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Hi. I do a lot of RFC-style ascii block diagrams like the one below for
technical
documents. I am interested in finding a program that converts ascii
block
diagrams into nice looking graphics images.

For example:

<pre>
 +--------+      +--------+      +--------+
 | Client | <--> | Filter | <--> | Server |
 +--------+ data +--------+ data +--------+
</pre>

Could be converted to a nice 3-d block graphic for use in presentations
etc.

Does anyone know of software to do this? Any info appreciated. Thanks!