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From: bard@jessica.stanford.edu (David Hopper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: Amiga in the Workforce
Message-ID: <1991May24.013706.26825@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 24 May 91 01:37:06 GMT
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In article <1991May23.162542.20539@convex.com> swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
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>Since when does "file transfer" == "IFF viewing"?
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>It is one problem to get the file onto the other system intact.  That is
>called transferring.  It is an entirely seperate problem to do something
>useful with the file once it is transferred.  That is called processing.
>Let's not get the 2 mixed up, OK?

Granted.  I'm sorry I wasn't more explicit.  Hell, I know you can
transfer files.  That's intuitive.  I've got a 19.2 Kbaud line between
my NeXT and my A500.  Of cours'processing'.

>It is not necessary for the Mac or PC to implement Amiga file managers or
>Amiga IFF viewers.  The Amiga can do the conversions going both directions.
>As far as IFF vs GIF, the Amiga can convert these formats in either direction
>as well.  If you want word processor compatibility then Word Perfect is
>available on all 3 platforms.  The list goes on.

But when the Amiga isn't available, you can't rely on your own
resources.  My question is:  is this good?  Will it cause a publishing
agency to suddenly go out and purchase Amigas, so that they can have
access to these formats?  Or will it give them Yet Another Excuse (tm)
to ignore the Amy and crank their noses just a bit higher?

I brought this up because of the tribulations (no pun intended) of a
local paper 'MicroTimes' that did a piece on the 'Toaster.  They thought
it fitting to describe their problems in acquiring graphic images for
the article.  They use Macs, exclusively, and they had no way of
viewing/printing/converting IFF files.  I would think that this is how
most 'professional' publishing companies work (solely Macintosh, that
is).  The images were converted to GIF, many miles across the continent,
then modem'd to _MicroTimes_ for further conversion (which can only
result in image degradation).

Yet this is most certainly their own fault, as apparently IFF converters
DO exist somewhere for the Mac.  They should be more in tune.

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>--Steve   ._||__
>  Warren   v\ *|
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