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Re: Graphic file translation problem

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From: Steve Parker
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 00:00
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darren hayles wrote:
> 
> <steve@parkfish.demon.co.uk> writes
> >I would like my mac to be able, yet again, to outshine the PCs of my
> >co-workers, but I am stuck.  Can you help ?
> >
> >
> >Can anyone help me (and
> >hence the poor PC user) out by telling me what application makes .drw
> >files.  I would especially like to hear from anyone who knows of a mac
> >utility which might be able to read these files and hopefully turn 'em into
> >eps's or perhaps pict's - but I suppose I could live with it if you can tell
> >me of a PC utility which can do it  (I would just have to use Soft PC;
> >convert his file and then still tell him I did it on a Mac!)
> >
> Well here it is:
> 
> .DRW = MICROGRAFIX DRAW
> 
> I have access to both a PC & Mac, unfortunatly I dont know
> of a package on the mac that opens .DRW files. Although Paintshop pro
> on the PC supports this file extention.
> 
> I still don't know if this is a vector file or pict.
> 
> Paintshop pro is free for 30 days on most cover cd's on pc mags.
> 
> if you dont want to buy a pc mag then buy a NET mag or a
> cross platform mag
> 
> good luck
> --
> darren hayles


I'll have to try to get hold of a copy of Paintshop Pro then - thanks for info

Steve
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Stephen R Parker
steve@parkfish.demon.co.uk
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