[K12OSN] OT: Software questions

Karolow, Mike [IT] Mike.Karolow at sprint.com
Wed Oct 12 21:32:15 UTC 2005


I bet it's the banner tool you are thinking of...

http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2000/04/28/LivingLinux.html

Mike Karolow
Volunteer IT Administrator
the greenhouse school
Salem, Ma, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
> Behalf Of Huck
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 5:16 PM
> To: Support list for opensource software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] OT: Software questions
> 
> I thought linux had some commandline banner creator thing natively...
> I'm scratch'n the rust off the 'ole memory plate with this
though...I'll
> see if I can track it down...but I used it extensively in college.
> 
> Keith Olson wrote:
> > Timothy Legged wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have been asked about software for creating banners,
> >> Posters.
> >>
> >> I imagine that they must want something less
> >> professional than Scribus.  Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> > I still keep a floppy with Bannermania!
> > (http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=782) and an old Fujitsu
DL1100
> > (colour dot matrix) printer around for printing banners.  It's an
> > ooooold DOS program, but is still /great/ at what it does.  It also
> > works well for creating text for signs.  If you print just the
outlines,
> > then trace over them with a tailor's spur, it will leave shallow
dimples
> > in the wood underneath.  You can also trace over carbon paper - the
> > lines left are easy to paint over.
> >
> 
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