Msg: 5875 *Conference*

06-25-95 12:06:37

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : COMET _

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #5870 (SEXY.DO)

Thank you for your contribution.  I am sure many will find it interesting and
useful.  I recall a similar idea-program in the library.  Can't remember the
name right now ... wait ... it's CHIBIT.BA ... I remember now.  The late Bill
Templeton and I had tons of fun with CHIBIT back in the early '80s.

It worked this way:

The sender would...

1) Bbuild the ASCII graphic file or screen as a .DO file ... and have fun doing
such, of course.

2) Use CHIBIT to code the .DO file, turning each 8-bit high character into its
chr$ number.

3) Send the coded .DO file as either a message or an uploaded file.

The receiver would...

1) Capture the coded file.

2) Run CHIBIT on the file and decode it, turning each chr$ into its 8-bit high
character.

3) Look at the now-decoded file and enjoy.