Re: Apple II Colour --> RGB

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Paul Schlyter replied:

>In article <20030922000434.16646.00001378@mb-m02.aol.com>,
>Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
> 
>> ][GIF is trying to solve a very difficult problem, since it has such
>> a limited palette available on the Apple II, even in DHR.
> 
>Que?
> 
>The 256-color palette in GIF images is indeed limited compared to
>today's tandards.  But the Apple II had only 16 colors even in lo-res
>and text modes, and fewer still in hi-res mode.....

Uh, that's what I said.

I said that "][GIF...has such a limited palette available _on the
Apple II_."  That limited palette, compared to the larger palette
of GIF images is what makes the problem of rendering GIF images
on the Apple ][ (which is what ][GIF does) difficult.

-michael

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