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From: johnm@trsvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: vga to ega conversion
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Date: 13 Sep 88 17:52:00 GMT
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>>1) Does anyone know where I can find an archive of
>>   GIF pictures? Anyone have any they want to trade?
>
>There are several on CompuServe.
		  ^
		  thousand

>>2) does anyone have docs on the GIF format specification?
>
>In the CompuServe PICS forum, you can get information on the format.
>In fact, if you are interested in developing some software, I think (my
>own hazy recollection -- this is not a statement of company policy) you
>can even get a free account and access time as an aid to developing
>your program.

You will find the GIF developers application in Library 1 of the PICS forum.
Fill it out, pester the people in charge for two weeks, and if you have any
real programming experience they will grant you admission to the fold.

What you get is: all time online is free WHILE YOU ARE IN PICS (which means
that if GIF is all you are interested in you probably won't ever get any bills),
access to Library 17 which is the GIF developer's discussion area and download
library (which has lots of good source code to speed up development of your 
own GIF stuff, plus not yet released applications by other people).  The free
access time can really come in handy when you want to download 2 or 3 meg of
pictures.

John Munsch