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Re: GIF viewer for Mac II

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From: Gene Desavouret 4402, 3700
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 16:34
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In article <1992Apr9.115414.24757@ssd.kodak.com>, polvino@ssd.kodak.com (Joe Polvino) writes...
>I'm looking for an application that will display a .GIF file from the MS-DOS
>domain on a Mac II with a color monitor.  The file itself is easily displayed
>on a PC and I believe it has 8 colors.  The file in question is called
>wxmap.gif and is found on the ftp server wasp.eng.ufl.edu (it is a weather
>map of the US).
> 
>I've tried Adobe Photoshop, Aldus Freehand, and three others, but have had
>no luck.  Any help would be appreciated.
> 
A program named GIFConverter is available via anonymous ftp from (possibly)
sumex-aim.stanford.edu, and is shareware.  If it isn't there, write to:
    Kevin A. Mitchell
    P.O. Box 803066
    Chicago, IL 60680-3066
He requests $40 + $5 S&H

I played with the program briefly; it works.
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