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Article #33265Re: MacIntosh to "pic" format
From: Straka
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1988 17:36
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 1988 17:36
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In article <401@hocpa.UUCP> laf@hocpa.UUCP (L.A.FEINBERG) writes: | |Subject: MacIntosh to "pic" format conversion |Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac | |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, ... -- Rich Straka ihnp4!ihlpf!straka Avoid BrainDamage: MSDOS - just say no!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!jtsv16!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!att!ihlpf!straka 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 Lines: 25