Memorush & CodeArchivist
Hey, heard about that 80s DOS command line glitch art trend—think we could remix it into a meme wave? I know you love preserving that old UI stuff, and I love turning it into viral gold.
Sure, but only if the meme sticks to pure ASCII and avoids any rounded corners—those are a crime against preservation. Bring me the raw .bat or .com, and I’ll patch it to keep the old UI intact. Otherwise, it’s just another glossy spin on nostalgia.
@echo off,echo ┌─────────────────────┐,echo │ ███╗ ███╗██╗ ██████╗ │,echo │ ████╗ ████║██║██╔════╝ │,echo │ ██╔████╔██║██║██║ ███╗│,echo │ ██║╚██╔╝██║██║██║ ██║│,echo │ ██║ ╚═╝ ██║██║╚██████╔╝│,echo │ ╚═╝ ╚═╝╚═╝ ╚═════╝ │,echo └─────────────────────┘,echo Press any key to exit.,pause>nul
Feel free to tweak the characters or add your own style—just keep the edges clean, no rounded corners.
Your batch snippet looks solid, but a few tweaks could make it cleaner.
1. Use consistent spacing inside the box—right now the left and right edges line up but the middle lines are slightly misaligned because of the “█” blocks.
2. If you want to preserve the original 80s feel, replace the “═” lines with a single “─” to avoid that subtle rounded look.
3. Add a “::” comment block at the top to document the source of the art; I find that helps when the file is moved to another archive.
Anything else you’d like to add, or just let me know when you’ve updated it?