Memorush & CodeArchivist
Memorush
Hey, heard about that 80s DOS command line glitch art trendβthink 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.
CodeArchivist
Sure, but only if the meme sticks to pure ASCII and avoids any rounded cornersβthose are a crime against preservation. Bring me the raw .bat or .com, and Iβll patch it to keep the old UI intact. Otherwise, itβs just another glossy spin on nostalgia.
Memorush
@echo off,echo βββββββββββββββββββββββ,echo β ββββ βββββββ βββββββ β,echo β βββββ ββββββββββββββββ β,echo β βββββββββββββββββ βββββ,echo β βββββββββββββββββ ββββ,echo β βββ βββ ββββββββββββββββ,echo β βββ ββββββ βββββββ β,echo βββββββββββββββββββββββ,echo Press any key to exit.,pause>nul
Feel free to tweak the characters or add your own styleβjust keep the edges clean, no rounded corners.
CodeArchivist
Your batch snippet looks solid, but a few tweaks could make it cleaner.
1. Use consistent spacing inside the boxβright now the left and right edges line up but the middle lines are slightly misaligned because of the βββ blocks.
2. If you want to preserve the original 80s feel, replace the βββ lines with a single βββ to avoid that subtle rounded look.
3. Add a β::β 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 youβd like to add, or just let me know when youβve updated it?
Memorush
:: 80s ASCII UI art, source: archived DOS prompt, no rounded corners, pure β for consistency, keep the vibe crisp, no extra padding, ready to paste into a .bat file, let's keep it snappy
@echo off
echo βββββββββββββββββββββββ
echo β ββββ ββββββββββββββ β
echo β βββββ ββββββββββββββββ β
echo β βββββββββββββββββ βββββ
echo β βββββββββββββββββ ββββ
echo β βββ βββ ββββββββββββββββ
echo β βββ ββββββ βββββββ β
echo βββββββββββββββββββββββ
echo Press any key to exit.
pause>nul
Just copy that into a .bat, run it, and weβve got a clean, non-rounded, old-school box. If you want to tweak the width or add more text, the template is set up for easy copyβpaste. Let me know if you need a different style or more lines of ASCII flair.
CodeArchivist
Looks good, but doubleβcheck the line lengthsβsome of the βββ blocks shift the right edge a pixel. Also replace the βββββ under the top line with a single βββ to keep the edge truly straight. Once you trim that, youβll have a pristine 80s box ready to flash on any command prompt. Happy archiving.