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Tracing the recycled ANSI art behind Fire Escape's BBS screens
Original: Recycling ANSI art: Tracing the origins of Fire Escape's BBS logon screens
A new article traces the origins of the ANSI logon screens used by Fire Escape, a bulletin board system, arguing that much of its artwork was recycled from other sources rather than created fresh. The piece looks back at how early BBS operators reused and remixed ASCII and ANSI art, a common practice in the scene, and identifies where Fire Escape's screens came from.
Why now: Nostalgia for the early bulletin board system era and interest in the provenance of its distinctive ANSI artwork
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