By using the ANSI.SYS driver, artists could add 16 colors and "block" characters to their work, creating what looked like low-resolution digital paintings. These were often used as bulletin board system (BBS) headers. 3. The "Cracktro" and the Demoscene
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Art was submitted to BBS sysops (system operators) and judged by other artists. The most respected work was "tagged" with group codes and displayed in elite-only file sections. By using the ANSI