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From: koonce@jiff.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: GIF Standard
Message-ID: <1410@cartan.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: Tue, 17-Nov-87 23:09:59 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 17 23:09:59 1987
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Keywords: Graphics OS9 Coco3 Standard
Summary: Protocol parameter not understood...


On page 10 of the GIF standard that Pete Lyall posted here, (BTW,
thanks, Pete!), what exactly is the "protocol" parameter supposed to
mean?

It says that if set, the picture display can take place "within an
error correcting protocol".  I'm not sure that I understand this.
Does this mean that the actual data transfer can occur via some file
transfer protocol such as Kermit/XModem/CIS-B?  If so, *why* is this
network level info buried in the protocol at the application level??
I'm not completely familiar with the ISO 7-layer model, but this seems
a little odd.  And if it is reasonable, what would be the best way of
determining the protocol to be used?

Tim Koonce




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