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I've been putting together an anonymous ftp site to distribute,
among other things, GIF files of images from JPL's space
missions.  Besides the picture files we would also like to offer
people shareware/freeware GIF viewers for various platforms,
including Atari.

From the faq for alt.binaries.pictures.utilities, I see some
recommendations for Atari GIF viewers.  However, it does not make
it clear whether these viewers will work with GIF89a files; on
other platforms, many viewers bomb when trying to view a GIF89a
file.  (The main thing about GIF89a is that the file contains an
embedded caption in the form of a "comment extension block." 
Files under the previous GIF87a standard just had the image.)

I don't have access to an Atari, and so I wonder if anyone can
recommend which GIF viewers do or don't work with GIF89a files. 
(If you need to get your hands on a GIF89a file you can visit our
ftp site, pubinfo.jpl.nasa.gov (128.149.6.2); the GIFs, all of
which are GIF89a with embedded captions, are in the directory
/images.)

Thanks much if anyone can make any comment.

Frank
frank@jplpost.jpl.nasa.gov