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Re: Moving tiffs/EPS files from NeXT to Mac

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From: Lans Brahmantyo
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 02:06
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In article <1992Oct2.190212.9320@pencom.com> alex@laos (Alex D. Nghiem) writes:
> 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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I have never encountered problems either when transfering EPS and TIFF from  
NeXT to Mac to PC and vice versa. Saving a file in AI 3.0 can be directly be  
opened in Mac AI 3.2 without any modification/specification during saving.

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