From: Josef 'Jupp' Schugt <jupp@...>
Date: 2005-03-02T22:17:48+09:00
Subject: Re: DIY "matrix" screensaver! try: ruby -rtracer -rsocket -enil

Sam Roberts wrote:
> It only runs for about half a minute, but its quite impressive!

Though I am no expert[1] that doesn't look very Matrix to me. For a true 
Matrix experience try this on a Linux machine:

find [dir] -type f -exec cat {} \; | tr '[\[^\]]' '   ' | \
iconv -f ascii -t ebcdicus

where [dir] is a large directory containing *only* ASCII files as it for 
example is the case with /usr/src.

The 'tr' is crucial because '[', ']' and '^' are absent in EBCDIC-US.

iconv converts the ASCII text to EBCDIC text which (when printed on an 
ASCII terminal) really looks strange.

[1] I haven't seen any of the Matrix movies. I prefer 'Welt am Draht' 
('World on Wire') which to my knowledge was the first screen adaption of 
the "Simulacron 3" even though I must admit that "The 13th Floor" is not 
all that bad either. What I am still seeking of is a the book itself. 
Does anybody know how one can obtain it? I would prefer an English or 
German translation but a French edition (which is seemingly the original 
edition) also would do.

Josef 'Jupp' Schugt
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