[bdickason]

"my only claim to fame from that time is that I’m part of the final member list of ACiD Productions under BBS Modifications."

This is a pretty rad credential. ACiD and iCE were hugely influential in my early career and I looked up to the early and late members. Very cool.

[karaterobot]

I remember thinking those ACiD and iCE artists were godlike. The illustrations in those packs still look amazing today, even if you forget how many limitations they were operating under.

[PostOnce]

https://16colo.rs/

I'll never tire of the aesthetic of the scene.

Here's a quasi-relevant free book: https://punctumbooks.com/titles/warez-the-infrastructure-and...

[the_af]

Indeed. When all I knew was text mode I envied graphics, but the reality was that true artists were making amazing art just with text and colors (and even just text and no colors!).

The C64 PETSCII scene is also amazing. It still exists!

[csdvrx]

Art is about going further than the limitations imposed by the media you are trying to use.