Re: Internet graphics on IIe?

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <4jrt5c$n79@thrush.sover.net>, Bob Immler  <roamic@sover.net> wrote:
>A friend says that when accessing the Internet with a IIe, you can save 
>any graphics to your disk and then view them later.

>I can see where this would be possible with a GS, but is it possible 
>with a IIe?

   Any graphics?  No way. There's a bunch of random graphics formats
that have no translators for on the GS (Silicon Graphics .rgb for
example). On the //e, you're pretty much limited to .gif format;
I don't know of any .jpg decompressors offhand.

   To view them (in glorious 6-color mode), save and decode them
to .gif file on the unix end. Transfer the .gif to your //e, and
use one of the decoders.

Nathan Mates



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