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From: steve@raspail.UUCP (Steve Schonberger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.graphics
Subject: Re: graphic file interchange format
Summary: A few corrections
Keywords: graphics interchange format standard picture
Message-ID: <26@raspail.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jan 88 17:01:36 GMT
References: <782@daisy.UUCP> <246@sun.soe.clarkson.edu> <525@acf3.NYU.EDU>
Organization: Control Data Corporation, Arden Hills, MN.
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Posted: Tue Jan 26 11:01:36 1988

In article <525@acf3.NYU.EDU>, tmy6405@acf3.NYU.EDU (Ted M. Young) writes:
> There is a graphic format called GIF (Graphic Interchange Format) which was
> developed by CompuServe Information Services, and is a format that can take
> images up to at least 640x480 (I think it's unlimited, but I've never seen
> images larger than that) with 256 colors per pixel available, and there are
> decoders for IBM's (with CGA, EGA, VGA, Hercules), Apples (Mac's and II's),
> Commodores, Ataris, Amigas, and probably others.

   GIF currently supports CGA, EGA, VGA, Hercules, Apple Mac, Mac II,
Apple IIgs, IIe/IIc/II+/II, Atart ST, Amiga, Epson, TI-PC, Tandy 2000.

   To my knowledge it does not support Commodore 64/128, Atari 8-bit, and
the support for Apple II (except IIgs) is still in beta testing.

   I also have the GIF specification documents (right here on the disk of
this workstation, ready to be mailed to anyone who wants them). 
 
 Disclaimer: I am not in any way connected with CompuServe's GIF.
 Another one:  My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily
		represent those of of my employer.

	Steve Schonberger	(72067,2413 on CompuServe)