wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ray Wilmott) (03/22/90)
------- Got a question that I'm hoping *someone* out there may be able to help me find the answer to. I'm having trouble displaying GIF pictures on my Mac IIcx and I can't figure out why. These are GIF's that I've downloaded from various BBS'. Some work fine, LOTS of them don't...in Giffer it just aborts during the load and displays half of the picture; in VisionLab it just gives a "Bad LZW code" error and aborts. Okay, I would assume these are just corrupt files and leave it at that except....these same files work just fine on a friends' IBM, *and* on another friends Atari ST, *and* even on my old Atari 8-bit!!!! Try to open a file on the Mac and I get a "LZW code error"...modem that same file from the Mac to another computer and that computer displays it just fine. What gives here? Why is the Mac so damn fussy? Has anyone else experienced similar problems with Giffer or VisionLab? Does anyone know of a better (ie - less fussy) GIF viewer for the Mac II? Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Ray wilmott@topaz.rutgers.edu