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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 21 Jun 1994.
Re: FAQ - ASCII Art Questions

Re: FAQ - ASCII Art Questions

In article <2u7h8m$ct...@gagme.wwa.com>,
Phoenix  <Sap...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>
>OK, I have Gifscii now.  Having big trouble converting, however.
>
>Scarecrow's FAQ mentions that some programs capable of viewing GIFs can
>save in the 87a format (what am I talking about?).  Please, which
>programs?  Can I find them in Turbogopher?  What are the magic commands? 
>I can convert to GIF, TIFF, PICT, etc, but having trouble beyond that
>point.  I'm on a  Mac Quadra 800, and I can use Canvas 3.5, Adobe
>Photoshop and Omnipage Pro, among others.  No luck so far.  Can someone
>give me simple instructions, as though speaking to a small child?  Maybe
>I could send the GIF to someone who has the inclination to mess with it?
>
>Many thanks, and Happy Solstice,
>
>Phoenix


   If you're using a Mac, you might want to look into GIFConverter.  It 
is shareware, so you can try it and see if it works for you.

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