Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!munnari.oz.au!metro!macuni!ipc04!s8105119 From: s8105119@ipc04.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Gary Kevin MAKIN) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: De-macification of the Amiga (Re: The Amiga's Future) Message-ID: <1079@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz> Date: 25 Jun 91 00:18:08 GMT References: <1991Jun22.045446.2732@Sugar.NeoSoft.com> <102@ryptyde.UUCP> <1991Jun24.092659.28842@Sugar.NeoSoft.com> Sender: news@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz Organization: Macquarie University, School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics Lines: 14 In article <1991Jun24.092659.28842@Sugar.NeoSoft.com> peter@Sugar.NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes: > 2. Since the IFF standard is defined in a system-independent manner > (and in fact is used in EA programs on the IBM-PC and the Mac as > well as the Amiga) it's a superior design. Let's get things in perspective here. In 1984 there was no IFF standard. In fact, the Mac's graphics capabilities were fairly unique (at least compared to other mainstream computers). Therefore, the PICT standard was developed. >-- >Peter da Silva. `-_-' . > 'U` "Have you hugged your wolf today?" Gary Makin