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Article #2773Re: Moving tiffs/EPS files from NeXT to Mac
From: Lans Brahmantyo
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 02:06
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,
>
>
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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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