#mist1121

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Mistigram: The inimitable polyducks here drew a fabulous #flyingtoaster, mascot of the After Dark screensaver dynasty, in #textmode art (most likely using a character set and colour palette of his own devising). It was included in the MIST1121 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: @blippypixel has drawn this #BBCMicro animation of a #mainframe computer suite (and its 9-track vacuum column magnetic tape drives!) from the flexible #IBMSystem360 family of machines, sold for a bit over a decade starting in 1965. This piece was included in the MIST1121 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: I'd say that this #PLAYSCII piece by @axltm, released a year ago in the MIST1121 artpack, was prophetic, but really when has resistance been bad advice in our lifetimes? Instead I'll say we post this to commemorate the recent death of #BASIC co-inventor #ThomasEKurtz.

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Mistigram: the smell of fresh grass, the feel of the warm sun on your face and the wind blowing through your hair... @blippypixel wonders if one can get away with trading it all away for its mere appearance in this #BBCMicro hirez screen, 'Choice', included in the MIST1121 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: this blinking #teletext screen by @teletextart depicts a Microsoft #Windows95 desktop in the middle of having a trash fire meltdown. (It's not too late to give OS/2 a spin!) This piece was included in the MIST1121 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: this prize-winning #teletext promo for @FreeGeekPDX, North America's community-level e-waste refurbisher, was drawn by @AtonalOsprey and included in the MIST1121 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: the incredible @Polyducks also found inspiration in #SusanKare's interface design and #geisha sample art for the #AppleMacintosh and its #MacPaint application, taking them in a new direction in this fantasy OS desktop design. This piece was included in the new MIST1121 artpack collection.

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Mistigram: we apologise for this disruption in our regular programming. Please stay tuned while our technicians address the issue. There is no, I repeat, no connection to the Max Headroom incident of last night.

This #testpattern #teletext screen was drawn by @atonalosprey, moved by some of blippypixel's inspired glitchery, and included in the new MIST1121 artpack collection.