Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!caip!princeton!allegra!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!okstate.UUCP!uokvax.UUCP!emjej From: emjej@uokvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <19400003@uokvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 9-Jun-86 15:24:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uokvax.19400003 Posted: Mon Jun 9 15:24:00 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jun-86 06:25:54 EDT References: <810@wang.UUCP> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:wang.UUCP:810:uokvax.UUCP:19400003:000:973 Nf-From: uokvax.UUCP!emjej Jun 9 14:24:00 1986 Apologies to all, but I can't find a path to wang... In , ephraim@wang says... >Perenially, people ask about the MacPaint document format. Here it is: [followed by a nice description of MacPaint document format] Alas, this description presupposes a lot more knowledge of MacThings than I have. The reason I want to know about MacPaint format is that a local BBS system has some program called READMAC for the International BM that will let one print MacPaint pictures on Epson (among other) printers. I have an Epson printer, but no International BM or clone, and no Mac, but I do wonder how I might print these files. So, while ephraim@wang's posting was admirable and fine for its probably- intended audience, I'd be much appreciative of information/references that would help me figure out what "patterns" are and what PackBits does (since the files I've seen are short enough that they probably did go through PackBits). James Jones