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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rictor on June 24, 2006, 04:08:11 pm

Title: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Rictor on June 24, 2006, 04:08:11 pm

very simple instructions:

open up your command prompt (Start>Run>cmd)
type in "telnet ascii-wm.net 2006"

Stand back and marvel at what is surely the pinnacle of human ingenuity.

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Shade on June 24, 2006, 04:09:45 pm

Impressive :lol:

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Knight Templar on June 24, 2006, 04:17:32 pm

That's pretty cool.

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: achtung on June 24, 2006, 04:19:19 pm

Wow......

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Turambar on June 24, 2006, 04:21:56 pm

snazzy

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Dark RevenantX on June 24, 2006, 11:24:30 pm

"connection to host lost"

must be my stupid firewall...


Still, really cool!

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Rictor on June 24, 2006, 11:42:34 pm

No, that's what it says when there's no game on. It only broadcasts live.

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: CP5670 on June 25, 2006, 12:19:41 am

I'm not much into soccer, but I tried this earlier and it looked very cool. :yes:

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 25, 2006, 03:45:32 am

When's the next game in PST? I'm an ignorant American.

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: aldo_14 on June 25, 2006, 04:34:59 am

Well, kick off is 3PM GMT, I believe (4pm UK, which is +1 hour for daylight saving time).

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 25, 2006, 04:37:11 am

Ah, so 5am...

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Post by: Ferret on June 25, 2006, 10:03:43 am

That's bloody brilliant!

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: pecenipicek on June 25, 2006, 10:13:33 am

the game is right now...



:lol:

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: aldo_14 on June 25, 2006, 11:28:26 am

that's bonkers, that is

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Kie99 on June 25, 2006, 11:38:02 am

It's genius.

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 25, 2006, 01:16:42 pm

 :(

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Bobboau on June 25, 2006, 01:48:18 pm

when is the next game...damnit

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Post by: Shade on June 25, 2006, 01:52:59 pm

8 minutes.

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Bobboau on June 25, 2006, 02:03:45 pm

I don't supose there is any way to get it in higher resolution?

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: Shade on June 25, 2006, 02:23:50 pm

Sure. Turn on the TV :p

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: vyper on June 26, 2006, 03:50:26 pm

Finally saw this. Very cool. :)

Title: Re: Watch the World Cup live! In ASCII.
Post by: karajorma on June 26, 2006, 05:36:58 pm

It actually made the Swiss/Ukrane match more interesting.