Star Wars in ASCII… no lie!
14Apr06
Someone has taken it upon themself to do all of "Star Wars: A New Hope" in ASCII. It's really amazing. I'd link it for you, but it honestly is a bit more complicated than that. So here are some instructions that will allow you to see such geekery. Of course, big ups to Erik for coming over to my desk and totally bugging me out with this find.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- In Windows, go to your Start menu.
- Find the icon for "Run…" and click it.
- When the prompt comes up, type this: telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl
- Witness the awesomeness.
Filed under: ASCII, Geekery, Star Wars | 4 Comments
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Born and bred in New York City and on the way to becoming a writer out of college, Glenda ended up teaching herself to write code instead and somehow ended up in San Francisco. This videoblog (or "vlog") is where she experiments with various minutiae both on the front and back ends by breaking things like embeds, code, and hearts, which almost always results in filing bugs. In addition to making media, http://glenda.be is where her other online efforts and projects can be found. · more >>
Tin Foil Star 
Hi Glenda B.,
So, for years I seem to randomly find you because we…
a. have the same name
b. live in San Francisco
c. are tech heads
d. all of the above
If you answered “d”, then you are correct! However, I’m kind of shy (perhaps slightly paranoid) & haven’t figured out yet if I want my life story online. Though, sometimes I toy with the idea and wonder what it’s like. Anyway, I thought I’d introduce myself. I also happen to have moved out here from the east coast (by way of Jersey in ’99), am a minority women web developer, and dig music/art/film. Seeing Star Wars in ASCII put a slight tear in my eye… the amount of work in that requires a whole lot of love. I think I did my first ASCII art of the Peanuts gang when I was about 8/9 in the early 80s. Well, thanks for posting this!
Cheers,
gaz
I must get the latest star wars theme on my Tom Tom GPS. Seems like It’s wonderful!
……..i made it! :P
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