Re: Viewing BMPs

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <14MAR199713152837@vax2.concordia.ca>,
Mitchell Spector <spec@vax2.concordia.ca> wrote:
>>The Mangler  <dayen@sfsu.edu> wrote:
>>>Does anyone know if BMP pictures can be viewed on the GS?

>>   From the comp.sys.apple2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at
>>http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html section 6.6 "How do
>>I view picture files from other platforms":

[snip of partial quoting of that section]

>    Also, if section 6.6 of the FAQ is for all Apple II's in general,
>perhaps a mention of IIGIF from Jason Harper would be worth a mention.
>It's the only program that supports GIF on the 8-bit Apple II (not
>very well considering the hardware limitations, but it does do it :)

   Section 6.6 does mention that program, and has ever since I took
over maintenance of the FAQ. However, since the original question was
related to BMPs and the GS only, I trimmed down my requoting to be
relevant just to that question. Sorry, probably should have made that
more clear. If you want the full text of that section, go to the URL
mentioned above and read up on it.

Nathan Mates
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