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Re: Moving tiffs/EPS files from NeXT to Mac

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From: Alex D. Nghiem
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 19:02
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In article <1992Oct1.223030.10004@menudo.uh.edu> sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S.  
Sears) writes:
> 
> 
> We have been unable to move tiffs or EPS fils from our NeXTs to a Mac.  We  
> tried many different programs on the Mac but none were able to read the tiff  
> file.  We modified the type of the file so that the Mac thinks that it is a  
> TIFF but there seems to be problems with the actual file structure.
> 
> We also tried to use Adobe Illustrator and save them as AI 3.0 compatible  
> files with and without EPS header.  Neither attempt was successful.
> 
> Any other suggestions??  Any idea of which programs (Mac) will read tiffs  
> generated on the NeXT (mono and color)????
> 
> --
> Paul S. Sears                *  sears@uh.edu (NeXT Mail OK)
> The University of Houston    *  suggestions@tree.egr.uh.edu (NeXT
> Engineering Computing Center *  comments, complaints, questions)
> NeXT System Administration   *  DoD#1967 '83 NightHawk 650SC 
>           >>> SSI Diving Certification #755020059 <<<
> "Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."

Paul:

I don't know about TIFF files, but I've managed to move Freehand files in EPS  
format from a Mac without any problems.


Best regards,


Alex Duong Nghiem          Phone: (512) 343-1111
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From: alex@laos (Alex D. Nghiem)
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Subject: Re: Moving tiffs/EPS files from NeXT to Mac
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