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From: pa1505@sdcc15.ucsd.edu (Barry Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: HELP in reading GIF file
Keywords: GIF CompuServe
Message-ID: <464@sdcc15.ucsd.edu>
Date: 15 Jun 89 17:23:40 GMT
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Reply-To: pa1505@sdcc15.UUCP (Barry Brown)
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In article <2085@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> paul@ucsfccb.UUCP (Paul Green) writes:
>You can download Giffer 1.03 from SUMEX at Stanford (ftp 36.44.0.6)
>and use it to view gif files on the Macintosh (the program is beerware
>i.e. send the author a case of beer or $20!). However, I think you 
>requested viewing gif file on a Mac+ - since most, if not all files are
>more than 2 colours the final images will be disappointing (on a Mac II
>at 256 colours they are impressive).

  Giffer is not useable on anything less than a Mac II (from my experience
trying to run it on my Mac Plus).  Instead, I use Vision Lab.  It runs on any
Mac and can dither color pictures into black&white very nicely.  VL is also
available from sumex.

Barry Brown
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