16colo.rs archive preserves ANSI/ASCII artpacks from the BBS era to today
The gist
An online archive called 16colo.rs collects ANSI and ASCII artpacks released through the BBS underground artscene since the early 1990s.
It keeps a niche textmode artform and its group history publicly viewable.
How it unfolded
- 1991Aces of Ansi Art (aaa) releases its first pack; the group is active in 1991, 1992 and 1998, with 3 (sub)packs released.
- Apr 1994The titan group makes its first release.
- Mar 2004Aces of Ansi Art (aaa) makes its last release.