Re: PL/1 Compiler for Apple2 WTB

[CUTjefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff Blakeney)]

On 20 Feb 2001 20:40:38 +0100, pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:

>In article <20010220123635.17221.00004595@ng-fi1.aol.com>,
>Cturley2 <cturley2@aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> Also got the programmer and Reference manuals for it. (in text files
>> and BMP graphics file format).
> 
>Why not GIF format?  GIF produces much smaller image files, and it
>uses non-lossy compression.  Yes, it has few colors (max 256 colors),
>but for scanned text and figures this is rather an advantage.

As far as I know, BMP is also a lossless graphic format.  However, I
wouldn't bother with GIF anymore.  Since Unisys started charging
people to use LZW compression because they own the patent, some
software no longer supports that format.

GIF has been replaced with a new lossless graphics format that can
support more colours and I believe also supports animation.  It is
called PNG.

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