- Artpack
An artpack is an archive of computer artwork which is distributed in a compressed format such as ZIP or
RAR .While most artpacks today contain either ANSI and
ASCII art or "hirez"VGA , they may also include a combination of RIPscrip art, tracked or otherwise digital music,poetry and editorials, 3Dcomputer animation and related software utilities. cite book |last=O'Hara |first=Rob |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Commodork |year=2006 |page=112 |location= |isbn=978-1-84728-582-9]The first artpack ever was "The Acquisition", released by
ACiD Productions in the early 1990s. , Episode 5: ARTSCENE.] Artpacks were originally released on a monthly basis by competing groups in the artscene, naming their files accordingly, i.e. ACDU0692.ZIP. [cite web | title=acid/ARTPACKS/1992/ directory| publisher=textfiles.com | url=http://artscene.textfiles.com/acid/ARTPACKS/1992/ | accessdate=2008-03-14] Very few groups still carry on the tradition of monthly releases in this day, rather they opt to numbering their artpacks in sequence rather than by date, i.e. MIMIC50.ZIP, releasing their artpacks without any defined schedule. cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Dark Domain: the artpacks.acid.org collection |year=2003 |publisher=ACiD Productions |location= |isbn=0-9746537-0-5]In retrospect, artpacks are recognized as one of the primary reasons that the early
computer art scene is so well preserved and documented in relation to other underground computer scenes at the time.Notes
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