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From: pokey@well.UUCP (Jef Poskanzer)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Where is PBM's pbm to BW ps
Message-ID: <13581@well.UUCP>
Date: 13 Sep 89 09:23:14 GMT
References: <6456@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Reply-To: Jef Poskanzer <pokey@well.sf.ca.us>
Organization: Paratheo-Anametamystikhood Of Eris Esoteric, Ada Lovelace Cabal
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In the referenced message, jaysun@omni.eng.clemson.edu (Jay Williamson) wrote:
}I picked up the latest version of PBM, PNM, etc. from expo
}the other day and I just realized that there is no Black/White
}pbm to postscript converter included (pbmtops). Is this just
}an oversight.

As mentioned in the manual entry for pgmtopbm, any PGM program can read
PBM files without explicit conversion.  Likewise, any PPM program can
read PGM and PBM files.

I sure hope this isn't an indication that comp.graphics is about to be
flooded with silly questions about PBM.  Informed discussion, on the
other hand, could be interesting.  For instance, I'd be interested in
any comparisons between PBM and some of the other systems listed in
the OTHER.SYSTEMS file.  Or any other other systems, such as giffer or
visionlab for the Mac, or hijack for MS-DOS.
---
Jef

    Jef Poskanzer  pokey@well.sf.ca.us  {ucbvax, apple, hplabs}!well!pokey
          "Gee, it sure is easy to pull Tim's strings." -- Lee Lady