I'm conceptualizing a finger presence and considering a look for the
main query.

For standard 80 column output and with minimal scrolling, would it be conceivable to create what appears to be a picture frame with an oval
window?

Thanks,

Daniel
sysop | Air & Wave BBS
finger | calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

In alt.ascii-art, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:

I'm conceptualizing a finger presence and considering a look for the
main query.

For standard 80 column output and with minimal scrolling, would it be conceivable to create what appears to be a picture frame with an oval
window?

Yes. This is machine assisted. I drew an oval in Gnu Imp, converted it
to a gray scale pgm, used my pgmtoascii tool to ascii-fy it, touched
up the curves, added a striped wall paper, and put a nice (figlet
generated) placeholder in.


....v....1....v....2....v....3....v....4....v....5....v....6....v....7....v....8
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / ,xzXXYUUUUUUUUUUUYXXzx, / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /+mUCOMWWWWWMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMWWWWWMOCUm+/ / / / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / /zYCMWWWMCUYmx' 'xmYUCMWWWMCYz/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / zUOWWMCUm' 'mUCMWWOUz / / / / / /
/ / / / zUWWWCX; ;XCWWWUz / / / / / / / .YMWMUx xUMWMY. / / /
/ / YWWOm mOWWY / / / /+MWOx xOWM+/ /
/xWWX __ _ _ _ __ XWWx/ /.MWx | _| _ __ | |__ ___ | |_ ___ | |__ ___ _ __ ___ |_ | xWM./
YWz | | | '_ \| '_ \ / _ \| __/ _ \ | '_ \ / _ \ '__/ _ \ | | zWY /UO | | | |_) | | | | (_) | || (_) | | | | | __/ | | __/ | | OU/
UO | | | .__/|_| |_|\___/ \__\___/ |_| |_|\___|_| \___| | | OU /YWz |__| |_| |__| zWY/
`MWx xWM' / xWWX XWWx /
/ +MWOx xOWM+ / / / /YWWOm mOWWY/ / /
/ / /`YMWMUx xUMWMY'/ / / / / / / /zUWWWCX; ;XCWWWUz/ / / / /
/ / / / / /zUOWWMCUm, ,mUCMWWOUz/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / zYCMWWWMCUYmx, ,xmYUCMWWWMCYz / / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / / / / +mUCOMWWWWWMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMWWWWWMOCUm+ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /`xzXXYUUUUUUUUUUUYXXzx'/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Elijah
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["photo" here]

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
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Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:

In alt.ascii-art, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:

I'm conceptualizing a finger presence and considering a look for the
main query.

For standard 80 column output and with minimal scrolling, would it be
conceivable to create what appears to be a picture frame with an oval
window?

Yes. This is machine assisted. I drew an oval in Gnu Imp, converted it
to a gray scale pgm, used my pgmtoascii tool to ascii-fy it, touched
up the curves, added a striped wall paper, and put a nice (figlet
generated) placeholder in.

....v....1....v....2....v....3....v....4....v....5....v....6....v....7....v....8
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / ,xzXXYUUUUUUUUUUUYXXzx, / / / / / / / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / / / / /+mUCOMWWWWWMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMWWWWWMOCUm+/ / / / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / /zYCMWWWMCUYmx' 'xmYUCMWWWMCYz/ / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / zUOWWMCUm' 'mUCMWWOUz / / / / / /
/ / / / zUWWWCX; ;XCWWWUz / / / /
/ / / .YMWMUx xUMWMY. / / /
/ / YWWOm mOWWY / /
/ /+MWOx xOWM+/ /
/xWWX __ _ _ _ __ XWWx/
/.MWx | _| _ __ | |__ ___ | |_ ___ | |__ ___ _ __ ___ |_ | xWM./
YWz | | | '_ \| '_ \ / _ \| __/ _ \ | '_ \ / _ \ '__/ _ \ | | zWY
/UO | | | |_) | | | | (_) | || (_) | | | | | __/ | | __/ | | OU/
UO | | | .__/|_| |_|\___/ \__\___/ |_| |_|\___|_| \___| | | OU
/YWz |__| |_| |__| zWY/
`MWx xWM'
/ xWWX XWWx /
/ +MWOx xOWM+ /
/ / /YWWOm mOWWY/ / /
/ / /`YMWMUx xUMWMY'/ / /
/ / / / /zUWWWCX; ;XCWWWUz/ / / / /
/ / / / / /zUOWWMCUm, ,mUCMWWOUz/ / / / / /
/ / / / / / / / zYCMWWWMCUYmx, ,xmYUCMWWWMCYz / / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / / / / +mUCOMWWWWWMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMWWWWWMOCUm+ / / / / / / / / /
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /`xzXXYUUUUUUUUUUUYXXzx'/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Elijah
------
["photo" here]

Elijah -

This is EXACTLY what I envisioned. Do you mind I use it for my finger
presence? Thank you very much!

I'd like to get my hands on that tool.

Daniel
sysop | air & wave bbs
finger | calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

In alt.ascii-art, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:

This is EXACTLY what I envisioned. Do you mind I use it for my finger presence? Thank you very much!

Go ahead.

I'd like to get my hands on that tool.

https://qaz.wtf/netpbm/pgmtoascii

Other pbm/pgm/ppm tools in that directory.

https://qaz.wtf/netpbm/

sysop | air & wave bbs
finger | calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw

That fingerd doesn't seem to like my "poor man's finger":

curl --http0.9 -X calcmandan bbs.erb.pw:79

Fortunately I have a real finger client here, too.

Elijah
------
it does not look like a typical Unix fingerd

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:

In alt.ascii-art, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:

This is EXACTLY what I envisioned. Do you mind I use it for my finger
presence? Thank you very much!

Go ahead.

I'd like to get my hands on that tool.

https://qaz.wtf/netpbm/pgmtoascii

Other pbm/pgm/ppm tools in that directory.

https://qaz.wtf/netpbm/

sysop | air & wave bbs
finger | calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw

That fingerd doesn't seem to like my "poor man's finger":

curl --http0.9 -X calcmandan bbs.erb.pw:79

Fortunately I have a real finger client here, too.

Elijah
------
it does not look like a typical Unix fingerd

Until I get my own finger running, I'm borrowing a bbs finger from the
quantum wormhole. It's possible the sysop wrote his own finger server. I
can ask.

We have a menu item on his bbs that allows us to modify our own plan
file. So i'm using it currently as a business card until I get my finger presence up and running on my bbs's vps.

I just have to fight the lazy bug. Got alot of other pursuits pulling
stronger.

D

--- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
* Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)

Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> writes:

In alt.ascii-art, Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> wrote:

This is EXACTLY what I envisioned. Do you mind I use it for my finger
presence? Thank you very much!

Go ahead.

I'd like to get my hands on that tool.

https://qaz.wtf/netpbm/pgmtoascii

Other pbm/pgm/ppm tools in that directory.

https://qaz.wtf/netpbm/

sysop | air & wave bbs
finger | calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw

That fingerd doesn't seem to like my "poor man's finger":

curl --http0.9 -X calcmandan bbs.erb.pw:79

Fortunately I have a real finger client here, too.

Elijah
------
it does not look like a typical Unix fingerd

Here, I ported it to a text file.

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sysop: calcmandan NEW DOORS 12/25
address: bbs.airandwave.net Wikipedia Portal
ports: telnet 2323 ssh 2222 Ebook Reader
email: <censored> Lynx Browser

Visit anytime, automatic validation. Copious games, MRC/IRC/DDIAL, online
movie database, pilot tools, online dictionary, calculator, weather, RSS
news, URL shortener. Twelve nodes! More coming soon, visit anytime.
Thanks, and finger me anytime.

Enjoy

D

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