Re: GIF?
Q>> It stands for Graphic Interchange Format and is pronounced "jif", not >> "gif". It is called Graphic Interchange Format because it was one of the >> first formats to be supported on multiple architectures, hence pictures >> encoded with it were 'interchangeable'. Q>Why is it 'jif' on your say-so? I've always pronounced it 'gif' and >don't see why it wouldn't be pronounced so. I agree. Say GRAPHIC. I don't hear JRAPHIC. --- * QMPro 1.02 54-6372 * Pat...@cde.gate.net
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,9e51ecc1ea7bb41b X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-12-30 02:39:29 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!yale.edu!noc.near.net!news3.near.net!news2.near.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!tequesta.gate.net!cde!pat.vaughan From: pat...@cde.gate.net (PAT VAUGHAN) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: GIF? Message-ID: <8A0...@cde.gate.net> Date: Thu, 29 Dec 94 15:25:00 -0400 Distribution: world Organization: Craig's DATA Exchange! BBS, Eustis, FL 904-483-2498 Reply-To: pat...@cde.gate.net (PAT VAUGHAN) X-Newsreader: PCBoard Version 15.2 X-Mailer: PCBoard/UUOUT Version 1.0 Lines: 11
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