .
messages.    [vi] To engage in a pastime similar to   _|____|_ `:.  O_/
banging one's head against a wall,  but, with fewer  |      --|   \/M
opportunities for reward.     (dissel@nunic.nu.edu)  `-######-'a  _/ \_


Ciao,

Paul



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