djh@neuromancer.metaphor.com (Dallas J. Hodgson) (12/22/90)
The RIFF format in its several incarnations was debuted at the Microsoft Multimedia Developer's Conference this month in San Jose. It's practically identical to IFF, (developers have to register chunk names with Microsoft) except the chunk names are different. Microsoft gave credit to Electronic Arts (but not C= 8() for its development. Even proprietary formats like Macromind used for Director get enclosed in a RIFF "wrapper" for the Windows multimedia extensions. Contact Microsoft for more info. +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dallas J. Hodgson | "This here's the wattle, | | Metaphor Computer Systems | It's the emblem of our land. | | Mountain View, Ca. | You can put it in a bottle, | | USENET : djh@metaphor.com | You can hold it in your hand." | +============================================================================+ | "The views I express are my own, and not necessarily those of my employer" | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+