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From: tron1@tronsbox.UUCP (K.J.Jamieson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: gif files
Message-ID: <[24eb76b9:1033.4]un.amiga;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 18 Aug 89 04:00:07 GMT
References: <165@crash.cts.com> <15919@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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>Could you post VIRTGIF to the binaries?  I'm sure we all could use such
>a gif viewer.  


OR JUST EMAIL it to me.

Actually , a quick session with the calculator and the hardware manual tells
me that it is POSSIBLE to construct a 256 color picture that CANNOT be
duplicated on an Amiga in 320x200. 

We are dealing with 4 bits per color as opposed to 6 --- so some fancy
dithering work may be needed.

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