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From: floyd@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Etienne Tasse)
Subject: Re: Viewing AMIGA images on IBM system??? <---(help me) (help me)
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC., Ottawa (Ont)
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 22:03:06 GMT
Message-ID: <1991May21.220306.22338@micor.ocunix.on.ca>
Keywords: AMIGA IBM HELP
References: <1991May21.003955.13526@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> <1991May21.123240.19616@ns.network.com>

In article <1991May21.123240.19616@ns.network.com> guy@ns.network.com (Guy D'Andrea) writes:
>In article <1991May21.003955.13526@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> thompse@kepler.me.orst.edu (Eric Thompson) writes:
>>
>>I have gotten a large library of AMIGA graphic pictures and
>>animation, but no longer have an AMIGA system.  Are there any
>>programs to view these files (pic, sham, dynamic ham, movie...)
>>that run under msdos? Programs to convert to GIF,TIF, etc.?
>>
>>The only thing I've come up with so far is HAMVGA which did not
>>work with most of the images I tried.
>>
>
>There is a PD program called PCVIEW that views IFF's like what Deluxe Paint III
>can show.  I have used this for my IFF's and HAMVGA for my ham pics without a 
>problem - except if a ham is bigger, not all of it can be seen on a VGA screen.
>
>Also I have heard that a PC program that you would have to pay $ for is called,
>"Hijack" or simular.  I believe this program will convert alot of Amiga stuff to
>view on a PC.
>
>You might try a PD screen capture program when you use PCVIEW or HAMVGA... 
>
>>ANY help (even a little) would be appreciated.
>>
>>Eric Thompson
>>thompse@kepler.me.orst.edu          <I refuse to sign in ASCII>

Some programs I use:
 
HIJAAK  
GRAPHIC WORKSHOP

Both convert from/to   IFF GIF WPG TIF TGA EPS BMP and more.

(Look in SIMTEL for FTP.)


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