Aces of ANSi Art Remembrance Pack
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Aces of ANSi Art - Remembrance Pack
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█ ▓█▀██ here to begin? ░█░
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░█░ Aces of ANSi Art was an alliance of artists who specialized ░█░
░▒█░ in one thing: ANSI. Although their specific date of birth is █░
▒█ not known, it is approximated to have been some time late in the ▓
░█ year of 1989... █
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█ Aces existed in one form or another from 1989 - 1991. Formed █
█ by two people, Zyphril and Chips Ahoy of San Jose, California, █
█ Aces of ANSi Art ("<A.A.A>") was indisputably the first underground █
█ or "elite" ANSI group, and possibly the first organization of ANSI █
▓ artists ever assembled. Their motives for the creation of this █
█ group were simple: "put out some cool artwork", "help out sysops" █
█ and get name-brand recognition. Strength in numbers was realized. █
█ █
█ In September of 1990, several key players from the group left ▓
█ to form one of their own. This dealt a devastating blow to Aces ▓
█ and for several months after it was unclear whether or not the █
█ group had seen it's last days. Something happened; a local artist ▓
█ by the name of Mondoman came aboard, releasing a fury of ANSIs █
█ and arguably some of the best ANSI animations seen in <A.A.A>. New █
█ life was breathed into the group, attracting others once more. █
█ ▌
█ The selection of ANSI artwork included in this archive, while ▌
█ authorized, is partial. This is a modest representation of what ▌
█ was drawn by artists of this era but is by no means definitive. █
█ While there are 84 ANSIs and 2 executable ANSI loaders included, █
█ much artwork is missing from the likes of Chips Ahoy, Icepirate, █
█ The Beholder, even myself. █
█ █
█ You will find that each of the artists represented have a █
█ distinctive style. Many of these ANSIs are animated or make █
█ creative use of the blinking attributes. Most Windows based ▓
█ viewers show only the final page of an animated ANSI, effectively ▓
█ stripping out all the animated action preceding the last screen, ▓
▓ and also tend to disable the blinking attribute all together. █░
▓ It is recommended that a capable viewer such as ACiD View 4.36f ░█
▓ (included) be used in full-screen text-mode for proper display. ░█
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░█ By the time <A.A.A> had faded away, so many events which would █
█ change the face of the art scene had yet to happen. There were no █
█ "VGANS" collages of ANSI, or decent ANSI viewers, let alone one █
█ which supported real-time VGA-mode down-scaled browsing of an ANSI. ▓
█ To display an ANSI, one would "type" it from DOS, or view it the ▓
█ way it was meant to, while connected to another BBS. To imagine █
█ what something might look like in VGA mode, the only thing one █
█ could do was to distance themselves as far away as possible from █
█ their monitor and use some imagination, one screen-full at a time. █
█ No SAUCE descriptions to declare the title, author, and organization █
█ to identify your artwork, just eight mighty characters prepending █
█ the de facto file extension of dot A-N-S. Most importantly in █
█ the context of this writing, the concept of an artpack, let alone █
█ an artpack comprised of new artwork released on a monthly basis █
█ had yet to be seen. Relatively speaking, this is the most █
█ comprehensive collection of artwork by Aces in circulation, and █
█ the one and only pack to stand out proudly in our 1991 directory ░█
▓ on the ACiD Artpacks Archive: █
▓ ftp://ftp.artpacks.acid.org/pub/artpacks/artpacks/1991/. █
▓ █
█ These ANSIs represent a sign of the times, but mean a lot to █
█ me in other ways. ACiD's lineage traces directly back to Aces of █
█ ANSi Art. If it weren't for that precursory inspiration in 1990, █
█ I can only imagine how different things would be today. █
█ █
█ I owe a great many thanks to many people who assisted in █
▓ one way or another with the assemblage of this set. Especially █
▒ when you take in to consideration that these files are now █
░ teenagers themselves... ░█
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█ Sources included: ░ ░░ ░░░░ ░░░░░░ ░░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒░░░░░░░▒▓▓▓█
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█ - Private collection by Mondoman (former <A.A.A> █
█ and ACiD Artist) █
█ - AAA.ZIP, a very small and unauthorized sampler █
█ released by Cavalier (former CCi Net administrator ░█
█ and RNDserv bot operator on the #ANSI of yore) █
█ - ACID.ZIP (also known as ACID1.ZIP, ACID-1.ZIP), █
█ an unofficial release of early ACiD and AAA artwork █
█ by an anonymous individual. The accompanying ░█
█ FILE_ID.DIZ still makes me cringe to this day. █
█ - Hacker Chronicles CD-ROM / P-80 International ░█
█ Information Systems ░▓
█ - Jason Scott (Sketch the Cow) & textfiles.com ░▓
█ - My own personal collection of 5.25 & 3.5" diskettes, ▓
█ miraculously still intact and readable! ▓
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▓ Thank you for reading, █
▓ █
▓ Christian Wirth aka RaD Man (mailto: radman@acid.org) █
█ Senior Advisor and Founder, █
█ █
█ ACiD Productions █
█ Post Office Box 24523 fax: 775.854.6161 ▓
█ San Jose, CA 95154-4523 http://www.acid.org ▒
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