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From: graeme@labtam.labtam.oz (Graeme Gill)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: New ISO graphics standard
Summary: Not very original abbreviations
Keywords: ISO, IPI, IFF
Message-ID: <10579@labtam.labtam.oz>
Date: 24 May 91 02:13:42 GMT
References: <mskuhn.674828211@faui09> <934@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>
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Organization: Labtam Australia Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia
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In article <934@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>, s8922967@ipc05.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) writes:
> In article <mskuhn.674828211@faui09> mskuhn@faui09.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Markus Kuhn) writes:
> >I have heard about a new ISO standard called IPI. It defines
> >a file format (IFF) for raster graphics as well as an API.
> 
> This sounds very very suspiciously like the IFF format used on the amiga
> and if it is not then I can say to the ISO that that name has been taken
> already.

	And IPI is already taken. It is a storage device interface standard
(Intelligent Peripheral Interface). It would be nice if ISO would take the
trouble to reduce rather than increase confusion.

	Graeme Gill