The art scene as I've described it has been primarily a MS-DOS and Windows PC based scene. Art created using the IBM or Amiga extended character sets can only be viewed normally on their respective platform. ANSI ANSI stands for American National Standards Institute. This federation is responsible for facilitating development of national and international standards. Through the ability to control the cursor, one could achieve the illusion of animation on the screen.
ANSi artists are by far some of the most creative and resourceful individuals in the entire 'scene.
These comic-like scenes dashed across the screen with only 256 characters and 16 colors on 1200 and 2400 baud modems. Although it's original usefulness as a standard terminal emulation for Bulletin Board Systems and remote system access has just about diminished, its popularity as an artform continues to live on. Almost all ANSI today is restricted to the artpacks that have been so dearly collected for you on this site. Since ANSi is made up of complicated escape sequences, special editors have been created over the years that offer some truly incredible features. Today, ANSi art has evolved to the point where it's no longer practical to simply rely on your terminal to display them for you.