Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!src.honeywell.com!msi.umn.edu!noc.MR.NET!gacvx2.gac.edu!scott From: scott@mcs-server.gac.edu (Scott Hess) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: BAD NEWS FOR MAC -> NEXT PEOPLE Message-ID: Date: 1 Dec 90 05:07:08 GMT References: <1040@toaster.SFSU.EDU> Organization: Gustavus Adolphus College Lines: 17 Nntp-Posting-Host: mcs-server.gac.edu In-reply-to: hodges@toaster.SFSU.EDU's message of 30 Nov 90 23:40:35 GMTLines: 17 In article <1040@toaster.SFSU.EDU> hodges@toaster.SFSU.EDU (John Hodges) writes: >Those of you reading from Redwood City, PLEASE decide on a graphic >interchange standard NOW. It is going to hurt you, because there are >many Apple lovers who would like to jump boat, given a good home for >their text and graphics. Maybe you should rephrase this as "PLEASE decide on a graphic interchange standard _compatible_with_what_I_want_to_interchange_ NOW". I believe TIFF _is_ a graphic interchange standard, _much_ more so than QuickDraw or PICT, that much is for certain, because it's not proprietary (the specs are widely published). -- scott hess scott@gac.edu Independent NeXT Developer (Stuart) GAC Undergrad (Horrid. Simply Horrid. I mean the work!)