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From: straka@ihlpf.ATT.COM (Straka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacIntosh to "pic" format
Message-ID: <6403@ihlpf.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Oct 88 17:36:58 GMT
Article-I.D.: ihlpf.6403
References: <401@hocpa.UUCP>
Reply-To: straka@ihlpf.UUCP (55223-Straka,R.J.)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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In article <401@hocpa.UUCP> laf@hocpa.UUCP (L.A.FEINBERG) writes:
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|Subject: MacIntosh to "pic" format conversion
|Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
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|I am looking for a way to take a picture that is hand drawn, photocopied, etc,
|and get it into UNIX pic format.
|
|I have been told that a method exists whereby a picture is digitized on a Mac
|and converted to pic format.  However, no one knows how to do it or who to
|contact.

Unfortunately, UNIX(R)-based pic does not support bitmaps.  It only accepts
specific object types.  In addition, pic works like a pen plotter emulator,
so it can't cover up background objects.

A quickdraw -| pic print driver is available from Avatar (412)422-9509.
It is called MDPIC, and costs ~$300.  It does as good a job as I could
reasonably expect, given pic's limitations.

Standard Disclaimers, ...
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Rich Straka     ihnp4!ihlpf!straka

Avoid BrainDamage: MSDOS - just say no!