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From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison)
Subject: GIF-LINE: GEX LOGO
Date: 1995/05/02
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I blathered on about:
>
>   A while back, Rich Barrette wrote to me: "I am writing a FAQ for a 3DO 
>game called GEX and would really like an awesome ASCII art header to go 
>with it."
>
>   I suggested that he post a request, and he did, but he received no 
>response.  So he wrote back saying, "I read your faq and grabbed gifscii.  I 
>then came up with this:"
>
>                                             .zecu             .@$$$$k  
>                                            $$$$$$$$c         s$$$$$$$  
>               .....                  .uu.  R$$$$$$$$I:.     s$$$$$$#"  
>          .+U@$@$$$$$$N.         .sN@$$$$$$  "*$$$$$$$$$i . d$$$$$$~    
>       .i$$NN%$$$$I$$$$$$:   .uz$@$$$$$$$*#     $$$$$$$$$$$@$$$$$$*     
>     .+*95$$$$$E2#$$$$$$$lue$$$$$$$$**"           "$$$$$$$$$$$$$$F      
>    z@@B6T$$*#"     `"$$$$$$$$$$*""     ..         `9$$$$$$$$$$$F       
>   !U!$@E$P" ~         9$$$$$$$.   .u$$$$$>          +@$$$$$$$$$NL      
>  . W*@*$P             4"""$$$$$e$$$$$$$$*"          $$$$$$$$$$$$$Bb.   
>  T$9$$$$"    .. ..        `R$$$$$$$**         ... .$$@$$$$*$$$$$$$$MM. 
>  @$$@$B$   `$$$$$$$$ed$$$e.`$$$$$C       ..o$$$$$&$$$$$$P   "^"$R*XMTQF
> *R$*$R$&.  '$$$*$$$$$$$$$$$ #$$$$F  ..oe@$$$$$$$$$$$$$$*      '#RR7RM?M
>  *$$$N$$L     - '"$$$$$**$"  $$$$$b$$$$$$$$$$$$*$$$$$$"         '"?SM!`
>   "7$$$$$i        @$$$$: *  .8$$$$$$$$$$$*""`   $$$$$$-            `^  
>   ^R$$$$$$$$>    .$$$$$" .o$$$$$$$#?F"          #$$$$                  
>    /#$$$$$$$bouo@$$$$$(  @$$$$$$*#^`              ""L                  
>      `#$$$$$$$$$$$$$""   '"$$"`                                        
>       ' `""#**$$R*"                                                    
>
>
>   I decided to clean it up a bit, and to see if I could get some kind of 
>effect going with it:
>
>                                             .<X>>>.           .<>>>>
>                                            <X>XX>X>>.        :<>>>>>>
>               .....                  .uu.  YXXX>XX>X>>.     :<>>>>>'
>          .d8808000X0Xb.         .dX0XXXXX>  ">XXX>X>XX>.   :<>>>>>'
>       .i8808800008000X0X:   .uUX0X0XX0XX*'     >X>XX>X>>>v>>>>>>>'
>     .d888800808X000X0X0X8uu00X0XX0XX*"           "X>X>>X>>>>X>>>'
>    d88B8880*"      `"X00X0X0X00*""     ..          `>>X>>X>>>>><
>   !888888P"           X00X0X0X.   .uXXXXX>           >>X>>>>>>>>>
>  :088888P             4F"'00X0XuX0XXXXXX*'          :X>>>>X>>>>>>>>.
>  8898888'    .. ..        `X0XXX0XX**         ... .:>>X>X>^>>X>>>>>>>.
>  88888B8   .080X000X.dX00e.`0X0XXC       ..oXX>XX>X>XX>>>'  '<>>>>>>>>>
>  888888&.  '00080000X00X0X0 "0XXXb   ..o0XXX>XX>XX>X>XX>'     '<>>>>>>>
>  8888888L     " '"000X0""*0'  XX0XXbXXXXX>XXX>XX>X>X>X>'        '<>>>>'
>  "8888888i        8000X:    .X0XXX0XXXXXX*""`  '<X>X>X'           '<>'
>   ^8888888b      .000X0' .o0X0X0XX0XX"          '<X>X'
>    '#8888800bouod00X00'  80X0X0XX"^`             '<>'
>      `#8880000800X00*'   '*00"`
>         `""#**008*"


   This is more of the fade effect I was trying to get:


                                             .<X>>>.           .<>>>>
                                            <X>XX>X>>.        :<>>>>>>
               .....                  .uu.  YXXX>XX>X>>.     :<>>>>>'
          .d@@8@888X8Xb.         .dX8XXXXX>  ">XXX>X>XX>.   :<>>>>>'
       .d@@8@@8888@888X8X:   .uUX8X8XX8XX*'     >X>XX>X>>>v>>>>>>>'
     .d@@@@88@8@X888X8X8X@uu88X8XX8XX*"           "X>X>>X>>>>X>>>'
    d@@B@@@8*"      `"X88X8X8X88*""     ..          `>>X>>X>>>>><
   d@@@@@@P"           X88X8X8X.   .uXXXXX>           >>X>>>>>>>>>
  :8@@@@@P             Y" '88X8XuX8XXXXXX*'          :X>>>>X>>>>>>>>.
  @@9@@@@'    .. ..        `X8XXX8XX**         ... .:>>X>X>^>>X>>>>>>>.
  @@@@@B@   .8@8X888X.dX88e.`8X8XXC       ..oXX>XX>X>XX>>>'  '<>>>>>>>>>
  @@@@@@&.  '8@8@8888X88X8X8 "8XXXb   ..o8XXX>XX>XX>X>XX>'     '<>>>>>>>
  @@@@@@@L     " '"888X8""*8'  XX8XXbXXXXX>XXX>XX>X>X>X>'        '<>>>>'
  "@@@@@@@i        @888X:    .X8XXX8XXXXXX*""`  '<X>X>X'           '<>'
   ^@@@@@@@b      .888X8' .o8X8X8XX8XX"          '<X>X'
    '#@@@@@88bouod88X88'  @8X8X8XX"^`             '<>'
      `#@@@8@88@88X88*'   '*88"`
         `*8@8@88@*"


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/ %%%%%%% ______88L  88 / /\ \  K   ,  #### /// ###| ###/ ||  || #+#  #+#  #+# 
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