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From: roadman@portia.Stanford.EDU (arthur walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IFF2PICT
Summary: IFF macpaint HIJAAK
Message-ID: <4834@portia.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 25 Aug 89 16:54:54 GMT
References: <263@crash.cts.com>
Sender: arthur walker <roadman@Portia.stanford.edu>
Organization: Stanford University
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In article <263@crash.cts.com>, dak@pro-graphics.cts.com (Stephen Datkowitz) writes:
> I'm working on a SIMILAR problem, IFF to MacPaint or Tif. MacView was supposed
> to convert between them but the version I have will not. Maybe encapsulated
> PostScript? 

Hate to say it, but the porduct runs on MS-DOS.  It's called HIJAAK from
Inset systems, 800-828-8088.  Transfers between about a billion IBM grph
formats, plus macpaint, plus what sounds like a pretty comprehensive set
of IFF graphics.  The guy I talked to said they were serious about porting
to the amiga.  Anyway, sounds to me like you use DOS2DOS or MSDOSFS to put
IFF into MSDOS format, then run HIJAAK on your PC or bridge to put into
macpaint, then kermit or xmodem or superdrive or COPY2PC deluxe option board
to HFS format.

Hey, if you want it on the amiga, buy the PC version and give them a piece
of your mind.

By the way, Inset is also advertising an amiga  SCANNERY 
package for use with the 
HP scanjet or +.  Uses a custom cable to the parallel port rather than
the external SCSI box used with macintosh installations.  Has Arexx port,
etc.

These people seem to be able to respond fairly quickly to market 
opportunities.  For instance, they are selling a customized bundle of
HIJAAK and GO-SCRIPT, the PC-bound PS clone interpreter.  this bundle
rasterizes input PS code at 196 DPI and sends out a fax modem.  Result:
bean counters end up with figures that don't have horrible aliasing
artifacts.  Of course the 2 constituents have full standalone functionality
as well.  No discount, but no extra cost above the two bought separately.

Of course this could be done with pixelscript and some sort of external
fax modem though.....at least, I hope so.  Comments?

disclaimer:  I don't work for them, I don't have any of their products.

art walker
roadman@portia.stanford.edu