Origins of the /prog/ snake

Crappy prototype sagetest: http://dis.4chan.org/read/prog/1152522805/11

Proper sagetest: http://dis.4chan.org/read/prog/1152522805/12

First real post: http://dis.4chan.org/read/prog/1199654035/9

Final form: http://dis.4chan.org/read/prog/1200159822/12

The prototype was done with M-x artist-mode. The first release was done with JavE (http://www.jave.de/). I used a transparent gimp window with the mspaint snake loaded to draw the ascii form. I could tell you a shitload of another interesting stories, like why the eye is a ``p'' and not an ``o''.