Created by Randolf Richardson ( http://www.lumbercartel.ca/ ) on 2009-Aug-16/00:58 (Pacific Time): - Intended for use as part of the initial NetBSD boot screen. - Randolf's two favourite 7-bit versions, which should work on all platforms, are as follows: - Thin (percent symbol) - Strong (octothorpe) - For hardware that can display control characters in their raw forms (e.g., by using direct screen writes), the three final 7-bit ASCII versions demonstrate the ASCII characters 1, 2, and 3 respectively (the third is the shape of an iconic heart which may be suitable for display only on Valentine's Day). - For hardware that can display traditional 8-bit ASCII (as was included with the original IBM PCs and various clones), there are four additional examples that utilize ASCII charcters numbered 176, 177, 178, and 219 respectively. - The ASCII art depicting the flag and its pole are consistent in every variation, as only the drawings of "NetBSD" have been altered to demonstrate the different appearances. My hope is that a future version of NetBSD can include one of these ASCII art renditions of the official NetBSD logo on the boot screen, to the right of the boot options ASCII box. If the "login" command can display this logo before the first login prompt appears, that would also be a nice improvement as long as there's a way for system administrators to turn it off. Thanks in advance for looking at my ASCII art, I hope you like it. 7-bit ASCII: Traditional line printer (respective letters) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ N N BBBBB SSSSS DDDDD (R) NN N t B B S S D D N N N ee tttt B B S D D N N N e e t BBBBB SSSSS D D N N N eeee t B B S D D N NN e t B B S S D D N N eee tt BBBBBB SSSSS DDDDD __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Thick ("at" symbol) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ @ @ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ (R) @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@ @@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@@ @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @@@ @@ @@@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Strong (octothorpe) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ # # ##### ##### ##### (R) ## # # # # # # # # # # # ## #### # # # # # # # # # # # ##### ##### # # # # # #### # # # # # # # ## # # # # # # # # # # ### ## ###### ##### ##### __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Stars (asterisk) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ * * ***** ***** ***** (R) ** * * * * * * * * * * * ** **** * * * * * * * * * * * ***** ***** * * * * * **** * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * *** ** ****** ***** ***** __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Thin (percent symbol) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ % % %%%%% %%%%% %%%%% (R) %% % % % % % % % % % % % %% %%%% % % % % % % % % % % % %%%%% %%%%% % % % % % %%%% % % % % % % % %% % % % % % % % % % % %%% %% %%%%%% %%%%% %%%%% __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Expensive (dollar sign) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ $ $ $$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ (R) $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$$ $$$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $$$$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $$$ $$ $$$$$$ $$$$$ $$$$$ __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Bubbles (large "O" and small "o" letter) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ O O OOOOO OOOOO OOOOO (R) OO O o O O O O O O O O O oo oooo O O O O O O O O o o o OOOOO OOOOO O O O O O oooo o O O O O O O OO o o O O O O O O O O ooo oo OOOOOO OOOOO OOOOO __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Grass (quotation mark) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ " " """"" """"" """"" (R) "" " " " " " " " " " " " "" """" " " " " " " " " " " " """"" """"" " " " " " """" " " " " " " " "" " " " " " " " " " " """ "" """""" """"" """"" __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Forest (caret character) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ ^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ (R) ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Dot-Digital (colon) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ : : ::::: ::::: ::::: (R) :: : : : : : : : : : : : :: :::: : : : : : : : : : : : ::::: ::::: : : : : : :::: : : : : : : : :: : : : : : : : : : : ::: :: :::::: ::::: ::::: __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Calm (equal sign) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ = = ===== ===== ===== (R) == = = = = = = = = = = = == ==== = = = = = = = = = = = ===== ===== = = = = = ==== = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = = = = === == ====== ===== ===== __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Prickly ("plus" symbol) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ + + +++++ +++++ +++++ (R) ++ + + + + + + + + + + + ++ ++++ + + + + + + + + + + + +++++ +++++ + + + + + ++++ + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + +++ ++ ++++++ +++++ +++++ __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Soft noodles (interrogation mark) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ ? ? ????? ????? ????? (R) ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ???? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ????? ????? ? ? ? ? ? ???? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ????? __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Almost 3D (traditional slash) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ / / ///// ///// ///// (R) // / / / / / / / / / / / // //// / / / / / / / / / / / ///// ///// / / / / / //// / / / / / / / // / / / / / / / / / / /// // ////// ///// ///// __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Processed cheese (ampersand) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ & & &&&&& &&&&& &&&&& (R) && & & & & & & & & & & & && &&&& & & & & & & & & & & & &&&&& &&&&& & & & & & &&&& & & & & & & & && & & & & & & & & & & &&& && &&&&&& &&&&& &&&&& __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Happy (character #001 / CTRL-A) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\      (R)                                                         __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Ecstatic (character #002 / CTRL-B) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\      (R)                                                         __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 7-bit ASCII: Love (character #003 / CTRL-C) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\      (R)                                                         __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 8-bit ASCII: Low-intensity (character #176) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ ° ° °°°°° °°°°° °°°°° (R) °° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °° °°°° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °°°°° °°°°° ° ° ° ° ° °°°° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° °°° °° °°°°°° °°°°° °°°°° __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 8-bit ASCII: Medium-intensity (character #177) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ ± ± ±±±±± ±±±±± ±±±±± (R) ±± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±± ±±±± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±±±±± ±±±±± ± ± ± ± ± ±±±± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ±±± ±± ±±±±±± ±±±±± ±±±±± __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 8-bit ASCII: High-intensity (character #178) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ ² ² ²²²²² ²²²²² ²²²²² (R) ²² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ²² ²²²² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ²²²²² ²²²²² ² ² ² ² ² ²²²² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ²² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ² ²²² ²² ²²²²²² ²²²²² ²²²²² __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_) 8-bit ASCII: Full-intensity (character #219) . _ _____----____ \\`---______----- ____---_ \\ __--- \\ _------____ \\ ____---_ \\ ___-- \`--_____---- \. \\ Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ (R) ÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ __ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \_)