Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 21 Jun 1994.
FAQ - ASCII Art Questions
alt.ascii-art
· 1 message · 21 Jun 1994
In article <2u7h8m$ct...@gagme.wwa.com>, Phoenix <Sap...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote: > >OK, I have Gifscii now. Having big trouble converting, however. > >Scarecrow's FAQ mentions that some programs capable of viewing GIFs can >save in the 87a format (what am I talking about?). Please, which >programs? Can I find them in Turbogopher? What are the magic commands? >I can convert to GIF, TIFF, PICT, etc, but having trouble beyond that >point. I'm on a Mac Quadra 800, and I can use Canvas 3.5, Adobe >Photoshop and Omnipage Pro, among others. No luck so far. Can someone >give me simple instructions, as though speaking to a small child? Maybe >I could send the GIF to someone who has the inclination to mess with it? > >Many thanks, and Happy Solstice, > >Phoenix If you're using a Mac, you might want to look into GIFConverter. It is shareware, so you can try it and see if it works for you. -- __/"""""" _/"""" _/""""" _/"""""" _/""""" _/"""" /"""""" __/""""" _/"" /"" /"" _/""""""" /""""" /""""""" /""""""" /""""" /""""" /""""""" /""""""" /"" /"" /"" _/"" _____/"" ___/"" _/"" /"" _/"" /"" ___/"" ___/"" _/"" /"" _/"" /"" /"" /"" _/"""""" _/"" ___/""""""" /"""""" _/"""" _/"" ___/"""""" _/"" _/"" /"" /"" /"" __/"""""" /"" ___/""""""" /""""" __/"""" _/"" ___/""""" __/"" _/"" /"" /"" /"" ______/"" /"" ___/"" _/"" /"" /"" _/"" ___/"" ___/"" /"" _/"" _/"" /"" /"" /"" _/""""""" /""""" /"" _/"" /"" _/"" /""""" /""""" /"" _/"" /""""""" /"""""""""" _/"""""" __/"""" /"" _/"" /"" _/"" /""""" _/"""" /"" _/"" _/""""" __/"""""""" ______________________________________________________________________________
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