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		dleslie on March 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Art of Warez Documents the Lost ANSI Art Scene... There was a brief period after the precipitous crash of BBS popularity where exposure to ANSI art was mostly through warez intros and crackscene tools. Anyone who was a teen in the 90s is more likely to reminisce about the warez scene than the BBS scene, which was popular when they were rather young kids.

kickscondor on March 19, 2021 [–]

I think it's also a lot more interesting that cracking teams usually had an artist.

dleslie on March 19, 2021 | [–]

ANSI artists and MOD trackers! Such an incredible wealth of cultural artifacts from that scene.

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