AVATAR
:
For other uses, see Avatar (disambiguation).The
AVATAR protocol (Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator) is a system of
escape sequences occasionally used on
Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes). It has largely the same functionality as the more popular
ANSI escape codes, but has the advantage that the escape sequences are much shorter. AVATAR can thus render colored text and
artwork much faster over slow connections.
The protocol is defined by
FidoNet technical standard proposal FSC-0025.
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ANSI escape code*
ANSI art*
FSC-0025 - AVATAR proposal at FidoNet Technical Standards Committee.
