US-MA US-TX US-VA |
WHAT IS AN "ARTSCENE"? |
ANSI ARTWORK
Color-Filled Text-Based Artwork (1982-Present) |
ANSI MUSIC
Music Imbedded in ANSI Files |
ACiD: THE COLLECTION
Artwork, Artifacts, Music and Photos from Ansi Creators in Demand |
ARTPACKS
The "Art Scene" becomes self-aware (1990-Present) |
ASCII ARTWORK Text-Based Art from BBSes and Later the Internet (1982-Present) |
ASCII ARTPACKS
Often called "New School ASCII" or "Old School ASCII" |
ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES (EMAGS)
Magazines and Writing in the form of Programs |
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Essays, Guides, and Timelines for Scenes |
THE iCE COLLECTION Artwork and Music from Insane Creator Enterprises (1992-Present) |
INTROS, CRACKTROS AND SCREENS Programs that Shout Out a Big Hello |
INFORMATION
FAQs, Manuals, Sheets and other Explanatory Documents |
LITPACKS
Creative Writing in the Artscene |
MIRRORS
Mirrored Collections of other Scene Archives |
MUSIC, MODS, AND MP3S
Literately Years of Computer-Based Music |
RTTY ART
Bow Down, Kids: Computer-based Art Starts Here |
VT100 ART AND ANIMATION
Animation Utilizing VT100 Codes (Used by DEC Terminals) |
HOW TO VIEW THE COLLECTION
Without going completely, utterly insane |
The TEXTFILES.COM Artscene Collection is meant to be a catch-all repository of packs, photos, artwork and other artifacts of various Art Scenes throughout computer history. Many of these files exist in other venues, accompanied with heavy graphics and animation. On this site the focus is having copies of all the primary files, as well as any historical context, if some can be found. As a result, there are none of the common complicated trappings of other art sites; the focus is to be a library. If you have additional examples of art from difference scenes, please don't hesitate to contact Jason Scott.