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    From Daniel@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 14:24:43
    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)
  • From Eli the Bearded@3:633/10 to All on Friday, December 12, 2025 02:19:55
    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]

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.2
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Daniel@3:633/10 to All on Friday, December 12, 2025 06:48:32
    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)
  • From Eli the Bearded@3:633/10 to All on Friday, December 12, 2025 21:01:03
    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)
  • From Daniel@3:633/10 to All on Friday, December 12, 2025 20:37:40
    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)
  • From Daniel@3:633/10 to All on Friday, December 12, 2025 22:13:46
    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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    ### ####### ### ### #### ####### ### ## ####### ####### ### ###
    ### ###### ## ## #### ####### ### ## ##### ####### ### ###

    Username: calcmandan Last Active: Fri 12 Dec 15:39:06 GMT 2025
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    D

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